Release date:
September 27, 2024
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Versatile composer, sought-after musical collaborator and guitarist Bryce Dessner will make his Sony Classical début on August 23, 2024 with Solos, a collection featuring a series of unaccompanied instrumental works written by the composer over the past few years. Dessner, who is also a founding member of Grammy Award-winning rock band The National has selected works from both his classical and soundtrack worlds, which showcase not only his compositional flair but also the immense talent of his acclaimed collaborators, many of whom work regularly with him and are his friends. Featured soloists include cellist Anastasia Kobekina; violinist Pekka Kuusisto; pianist Katia Labèque; harpist Lavinia Meijer; violist Nadia Sirota; percussionist Colin Currie; and Bryce Dessner himself on guitar.

Tracklist:
  • 1. Lullaby for Jacques et Brune
  • 2. Francis
  • 3. Tuusula
  • 4. Song for Octave
  • 5. Tromp Miniature
  • 6. Ornament and Crime I
  • 7. Ornament and Crime II
  • 8. Ornament and Crime III
  • 9. A Good Person
  • 10. On a Wire
  • 11. Walls
  • 12. Delphica I
  • 13. Delphica II
  • 14. Ornament III Piano
  • 15. Song for Ainola