ZU

"ZU" features original 20th-century music for mandolin and guitar. The highlights of the disc include Norbert Sprongl's early 20th-century masterpiece for mandolin and guitar, a piece from the short and brilliant life of Brian Israel, and the last work of the late Ernst Krenek, written for the Mair-Davis Duo in 1989.

Songs List

1. Duo Op. 85/11 - Norbert Sprongl
     Allegro
     Allegro vivace
     Adagio
     Allegro vivace
2. Sonatinetta - Brian Israel
     Toccata
     Elegia
     Menuetto
3. Serenade - Sigfried Behrend
4. ZU-MA-GI-TON - Sigfried Behrend
5. Sonatine - Fritz Pilsl
     Sang ein klein Vogelein
     Der Winter ist vergangen lang
     Die Brunnlein die das fliessen
6. Suite for mandolin and guitar op. 242 - Ernst Krenek
     Overture
     Intermezzo I
     Scherzo
     Canon
     Soliloqui
     Intermezzo II
     Mini-opera

Reviews

"It is an engaging tour de force, full of unexpected shapes and filigrees, of sweeping emotional scapes, brusque interruptions and poignant, intimate moments, which play to all the Duo's strengths. 'ZU' stretches the fretboard and the mind with ease."

The Providence Phoenix (USA)

"Marilynn Mair lives up to her reputation as an excellent mandolinist, with clear tone, a beautiful tremolo, and creative expressiveness."

Zupfmusik Magazin (Germany)

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