SONGS OF LOVE & DESPAIR (Sono Luminus), Boyd Meets Girl (2022)
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"Beguiling… fascinating… enchanting… their mutual understanding is manifest in every bar, not least the way they listen to each other.”
- Gramophone
“Delivered fluidly with deep romantic passion… bursting with energy and close coordination between the two players”
- American Record Guide
“Boyd Meets Girl brings together two very fine exponents of their instruments… a fine addition to the discography for this pairing.”
- Soundboard
“There's something for everyone on the sixty-five-minute recording, and it's all the better for being performed so magnificently.”
- Textura
“Another delightful disc, full of warmth and top-notch playing”
- The Whole Note
"Boyd Meets Girl perform seamlessly in this new release, their communication as artists seemingly flowing from a single consciousness… a very beautiful, very remarkable set of performances… Highly Recommended.”
- Positive Feedback
“As before their repertoire is wide and varied… the result is their second album, Songs of Love and Despair, a worthy follow-up to their eponymous debut...
- Limelight
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CLAUDE DEBUSSY (1862-1918)
1. Arabesque No. 1 *
MARIÁN BUDOŠ (b. 1968) †
2. A New York Minute
FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797-1828)
3. Gretchen am Spinnrade (arr. N. Coste)
FLORENCE PRICE (1887-1953)
4. The Deserted Garden *
BEYONCÉ (b. 1981)
5. Pray You Catch Me *
ROBERT BEASER (b. 1954)
Mountain Songs
6. Barbara Allen
7. The House Carpenter
8. He’s Gone Away
9. Hush You Bye
LUIGI BOCCHERINI (1743-1805)
Sonata in A major, G. 4 (arr. V. Dešpalj)
10. Adagio
11. Allegro moderato
LENNON/MCCARTNEY
12. Blackbird *
13. Eleanor Rigby (arr. S. Metcalf)
RADIOHEAD
14. Daydreaming *
PAUL BRANTLEY (b. 1961)
15. Filles de l’Élysée †
OLIVIER MESSIAEN (1908-1992)
16. Praise to the Eternity of Jesus
(from Quartet for the End of Time)
(arr. R. Mosher)
* Arr. Boyd Meets Girl
† World premiere recording
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Recorded at Sono Luminus Studios,
Boyce, Virginia, April 19-22 2021
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