Vienna Nocturne

"Vienna Nocturne," nominated for a Grammy award, features European plucked-string music from the Classical and Romantic Eras performed on mandolin and guitar. It includes an exuberant version of Scheidler's "Sonata in D," Mozart's songs for mandolin, two of Beethoven's delightful original mandolin works, and a Strauss waltz with flute, violin, and cello.

Songs List

1. Contentment - W. A. Mozart
2. Waltz-Serenade - Heinrik Rung
3. Come Dearest Mandolin - W. A. Mozart
4. L'Encouragement - Fernando Sor
     Cantabile
     Andantino
     Valse
5. Three Minuets - Franz Joseph Haydn
6. Intermezzo Op. 116 no. 4 - Johannes Brahms
7. Sonata in D - Christian Gottlieb Schiedler
     Allegro
     Romanze
     Rondo
8. Adagio for Mandolin - L. V. Beethoven
9. Sonatina for Mandolin - L. V. Beethoven
10. Three Nocturnes - Friedrich Burgmuller
      Andantino
      Allegro moderato
      Adagio catabile
11. Artist's Life Waltz - Johann Strauss

Reviews

"As chamber players, Mair-Davis and Friends are outstanding -- the ensemble's performance is excellent. Their graceful and elegant phrasing and rhythmic sense brings subtlety and nuance to the music."

Mary Gutherie
Guitar Review (USA)

"The playing is so musical, so full of expressive touches, that I was soon won over."

Channing Gray
The Providence Journal (USA)

"Performances that are fresh and deeply musical."

John Guinn
Detroit Free Press (USA)

"Listen and find yourself charmed by the spirit and elegance of Vienna in its 'Golden Age.'... Pour the sherry and light the candles. Let's play this one again."

John Steen
Victory Review (USA)

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