Abel - Cave of Wondrous Voice Release:Cave of Wondrous Voice Delos Records Savoia/ Cortellazzi/ Ommassini - Zenobia

Savoia/ Cortellazzi/ Ommassini - Zenobia in Palmira

shuttled from one home to another

At once catchy and unfamiliar

Santoro/ Sao Paulo Sym Orch/ Neschling - Symphonies 4 & 9

Abel - Cave of Wondrous Voice Release:Cave of Wondrous Voice Delos Records Savoia/ Cortellazzi/ Ommassini - ZenobiaThe music in this album sings and dances, in Abel's "colorful blend of styles that serve the emotional nature of each work to bracing and poignant effect" (Gramophone). It further clarifies why Abel is "one of the most interesting figures in American contemporary music" (Pizzicato). Composer Mark Abel has been based in California for the past three decades. Abel's idiom eludes easy pigeon holing. It includes chamber music and vocal works, whose