October 31, 2004
13244 IN
WINTER LIGHT: MUSIC FOR FLUTE AND GUITAR BY JOHN BUCKLEY - WILLIAM
DOWDALL AND JOHN FEELEY (.pdf)
*****
An essential disc for collectors of modern Irish music. Buckley's two
Guitar Sonatas are played winningly by John Feeley and a further two
works for solo flute are splendidly performed by William Dowdall. They
join forces for the title piece In Winter Light, a powerfully
evocative two-movement piece, premiered last May. Feeley also commissioned
the Second Guitar Sonata in 1998 and it is the most immediately engaging
work on the disc. Both artists play splendidly and Buckley's music is
immediately enjoyable throughout.
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