For the Record, Op. 249: Dorian Bandy; Trio Casals; Cuarteto Soltango

By Laurie Niles: Welcome to "For the Record," Violinist.com's weekly roundup of new releases of recordings by violinists, violists, cellists and other classical musicians. We hope it helps you keep track of your favorite artists, as well as find some new ones to add to your listening!Lovers and Mourners: Variations and Sonatas from 17th-Century GermanyDorian Komanoff Bandy, Baroque violinHank Knox, harpsichordElinor Frey, viola da gamba

"Lovers and Mourners" focuses on three 17-century composer-performers: Johann Jakob Walther, Heinrich Biber, and Johann Georg Pisendel. "These composers created a body of work that is by turns quirky, beguiling, heartfelt, and brazenly virtuosic," said violinist Dorian Bandy, a musicologist and performer who teaches at McGill University's Schulich School of Music in Montreal. "It deserves far wider appreciation than it has so far received." The featured composers drew upon the "stylus phantasticus," a 17th-century Italian idiom whose features were marked by jagged shifts of affect and intended to display the player’s technical command and expressive abilities. BELOW: Sonata No. 3 in F Major, C. 140 by Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber:

A Grand Journey, Vol. 2Trio Casals Alexandr Kislitsyn violin Ovidiu Marinescu cello Anna Kislitsyna piano

Trio Casals' new album features works for piano, violin, and cello from modern composers, including Bruce Babcock, Richard E. Brown, Elizabeth Vercoe, Andre’ E. Godsey, John Summers and Brian Field. These works offers a variety of sounds, from traditional classical forms to jazz-infused rhythms, mixed meters, and a deeply moving piece for solo cello. This release follows their 2021 album, A Grand Journey, Vol. 1, which featured works by Richard E Brown, Ovidiu Marinescu, and Mark G. Simon. BELOW: Bruce Babcock - Nevertheless - III. Presto

PoesíaCuarteto Soltango Martin Klett, piano Thomas Reif, violin Karel Bredenhorst, cello Andreas Rokseth, bandoneon Leonel Capitano, singer

Arranger and pianist Martin Klett and singer Leonel Capitano have put together 16 tangos inspired by the Golden Age of Tango, in the styles of Aníbal Troilo, Osvaldo Pugliese, Horacio Salgán, and Osvaldo Tarantino. BELOW: Doble Castigo

If you have a new recording you would like us to consider for inclusion in our "For the Record" feature, please e-mail Editor Laurie Niles. Be sure to include the name of your album, a link to it and a short description of what it includes.You might also like:

• For the Record, Op. 248: Rachel Barton Pine; Francisco Fullana; violist Georgina Isabel Rossi
• For the Record, Op. 247: Viano Quartet; Agata-Maria Raatz; cellist Clancy Newman
• For the Record, Op. 246: Sphinx Virtuosi; Cassatt String Quartet; Yvonne Lam

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