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Fermi's Paradox / Surrick, McFarlane
Sono Luminus

Fermi's Paradox / Surrick, McFarlane

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Details

Composer
VARIOUS
Artist
Mcfarlane, Surrick
Format
CD
Label
Sono Luminus
Released
Nov 20, 2020
Catalog #
DSL-92244
UPC
053479224422

About

Carolyn Surrick writes of this new release: “When I called Ronn McFarlane in January to ask if he wanted to play a house concert in April, he checked his calendar and said, “Sure, sounds great!” Members of Ensemble Galilei... are spread across the country, and we don’t usually get together until right before a performance. But Ronn and I live about twenty miles away from each other, so we started rehearsing. February turned to March in this year of COVID-19. There would be no house concerts. But we kept meeting on Saturday mornings... It was a few weeks into March when I turned to him and said, “Hey, let’s make a recording in June.” It was a crazy idea. We didn’t have much shared repertoire... That meant a huge investment of time and energy. I did not receive a resounding affirmative response. But days passed and the reality of the pandemic settled in. Nothing else was going to be happening this spring. No concerts. No tours. Cancellation after cancellation, with no end in sight. “Yes,” he said, “let’s do this.” I called Lindsey Nelson, Ensemble Galilei’s wonderful executive producer, and Collin Rae, the master of strategic marketing at Sono Luminus. I texted our producer, Dan Merceruio. Totally on board. We added rehearsals. Wrote harmony parts. Wrote new music. Arranged our favorite tunes for lute and viola da gamba… All in the shadow of the pandemic. Would we have done this a year ago? Not a chance. We were too busy… The recording exists because of this moment in time...”

REVIEWS:

This instrumental pairing, lute and viola da gamba, occurs only occasionally in Baroque and Renaissance literature. They augment Dowland’s Adew for Master Oliver Cromwell with newly composed works by McFarlane and with arrangements by both players. These are delightfully varied, taking up such works as The Allman Brothers’ Little Martha (originally an acoustic guitar solo by Duane Allman, so not as odd as it sounds), Amazing Grace, and Gounod’s Ave Maria. Some of the selections veer toward the Celtic folk side, including an intriguing version of Blackwater Slide modeled on one by Scottish musician Bert Jansch. Sono Luminus’ sound is, well, luminous, a pleasure throughout. Falling into a class of pandemic-time recordings where musicians rediscovered the enjoyment of home music-making, this is an unusually satisfying example of the genre. 

– AllMusicGuide.com (James Manheim)
What is wonderful and becomes most fascinating are the new compositions and the threading of two or three songs into one. Carolyn Surrick’s viola da gamba has a rarity in its ability to provide shadings of emotions that add great chemistry. Equally, Ronn McFarlane’s investments are worthy and in their own right.

– ConcertoNet.com (Christie Grimstad)

Tracklist 15 tracks

  1. 1 Fermi's Paradox 05:13
    Track
    1
    Title
    Fermi's Paradox
    Duration
    05:13
    Composer
    Ronn McFarlane
    Performer
    Ronn McFarlane, Carolyn Anderson Surrick
  2. 2 She Move Through the Fair - John Barleycorn (arr. for lute and viola da gamba) 06:04
    Track
    2
    Title
    She Move Through the Fair - John Barleycorn (arr. for lute and viola da gamba)
    Duration
    06:04
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Ronn McFarlane, Carolyn Anderson Surrick
  3. 3 Gånglåt efter Hamare - The Last Day - Gigue la petite 07:11
    Track
    3
    Title
    Gånglåt efter Hamare - The Last Day - Gigue la petite
    Duration
    07:11
    Composer
    Traditional, Carolyn Anderson Surrick, Marin Marais
    Performer
    Ronn McFarlane, Carolyn Anderson Surrick
  4. 4 Blackwater Slide (arr. R. Mcfarlane for lute and viola da gamba) 02:47
    Track
    4
    Title
    Blackwater Slide (arr. R. Mcfarlane for lute and viola da gamba)
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Ronn McFarlane, Carolyn Anderson Surrick
  5. 5 The Rose of Raby 03:59
    Track
    5
    Title
    The Rose of Raby
    Duration
    03:59
    Composer
    Dave Shepherd
    Performer
    Ronn McFarlane, Carolyn Anderson Surrick
  6. 6 Amazing Grace (arr. for lute and viola da gamba) 02:59
    Track
    6
    Title
    Amazing Grace (arr. for lute and viola da gamba)
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Ronn McFarlane, Carolyn Anderson Surrick
  7. 7 Daniel's Chaccone 04:52
    Track
    7
    Title
    Daniel's Chaccone
    Duration
    04:52
    Composer
    Ronn McFarlane
    Performer
    Ronn McFarlane, Carolyn Anderson Surrick
  8. 8 Trinity Grove 04:21
    Track
    8
    Title
    Trinity Grove
    Duration
    04:21
    Composer
    Ronn McFarlane
    Performer
    Ronn McFarlane, Carolyn Anderson Surrick
  9. 9 Essercizii musici: Viola da gamba Sonata in E Minor, TWV 41:e5: III. Recitativo - Arioso 02:57
    Track
    9
    Title
    Essercizii musici: Viola da gamba Sonata in E Minor, TWV 41:e5: III. Recitativo - Arioso
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Georg Philipp Telemann
    Performer
    Ronn McFarlane, Carolyn Anderson Surrick
  10. 10 Dowland's Adieu for Master Oliver Cromwell, P. 13 04:39
    Track
    10
    Title
    Dowland's Adieu for Master Oliver Cromwell, P. 13
    Duration
    04:39
    Composer
    John Dowland
    Performer
    Ronn McFarlane, Carolyn Anderson Surrick
  11. 11 O sacred head sore wounded (Tune: Passion Chorale: Herzlich thut mich verlangen) (arr. for lute and viola da gamba) 02:48
    Track
    11
    Title
    O sacred head sore wounded (Tune: Passion Chorale: Herzlich thut mich verlangen) (arr. for lute and viola da gamba)
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Hans Leo Hassler
    Performer
    Ronn McFarlane, Carolyn Anderson Surrick
  12. 12 Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing - Sjungar-Lars Visa (arr. for lute and viola da gamba) 04:21
    Track
    12
    Title
    Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing - Sjungar-Lars Visa (arr. for lute and viola da gamba)
    Duration
    04:21
    Composer
    Robert Robinson, Traditional
    Performer
    Ronn McFarlane, Carolyn Anderson Surrick
  13. 13 Little Martha (arr. for lute and viola da gamba) 02:26
    Track
    13
    Title
    Little Martha (arr. for lute and viola da gamba)
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Duane Allman
    Performer
    Ronn McFarlane, Carolyn Anderson Surrick
  14. 14 Planxty O'Rourke, 2nd Air 02:52
    Track
    14
    Title
    Planxty O'Rourke, 2nd Air
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    Turlough Carolan
    Performer
    Ronn McFarlane, Carolyn Anderson Surrick
  15. 15 Ave Maria (arr. for lute and viola da gamba) 03:04
    Track
    15
    Title
    Ave Maria (arr. for lute and viola da gamba)
    Duration
    03:04
    Composer
    Charles Gounod, Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Ronn McFarlane, Carolyn Anderson Surrick