I've just finished a new piece, written especially for Daniel Alhert and Birgit Schwab, Cassotis for Mandolin and Guitar. Inspired by seeing them live in NYC in March, the piece combines my usual diverse world influences, but with a new denser and more complex textural approach. It clocks in at 14:30 minutes now, once its been humanized, I'm sure it'll approach 15 minutes or more.
Cassotis for Mandolin and Guitar - Synthesized Realization
The title, Cassotis, is from the spring at the Temple of Delphi that the priests drank from before beginning their rituals of divination. It was supposed to bless the priest with 'mantic' powers. It's also the name of the wood nymph that lived there.
Duo Ahlert and Schwab's CD, Nowhere left to go is available now for pre-order from Amazon.de. It features an absolutely brilliant recording of Erg for Mandolin and Guitar.
Posted by jeff at June 19, 2004 02:24 PM