Recordings
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▷STRING SYMPHONY 3 A three movement work, using the sonata/allegro as a structural blueprint. The first movement theme is played in the beginning. A more lyrical second theme comes in and then the two appear in various disguises. The second movement, 19 Crowns, is my emotions of the emerging COVID 19 pandemic. COVID is an acronym of novel coronavirus disease, 2019. A corona is a crown, hence the title 19 Crowns. The third movement starts with fast paced scales from which contrasting intervals pop out. The materials are developed, and a second lyrical section slows the pulse until the scales and intervals return. Once again, the wonderful and dynamic Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava with brilliant Conductor Jiří Petrdlík, performed the work, wonderfully. Download or stream the music here, LINK. CONCERTO FOR FLUTE, CELESTA AND CHAMBER ORCHESTRA On July 28, 2023, PARMA Recordings and Navona Records released my “Concerto for Flute, Celesta and Chamber Orchestra.” Concerto for Flute, Celesta and Chamber Orchestra 3rd Movement This is a lively work with strong rhythms in the orchestra off set with lyricism from the flute, and comments from the celesta. -Dieter Flury-Flute -Lucie Kaucká-Celesta -The Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava with Conductor Jiří Petrdlík. This recording is Dedicated to the Memory of Frances Schumacher Hetz, the composer's Mom. Download or stream the music here, LINK. ▷SARAJEVO CELLIST Parma Recordings/Novona Records released my Sarajevo Cellist for Cello and Piano March 26, 2021. Ovidiu Marinescu-cello and Anna Kislitsyna-piano The recording can be streamed or downloaded through LINK The work was inspired by, and indeed a reaction to, Vedran Smailović who played his cello for the people of Sarajevo during the siege in the 1990's. Ovidiu Marinescu, cello, and Anna Kislitsyna, piano, are the fantastic musicians in the recording. Download or stream the music here, LINK. Thank you PARMA Recordings. The work was reviewed in Gramophone by Guy Rickards. ",,,Evocation of a very different type occurs in the opening duo for cello and piano, Sarajevo Cellist by Matthew Hetz, inspired by the anonymous player who performed in the bomb-laden streets of the Bosnian capital in the 1990s. Its driving momentum is gripping, making it all the more maddening that only the first movement is recorded here.,,," Read the review: review_|_gramophone.pdf or LINK Review in Jazz Mania, June 25, 2021' Internationally renowned, acclaimed and award-winning Trio Casals brings together Alexandr Kislitsyn on violin, Ovidiu Marinescu on cello and Anna Kislitsyna on piano. Generally classified under the vague and broad banner of "contemporary music", it operates the junction between a claimed classical heritage (Brahms, Prokofiev, Beethoven and others) and the work of contemporary composers such as Hilary Tann or Edna Alejandra Longoria. Succeeding "Moto Continuo", "Moto Bello", "Moto Quarto" and "Moto Celeste", this fifth "Moto" in a series features a dozen tracks with very varied tempos and climates. It opens with the magnificent "Sarajevo Cellist" by a certain Matthew Hetz who is unknown to me. LINK |
