Composed for fellow guitarist Ben Verdery; David Leisner's Four Pieces delight and captivate with his characteristic explorations of fascinating colors; unusual scales; mystic poetic images; whiffs of...
The famous melody by Gluck is skillfully arranged for cello and guitar duo by Leisner. The dramatic cello voice soars above a beautiful accompaniment on guitar. This is one of several arrangements for...
Anmerkung des Herausgebers: Nachdem Osvald Gloijov seine Komposition 'Fish Tale' beendet hatte, nannte er sie ein 'Aquarell' - eine poetisch angemessene Beschreibung ihres glitschigen, flüssigen, dahi...
Leisner takes the well-known Shenandoah on a trip down a virtual river. He teases with snippets in the calm waters at the start, explores other bits as the waters gain in turbulence and speed. Through...
Flute and guitar duo; along with string quartet; perform three movements based on Sephardic folk songs. The common theme is love just out of reach: the sad hope of finding love; the unrequited love fo...
The two-movement VAPORS was composed in 2008-09; inspired by the composer's visit to artist Constance DeJong's studio. Leisner was moved by her large two-paneled Nitrate Painting XVI; and he has writt...
One of Schubert's most beloved chamber works, the Sonata in A Minor was composed for a short-lived instrument in the gamba family (the arpeggione ? bowed and fretted, with six strings). The present ed...
The cellist's favorite encore; The Swan; is arranged with guitar accompaniment by master guitarist David Leisner; for inclusion on the CD Arpeggione; recorded with the brilliant cellist Zuill Bailey....
For Violoncello and Guitar
