MUSIC

WILLIAM FEASLEY

DIFERENCIAS

  • Diferencias was the term of art used to describe the nascent form of theme and variation by its earliest practitioners - the vihuelists of the 16th century Spanish court. Diferencias in contemporary Spanish can also mean "contrast" - thus this CD includes theme and variations created by composers of the 16th to 21st century along with contrasting works  by several living composers especially composed for William.

  • GF Handel (1685-1757)

    Sonata in A Minor Op.1 No. 4

    (1) Adagio

    (2) Allegro

    (3) Andante

    (4) Allegro

    Marcelo Ferraris (b. 1967)

    (5) Zambita del Litoraleño (written for the D’Amore Duo)

    Peter Madlem (b. 1946)

    The Pateroller Sonata (written for the D’Amore Duo)

    (6) Frailing

    (7) Behind the Moon

    (8) The Paterolloer

    Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
    (arranged by William Feasley)

    (9) Chanson de Matin

    Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
    (arranged by Marcelo Ferraris)

    The Four Seasons

    (10) Verano Porteño

    (11) Otono Porteño

    (12) Invierno Porteño

    (13) Primavera Porteño

    Napoleon Coste (1805-183)
    (arranged by William Feasley)

    (14) Introduction and Rondo

    Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
    (arranged by Klaus Jackie)

    (15) Libertango

WILLIAM FEASLEY

ECHOES OF GOYA

  • GF Handel (1685-1757)

    Sonata in A Minor Op.1 No. 4

    (1) Adagio

    (2) Allegro

    (3) Andante

    (4) Allegro

    Marcelo Ferraris (b. 1967)

    (5) Zambita del Litoraleño (written for the D’Amore Duo)

    Peter Madlem (b. 1946)

    The Pateroller Sonata (written for the D’Amore Duo)

    (6) Frailing

    (7) Behind the Moon

    (8) The Paterolloer

    Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
    (arranged by William Feasley)

    (9) Chanson de Matin

    Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
    (arranged by Marcelo Ferraris)

    The Four Seasons

    (10) Verano Porteño

    (11) Otono Porteño

    (12) Invierno Porteño

    (13) Primavera Porteño

    Napoleon Coste (1805-183)
    (arranged by William Feasley)

    (14) Introduction and Rondo

    Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
    (arranged by Klaus Jackie)

    (15) Libertango

WILLIAM FEASLEY

pan-american odyssey

  • The Music of the Americas creates a patchwork quilt of influences and cross-references, heading north and south along the two continents. Created by an unholy marriage of European, Native and African music traditions, both halves together form an ever changing kaleidoscope of rhythms, harmonies, and textures.

  • GF Handel (1685-1757)

    Sonata in A Minor Op.1 No. 4

    (1) Adagio

    (2) Allegro

    (3) Andante

    (4) Allegro

    Marcelo Ferraris (b. 1967)

    (5) Zambita del Litoraleño (written for the D’Amore Duo)

    Peter Madlem (b. 1946)

    The Pateroller Sonata (written for the D’Amore Duo)

    (6) Frailing

    (7) Behind the Moon

    (8) The Paterolloer

    Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
    (arranged by William Feasley)

    (9) Chanson de Matin

    Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
    (arranged by Marcelo Ferraris)

    The Four Seasons

    (10) Verano Porteño

    (11) Otono Porteño

    (12) Invierno Porteño

    (13) Primavera Porteño

    Napoleon Coste (1805-183)
    (arranged by William Feasley)

    (14) Introduction and Rondo

    Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
    (arranged by Klaus Jackie)

    (15) Libertango

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WILLIAM FEASLEY

the french perspective

  • A collection of solo guitar music with a decidedly French accent - ranging from a baroque suite by Loeillet to the a 20th century, through a late romantic rondo by Coste and a sampling of impressionism to a 20th century  suite by Jean Francaix.

  • Jean-Baptiste Loeillet – Suite No. 1 in g minor

    (1) Allemande

    (2) Corente

    (3) Sarabanda

    (4) Aria

    (5) Minuet

    (6) Giga

    Louis Claude Daquin

    (7) Le Coucou

    Napoleon Coste

    (8) Rondeau du Concert

    Claude Debussy

    (9) Mazurke

    (10) Danse Bohemienne

    (11) Golliwog’s Cakewalk

    (12) Le Petit Negre

    (13) The Girl With The Flaxen Hair

    Maurice Ravel

    (14) Piece In The Form Of A Habanera

    (15) Pavane For A Dead Princess

    Jean Francaix – Suite

    (16) Preludio

    (17) Canto D’amore

    (18) Epigramma

    (19) Sogno

    (20) Passcaille

WILLIAM FEASLEY

american sketches

  • William's first solo CD came as a response to his first international tours and a thirst for guitar music that sounded distinctly American. William's transcriptions of early rags and Gershwin's preludes and short meditations on his popular songs are paired with two substantial works  by Albert Harris and the title track by Peter Madlem that draws its inspiration from America's great southwest. 

    1. Ashokan Farewell - Jay Unger (b. 1946)

    2. Green Sleeves Variations* - Peter Madlem (b. 1946)

    3. Goya* - Ronald Pearl (b. 1956)

    4. Simple Gifts - Old Shaker Song arr. Peter Madlem

    5. Pateroller Sonata* - Peter Madlem

      Frailing
      Behind the Moon
      The Pateroller

    6. Two Popular Songs - arr. Toru Takemitsu (1930-1996)

      Somewhere Over The Rainbow
      Summertime

    7. Passion Dance* - McCoy Tyner arr. Marcelo Ferraris (b 1962)

    8. Two Spirituals - arr. Peter Madlem

      There's A Balm in Gilead
      Somebody's Knockin'

    *Written for William Feasley

WILLIAM FEASLEY

shenandoah

  • Robert Beaser's fantasy on the iconic American folk song is paired with George Rochberg's fantasies on the great American songbook. Also included is a suite by Ralph Towner and a smattering of pieces by Joaquin Rodrigo.

  • Marcelo Ferraris

    (1) Luna Peruana

    Waldir Azevedo

    (2) Pedacinhos do Ceu (arranged by Marcelo Ferraris)

    Claudio Bruzzese

    (3) Tango de los Inmigrantes*

    Napoloen Coste

    (4) Cavatina Op. 57 (arranged by William Feasley)

    Marcelo Ferraris – Seis Piezas Bajo el Cielo del Sur*

    (5) Bajo el Cielo del Sur (Tango)

    (6) Descanso (Milonga)

    (7) Luna y Sol (Vals)

    (8) Aire Litoraleno

    (9) Aire de Zamba

    (10) Candombe

    Richard Greene

    (11) “And never the same way twice, flowing”*

    Marcos Vinicius

    (12) Waiting for the Night*

    Antonio Carlos Jobim

    (13) Felicidad (arranged by Dyens)

    Claudio Bruzzese

    (14) Chimichurri*

    Tom Eastwood

    (15) Uirapuru (a Brazilian Fantasy)

D’AMORE DUO

BEHIND THE MOON

  • Behind the Moon with oboist Emily Tsai gets its title from the middle movement of the Pateroller Sonata written for William by the American composer, Peter Madlem. Also included are works by Cose, Handel and Marcelo Ferraris.

  • GF Handel (1685-1757)

    Sonata in A Minor Op.1 No. 4

    (1) Adagio

    (2) Allegro

    (3) Andante

    (4) Allegro

    Marcelo Ferraris (b. 1967)

    (5) Zambita del Litoraleño (written for the D’Amore Duo)

    Peter Madlem (b. 1946)

    The Pateroller Sonata (written for the D’Amore Duo)

    (6) Frailing

    (7) Behind the Moon

    (8) The Paterolloer

    Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
    (arranged by William Feasley)

    (9) Chanson de Matin

    Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
    (arranged by Marcelo Ferraris)

    The Four Seasons

    (10) Verano Porteño

    (11) Otono Porteño

    (12) Invierno Porteño

    (13) Primavera Porteño

    Napoleon Coste (1805-183)
    (arranged by William Feasley)

    (14) Introduction and Rondo

    Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
    (arranged by Klaus Jackie)

    (15) Libertango

D’AMORE DUO

SIMPLICITY

  • Simplicity with Russian oboist Vladimir Lande features music by Couperin, Coste, Cimarosa, Karl Pils and the American actor/composer Michael Moriarty. 

  • Michael Moriarty

    (1) Simplicity

    Jacque Ibert

    (2) Entr’acte

    Karl Plis – Sonatine

    (3) Andante moderato – Allegretto

    (4) Andante semplice

    (5) Rondo

    Napoleon Coste – Le Montegnard (Divertissment Pastoral). op. 34

    (6) Allegro-Andantino

    (7) Rondeau Montagnard

    (8) Consolazione

    Domenico Cimarosa – Oboe Concerto

    (9) Largetto

    (10) Allegro

    (11) Siciliana Aleggro Guisto

    Francois Couperin

    (12) Les Baricades Misterieuses

    (13) La Letiville(14) Les Tours de Passe-Passe

    (15) La Juliet

D’AMORE DUO

MOOD INDIGO

  • Mood Indigo with Turkish oboist Fatma Daglar pairs the nordic cool of Stafan Isbaak's Suite for Oboe and Guitar with the Latin passion of Jose Lezcano's Sonata - A La Tristeza de Buenos Aires.

D’AMORE DUO

under a southern sky

  • Under A Southern Sky with Korean oboist Yeon Jee Sohn is a celebration of music from the southern hemisphere. This includes the  title track - a multi movement suite of dances by the Argentine composer and tango master, Marcelo Ferraris.

  • Marcelo Ferraris

    (1) Luna Peruana

    Waldir Azevedo

    (2) Pedacinhos do Ceu (arranged by Marcelo Ferraris)

    Claudio Bruzzese

    (3) Tango de los Inmigrantes*

    Napoloen Coste

    (4) Cavatina Op. 57 (arranged by William Feasley)

    Marcelo Ferraris – Seis Piezas Bajo el Cielo del Sur*

    (5) Bajo el Cielo del Sur (Tango)

    (6) Descanso (Milonga)

    (7) Luna y Sol (Vals)

    (8) Aire Litoraleno

    (9) Aire de Zamba

    (10) Candombe

    Richard Greene

    (11) “And never the same way twice, flowing”*

    Marcos Vinicius

    (12) Waiting for the Night*

    Antonio Carlos Jobim

    (13) Felicidad (arranged by Dyens)

    Claudio Bruzzese

    (14) Chimichurri*

    Tom Eastwood

    (15) Uirapuru (a Brazilian Fantasy)