Lady In The East (By Stephen Brown)

Reviewed: 2018-06-21
Genre: Classical
FCCs: none
Review:
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Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
Takakkaw Falls - Suite No. 1
*1/ Air (5:59) – slow start, like floating on air> fade
*2/ Strathspey & Reel (5:03) – quick start, midtempo like a dance, then swings uptempo, pauses, & swings again> quick fade
3/ Slow Waltz (3:42) – slow start, like gliding on water> slow fade
**4/ Jig (4:06) – lively uptempo start, pauses, dips slightly in tempo & swings back up again> quick fade
Fire – Suite No. 2 (based on the Hendrix tune “Fire”)
*5/ Prelude (3:32) – midtempo start with complex bowing traversing a wide range> pause> melody shift> quick fade
*6/ Allegro Con Fuco (3:18) – strong intermittent strokes morph into uptempo rocking solo> quick fade
7/ Recitative And Aria (7:14) – slow languorous start> slows even more & gets quiet> long heavy strokes> slow languorous solo slides into the upper registers>
**8/ Allegro Con Brio (4:10) – uptempo rocking start> melody shift> rocking solo> quick fade> rocking melody shift> quick stop
*9/ Adagio - Allegro Motto (8:47) – slow start, swings to midtempo> heavy strokes> rocking midtempo solo> pause> slow tempo swings into heavy strokes, slow rocker slides into midtempo> quick fade
There Was A Lady In The East, Suite No. 3
10/ Air & Strathspey (3:17) – slow start with an Irish vibe> slides to midtempo dance & fades
*11/ Reel (3:15) – sprightly uptempo start> different dance> melody shift, dance shifts gears> quick stop
12/ Lament & Hornpipe (4:19) – slow start builds to midtempo dance> quick fade
**13/ Jig (3:11) – midtempo start> swings up to midtempo dance> swings to uptempo> heavy strokes> uptempo dance> quick fade