NEW DOUBLE ALBUM !!! Complete Bach Cello Suites
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Bach Cello Suites
Ten Years Passed
SHARD
PUSH
Transit
Bach, Britten, Martin
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"Complete Bach Cello Suites (arranged for guitar)" - Gale Recordings 14-006
Michael's arrangement of the complete cycle of the
Six Suites for Unaccompanied Cello BWV 1007-1012 by Johann Sebastian Bach
on two discs
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"a monumental achievement"
SOUNDBOARD
"Tampering with Bach's "holy writ" takes courage as well as skill and Nicolella clearly has both... The recorded sound is resonant and clear, setting off Nicolella's smooth virtuosity and the great freedom of his playing in performances that show the suites in an entirely new light"
SEATTLE TIMES
Complete Bach Cello Suite reviews
"Ten Years Passed" - Gale Recordings 10-005
featuring the Northwest Symphony Orchestra, conductor - Anthony Spain and violinist Irene Mitri
"Classical iconoclast Michael Nicolella continues to push the boundaries of the genre as both a composer and a player."
GUITAR PLAYER
"Every once in a while a CD comes along for review which is completely innovative and unlike most others in its sheer inventiveness and musicality; here is this year's one for me."
CLASSICAL GUITAR
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release date 2010
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1. Prelude |
Michael Nicolella |
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(solo classic guitar) |
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2. Ten Years Passed |
Michael Nicolella |
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(electric guitar and orchestra - featuring the Northwest Symphony Orchestra) |
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3. Drei Tentos |
Hans Werner Henze |
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(solo classic guitar) |
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4. Il Est Né, Le Divin Enfant |
Robert Beaser |
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(classic guitar and violin - featuring Irene Mitri)) |
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5. Shenandoah |
Robert Beaser |
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(solo classic guitar) |
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6. Garden of Love |
Jacob ter Veldhuis |
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(electric guitar and "boombox") |
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7. 8. Prelude and Fugue |
Octavio Vazquez |
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(solo classic guitar) |
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9. Bobby J |
Laurence Crane |
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(solo electric guitar) |
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10. Dreams on a Lullaby |
Frank Wallace |
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(solo classic guitar) |
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11. Yesterday |
Lennon/mcCarntney (arr. Toru Takemitsu) |
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(solo electric guitar) |
Pieces by Nicolella, Vazquez and Wallace premier recordings
Cover image by Richard Kehl
"SHARD" - Gale Recordings 05-004
*featuring the Northwest Symphony Orchestra, conductor - Anthony Spain
"endlessly rewarding release from one of the contemporary guitar's most gifted stars"
-CLASSICAL GUITAR (U.K)
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release date 2005
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1. Toccata and Fugue |
Michael Nicolella |
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(solo classical guitar) |
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*Guitar Concerto |
Michael Nicolella |
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2. I. Forceful and Driving |
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3. II. Pensive |
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4. III. Lilting (Passacaglia) |
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5. IV. Joyous and Driving |
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(classical guitar and orchestra) |
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6. Surfacing Through the Mire |
Michael Nicolella |
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(solo classical guitar) |
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Electric Counterpoint |
Steve Reich |
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7. I. Fast |
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8. II. Slow |
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9. III. Fast |
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(multi-tracked guitars and bass) |
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10. Shard |
Elliott Carter |
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(solo classical guitar) |
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11. GRAB IT! |
Jacob ter Veldhuis |
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(elecric guitar and boombox) |
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12. Ode Tounami |
Joshua Kohl |
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(solo classical guitar) |
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13. grey angel |
Christopher DeLaurenti |
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(electric guitar and pre-recorded sound) |
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14. Lullaby |
David Paul Mesler |
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(solo classical guitar) |
Pieces by Nicolella, Kohl, DeLaurenti and Mesler premier recordings
Cover image by Richard Kehl
"PUSH" - Gale Recordings 00-002
a display of stunning technical skill and unfailing musicality over a very broad spectrum
-GRAMOPHONE
remarkable...breathtaking...superb...a fully enlightened musician of our time.
- CLASSICAL GUITAR (U.K.)
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release date 2000
with Thomasa Eckert - voice, Alexis Odell - harp, Felix Skowronek- flute, Rob Tucker - percussion, Joan Woodard - violin
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1. Toccata y Lamento (1987) |
Roberto Sierra |
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2. Primavera Portena (1970) |
Astor Piazzolla |
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3. Open Up Your Ears (1997) |
Bryan Johanson |
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(solo classical guitar) |
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4. Push (1997) |
John Fitz Rogers |
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(solo electric guitar) |
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Tales of Velocity and Abandon (1995) |
Richard Kranjac |
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5. Prelude |
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6. Berceuse |
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7. Pagan Dance |
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(solo classical guitar) |
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8. Three Brief Episodes (1997) |
Michael Nicolella |
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(solo classical guitar) |
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9. Bridges (1990) |
Michael Nicolella |
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(flute, violin, guitar, percussion) |
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10. Equinox (1993) |
Toru Takemitsu |
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(solo classical guitar) |
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11. Black is the Color (1964) |
Trad/Luciano Berio |
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(voice, harp, guitar) |
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12. Sequenza XI (1988) |
Luciano Berio |
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(solo classical guitar) |
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13. Little Wing (1967) |
Jimi Hendrix |
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(solo electric guitar) |
Tracks 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 - premiere recordings
Tracks 11, 13 premiere recordings of these arrangements
cover image by Richard Kehl "Chart for Locating the Blind Spot"
"Transit" Gale Recordings 02-003
Composer John Fitz Rogers' epic CD length piece for electric guitar and computer-driven virtual ensemble featuring soloist Michael Nicolella
an impassioned, intense manifesto that used the guitar and a wide palette of electronic sounds to comment on,
it seemed, the whole of music history....expertly played by Michael Nicolella...[a] heartfelt journey
THE NEW YORK TIMES
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release date: 2002
"Bach, Britten, Martin" - Gale Recordings 92-001
High virtuosity. This is classical guitar at its best
-THE MILWAUKEE JOURNAL
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release date 1993
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Prelude, Fugue and Allegro (BWV 998) |
Johann Sebastian Bach |
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1. Prelude |
(1685-1750) |
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2. Fugue |
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3. Allegro |
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Quatre Piéces Bréves (1933) |
Frank Martin |
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4. Prelude |
(1890-1974) |
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5. Air |
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6. Plainte |
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7. Comme une Gigue |
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8. Ciaccona |
Johann Sebastian Bach |
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(from Partita in d minor for solo violin BWV 1004) |
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Nocturnal, Op. 70 (1963) |
Benjamin Britten |
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9. Musingly |
(1913-1976) |
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10. Very agitated |
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11. Restless |
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12. Uneasy |
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13. March-like |
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14. Dreaming |
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15. Gently rocking |
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16. Passacaglia/Theme |