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SHADOWS OF SHOSTAKOVICH

by Edward Ware

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desertrat07 I wasn't familiar with Shostakovich. Turns out I didn't need to be before diving into this excellent release. The longest tracks, to Spread and to Reflect, are perhaps the most sonically adventurous, while the pensive, searching sound of songs like to Journey take the listener to a place where the two musicians are clearly responding to each other in the moment with the utmost skill and attention. Valdes' playing is an electrifying tour de force, and Ware's concept is beautifully realized. ***** Favorite track: to reflect.
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to breath 04:08
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2.
to spread 06:35
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3.
to lift 03:50
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4.
to move 04:48
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5.
to sink 02:14
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to reflect 06:16
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to journey 05:11
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to shape 04:32
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to look 03:40
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to lift (alternate take) 02:33
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to move (alternate take) 04:52
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about

Shadows have a source, they come from light but appear as a darkness.

Shostakovich, as a creative presence in the landscape of 20th century music casts a long, deep and complex shadow. The circumstances of his life were not simple; the forces acting upon it not always clear and the meaning, content, impulses and references in his music were often, by necessity, oblique.

But what is clear is the power, vitality, depth and magnitude of his ideas; along with an absolute commitment and drive to create, despite the repressive suffocation of the Soviet political agenda under which he lived.

This light of inspiration is what I hope comes through the music on this recording. Having released one session inspired by the fugues I wanted to explore the other part of this picture - the preludes. Meeting Harvey was a chance encounter of the most magical and affirmative kind life can offer, when we listen.

I hope you enjoy listening to this album, as we did, to the music and spirit of Dmitri Shostakovich.

Barcelona, June 2023

credits

released September 1, 2023

Edward Ware: concept and drums
Harvey Valdes: guitar

recorded at Acoustic Recording, Brooklyn, New York, February 2023 engineer: Peter Karl

mixed at Audun Audio, Barcelona, May 2023
by Edward Ware with Audun Waage

mastered at The Audio Foundation, Tamaki Makaurau, Aotearoa - New Zealand, June 2023
by Jeff Henderson

special thanks to Yana Davydova

cover design by Zoe Tisato, Edward Ware and Luisa Duggan

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Edward Ware New York, New York

I moved from New Zealand to New York in 1990 looking for the stimulus and challenges of life in an artistic centre of international stature and reputation. My work is equally inspired by the influences of visual art, literature and poetry as it is by the sonic worlds of other composers.
I currently spend my time between NYC and Barcelona. More info. can be found at my web site. ... more

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