This recording marks the first Centrediscs CD completely devoted to one of Canada’s most popular and engaging composers Alexina Louie. Featuring four outstanding works, the recording represents the composer’s own favourites from among her numerous chamber compositions.
“Composed over the last two decades, the four pieces on this disc open a wide window on this Toronto composer’s mysterious and evocative world…Bravo to Centrediscs for this well produced, well programmed recording.”
– Colin Eatock, Wholenote
“Un disque suprenant.”
– La Scena Musicale
“A satisfying composer portrait and I would hope this CD will help some of Alexina Louie’s music to make its way across the Atlantic Ocean to the UK, where we are all too ignorant of the Canadian musical scene!”
– Peter Grahame Woolf, Musical Pointers, UK
Video:
Melissa Ishkanian plays Music for Piano by Alexina Louie
1-4. Music from Night’s Edge
5-7. Music for a Thousand Autumns *
8. Dénouement
9-11. Demon Gate
* This work was nominated for a 2003 JUNO: Best Classical Composition.
Cette oeuvre a été nominée pour un JUNO 2003: Meilleur composition classique.
PERFORMERS:
Lydia Wong (piano); Accordes String Quartet: Fujiko Imajishi and Carol Fujino (violins / violons); Douglas Perry (viola / alto); David Hetherington (cello / violoncelle)
Members of / membres de L’Esprit Orchestra; Alex Pauk (conductor / chef d’orchestre)
