Harlequin's Rainbow
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Rodríguez's sixth recording for Albany Records is a song cycle and a work for double bass, piano, and narrator.

Robert Xavier Rodríguez's (b. 1946) music has been described as "romantically dramatic" and glowing with a physical animation and delicate balance of moods that combine seductively with his all-encompassing sense of humor." He has received a Guggenheim Fellowship and the Goddard Lieberson Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, among many other prizes. He has served as composer-in-residence with the San Antonio Symphony and the Dallas Symphony. His music appears on more than 20 recordings. The music on this recording includes a song cycle for mezzo-soprano and string quartet based on poems from Albert Giraud's Pierrot Lunaire. The second work, a Romance With a Double Bass is for narrator, double bass, and piano and is based on a comic short story by Anton Chekhov. Performers include the Amernet String Quartet, mezzo-soprano Rachel Calloway, bassist Daniel Nix, pianist Mikhail Berestnev, and narrator Mary-Margaret Pyeatt.
Contents:
Robert Xavier Rodríguez, composer
L'arc-en-ciel d'Arlequin (Harlequin's Rainbow)
Rachel Calloway (mezzo-soprano); Amernet Quartet

Robert Xavier Rodríguez, composer
Romance With a Double Bass
Daniel Nix (double bass); Mikhail Berestnev (piano); Mary-Margaret Pyeatt (narrator)

Review:
An artist whose music embraces humor, heavy attention to mood and might be described as ‘romantically dramatic’, Robert Xavier Rodríguez pens a song cycle for mezzo-soprano and string quartet based on poems from Albert Giraud's Pierrot Lunaire, as well as “Romance With A Double Bass”, which is for narrator, double bass, and piano and is based on a comic short story by Anton Chekhov. The title track opens the listen with 12 chapters, where Rachel Calloway’s stunning mezzo-soprano soars with an expressive presence, as Misha Vitenson and Avi Hagin’s skilled violins, Michael Klotz’s well timed viola and Jason Calloway’s moody cello help cultivate a shifting landscape of exploratory, orchestral dynamics. “Romance With A Double Bass” exits the listen, and places Michael Nix on double bass, Mikhail Berestnev on piano and Mary-Margaret Pyeatt on narration for the engaging storytelling that’s eloquent and complements the unpredictable and mature musicianship superbly. A listen that continues Rodriguez’s position as an animated and creative composer with a sense of humor, the instrumentation provided by the Amernet Quartet and wordplay from Pyeatt only adds to the appeal of his inimitable vision. (Take Effect Reviews)
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