Diane Maltester – Wild Swans: Nancy Bachmann Chamber Works (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Diane Maltester and Nancy Bachmann take listeners on a mesmerizing musical journey with WILD SWANS. Contemporary composer Nancy Bachmann’s exquisite music entices listeners with an artist’s pallet of expressive and progressive sounds. Released under Navona Records, this extraordinary album showcases Bachmann’s compositions for the superbly talented clarinetist, Diane Maltester.

WILD SWANS takes flight through compositions for voice, woodwind quintet, trios, duos, and unaccompanied clarinet. The wings of Bachmann’s imaginative energy and Maltester’s interpretive virtuosity transport the listener to beautiful and exotic destinations.

As one explores the transcendent compositions on WILD SWANS Bachmann’s brilliance and versatility shine through on every track, illuminated by the extraordinary artistry of Maltester and all her collaborators. A captivating mix of wildness and grace!

Tracklist:
01. Ann Moss – 2 Songs on Poems by William Butler Yeats: No. 1, The Lake Isle of Innisfree (05:49)
02. Ann Moss – 2 Songs on Poems by William Butler Yeats: No. 2, The Wild Swans at Coole (06:52)
03. Nancy Bachmann – Latin Dances: I. Rumba (03:24)
04. Nancy Bachmann – Latin Dances: II. Sarabande (04:53)
05. Nancy Bachmann – Latin Dances: III. Tango (06:22)
06. Michelle Caimotto – American Quilt Sketches: I. Five Pointed Star (04:10)
07. Michelle Caimotto – American Quilt Sketches: II. Log Cabin (03:26)
08. Michelle Caimotto – American Quilt Sketches: III. Sunbonnet Sue (01:52)
09. Michelle Caimotto – American Quilt Sketches: IV. Double Wedding Rings (02:59)
10. Michelle Caimotto – American Quilt Sketches: V. Wild Goose Chase (01:34)
11. Nancy Bachmann – California Romances: No. 1, The Serenade (05:01)
12. Nancy Bachmann – California Romances: No. 2, Autumn Equinox (06:55)
13. Nancy Bachmann – California Romances: No. 3, The Pacific is Playful Today (04:31)
14. Michelle Caimotto – Pastorale & Romp (08:08)
15. Diane Maltester – The Nocturnal Ones (04:22)
16. Diane Maltester – Aviata (03:54)
17. Ann Moss – Ave Maria (04:33)