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In The tittle-track, Silk Apples, Flautist Eugenia Moliner casts a shimmering spell in Levin’s homage to the Brazilian Choro, her lines dancing lazily with a youthful innocence over guitarist Denis Azabagic’s gently pulsing chords. The result is effortlessly beguiling. Gramophone Aspects of the Brazilian choro seep into the Cavatina duo's engaging performance, a breezy one marked by a fast pace, beguiling melodies, and arresting counterpoint. Textura SILK APPLES Buy or Stream Digital |
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Azabagic's haunting in its guitar harmonics and Moliner's breathy flute, it feels incredibly reflective... is a real joy.. the Cavatina Duo’s performance. For Clarice Assad’s Uma Mesma Outra Lendra, Cavatina Duo is joined by the wonderful Pacifica Quartet. The recording is as faultless as the booklet... But it is the music that is energizing and yet so thought-provoking, and better performances than these are unimaginable. Recommended. Fanfare Flautist Eugenia Moliner and guitarist Denis Azabagic...showcase assured command and varied imagination with Moliner’s lyrical lower register before culminating in an expressive final solo. Gramophone RIVER OF FIRE Buy or Stream Digital |
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The Review
"River of Fire" is how Kai Christiansen describes the impression left by the Cavatina Duo’s project after watching Latcho Drom—a film about the Romani people and their music. “It deeply moved me, and two images from the film immediately came to mind: water and fire.”
As Eugenia Moliner and Denis Azabagić told us last month in this magazine, “we celebrate the richness and diversity of Romani music; this project is deeply personal because it speaks to universal stories—migration, resilience, and the search for a place to belong.”
This music pulses with the power of both water and fire, with a rhythmic heartbeat that surges forward, gaining strength as the album progresses.
Romani Songs by Stacy Garrop is a cycle that captures the raw essence of Romani folk melodies, with astonishing stylistic shifts. In Contos Ciganos, Sérgio Assad uses the flute--brilliantly played by Spanish flutist Eugenia Moliner—as the narrator of a journey through distant lands, embodying the music of each place along the way. Raga Ibriama by Atanas Ourkouzounov, featuring Azabagić’s spellbinding guitar and a flute that seems to float, evokes the sounds of the Balkans.
The album is rounded out by Three Artisans by Matthew Dunne and Four Scenes by Clarice Assad, expanding the sonic possibilities of a six-instrument ensemble while exploring the emotions of immigration—highlighted by the stunning Um Sonho.
These world-premiere recordings offer thrilling compositions and performances.
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New month, new playlist!
Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/32uZSegirXMZ5Hz6kURmcz... To celebrate the Cavatina Duo's "River of Fire", releasing on March 14, we offer a playlist with tracks from all of their albums for Cedille as well as other labels, including ones featuring the individual players: Eugenia Moliner (flute) and Denis Azabagic (guitar). We'll add tracks from the new album when it's out on 3/14. More information about "River of Fire" here: https://www.cedillerecords.org/albums/river-of-fire/ |
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Cavatina Duo at the Chamber Music America Conference in Houston on February 14th at 4:00 PM (Duncan Recital Hall, Shepherd School of Music). |
Cavatina Duo on the cover of the premiere Spanish music magazine RITMO
Cavatina Duo
River of Fire, un puente hacia la humanidad compartida
por Gonzalo Pérez Chamorro
Volvemos a encontrarnos con Cavatina Duo, ensemble de flauta y guitarra formado por Eugenia Moliner y Denis Azabagic, que este año celebran su vigésimo quinto aniversario como Cavatina Duo, festejándolo de la mejor manera, con el lanzamiento de un nuevo álbum discográfico en Cedille Records, River of Fire, “con el que esperamos no solo celebrar la riqueza y la diversidad de la música romaní, sino también crear una experiencia que conecte profundamente con las emociones humanas; este proyecto es muy personal para nosotros porque trata de historias universales: migración, resiliencia y la búsqueda de un lugar al que pertenecer”. De hecho, con River of Fire Cavatina Duo ha promovido y enriquecido el repertorio contemporáneo, ya que todas son obras en estreno mundial, “colaboraciones que no solo enriquecen las obras, sino que también fomentan un vínculo entre compositor e intérprete”, como afirman Eugenia Moliner y Denis Azabagic en esta entrevista. También cuentan en la grabación con la aportación del prestigioso Pacifica Quartet, un cuarteto de cuerda que colabora en algunas de las obras del álbum, obras de creadores como Stacy Garrop, Sérgio Assad, Atanas Ourkouzounov, Clarice Assad y Matthew Dunne.
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River of Fire, un puente hacia la humanidad compartida
por Gonzalo Pérez Chamorro
Volvemos a encontrarnos con Cavatina Duo, ensemble de flauta y guitarra formado por Eugenia Moliner y Denis Azabagic, que este año celebran su vigésimo quinto aniversario como Cavatina Duo, festejándolo de la mejor manera, con el lanzamiento de un nuevo álbum discográfico en Cedille Records, River of Fire, “con el que esperamos no solo celebrar la riqueza y la diversidad de la música romaní, sino también crear una experiencia que conecte profundamente con las emociones humanas; este proyecto es muy personal para nosotros porque trata de historias universales: migración, resiliencia y la búsqueda de un lugar al que pertenecer”. De hecho, con River of Fire Cavatina Duo ha promovido y enriquecido el repertorio contemporáneo, ya que todas son obras en estreno mundial, “colaboraciones que no solo enriquecen las obras, sino que también fomentan un vínculo entre compositor e intérprete”, como afirman Eugenia Moliner y Denis Azabagic en esta entrevista. También cuentan en la grabación con la aportación del prestigioso Pacifica Quartet, un cuarteto de cuerda que colabora en algunas de las obras del álbum, obras de creadores como Stacy Garrop, Sérgio Assad, Atanas Ourkouzounov, Clarice Assad y Matthew Dunne.
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River of Fire, a new album coming out on March 14th
For their latest release on Cedille Records, the Cavatina Duo—Bosnian classical guitarist Denis Azabagić and Spanish flutist Eugenia Moliner presents world premiere recordings of five new works written for them by Clarice Assad, Sergio Assad, Matthew Dunne, Stacy Garrop, and Atanas Ourkouzounov, all drawing on the music and history of the Romani diaspora.
On select works, the Duo is joined by the Grammy Award-winning Pacifica Quartet, or individual members of the quartet. River of Fire will be released on March 14, 2025.
