Fast Falls the Eventide
Peter Clemente and Mark Small
Item# CD003
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$20 (includes USPS Media Mail shipping to addresses in US only)
$30 (includes international air shipping to all foreign addresses)
Fast Falls the Eventide is the first recording by the Small-Clemente Duo, which features two classical guitarists Peter Clemente and Mark Small.
The guitarists present a wide-ranging program
that includes solo performances, duets, ensemble pieces, as well as collaboration with members of the Utah Symphony Orchestra. The instrumental performances include folk
songs, hymns, classical pieces, movie themes, and original pieces. They open
with an amazing rendition of “A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief,” one of the
best-loved hymns of the Restoration. Arranged for oboe, cello and two guitars,
the piece sets the tone for the rest of the project, which maintains a study in
excellence throughout. For a sampling of what the duo sounds like in
performance, check out “Prelude No. 2” and “Fugue No. 2,” two pieces from J.S.
Bach taken from Book 1 of The Well-Tempered Clavier.
Arranged for two guitars, Small and Clemente give each piece such elegant and simpatico readings. The CD also features original compositions by Small, the work of Granados, Dvorak, traditional and spiritual pieces, and a take of “A Map of the World,” the theme song of the 1999 film of the same name by Pat Metheny. The showpiece however, is “Waterscapes,” a set of variations on the folk song "The Water Is Wide", arranged by Small, who dedicated the piece to his father, who was “always drawn to oceans, lakes and rivers.” Fast Falls the Eventide is as complete a record as any artist could wish to make. Put it on and wade into its beauty.
While the majority of the CD is instrumental, it is the one song with vocals that drew us to consider the work for our project. The song is titled “When It’s Time” and was co-written by Mark Small’s daughter Meegan. Meegan sings the lyrics on this folk song in a style that seems to magically transport you to some Irish countryside to ponder the design of the universe:
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