SONGS OF LOVE & DESPAIR (Sono Luminus), Boyd Meets Girl (2022)


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"Beguiling… fascinating… enchanting… their mutual understanding is manifest in every bar, not least the way they listen to each other.”

- Gramophone


“Delivered fluidly with deep romantic passion… bursting with energy and close coordination between the two players”

- American Record Guide


“Boyd Meets Girl brings together two very fine exponents of their instruments… a fine addition to the discography for this pairing.”

- Soundboard


“There's something for everyone on the sixty-five-minute recording, and it's all the better for being performed so magnificently.”

- Textura


“Another delightful disc, full of warmth and top-notch playing”

- The Whole Note


"Boyd Meets Girl perform seamlessly in this new release, their communication as artists seemingly flowing from a single consciousness… a very beautiful, very remarkable set of performances… Highly Recommended.”

- Positive Feedback


“As before their repertoire is wide and varied… the result is their second album, Songs of Love and Despair, a worthy follow-up to their eponymous debut...


- Limelight



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CLAUDE DEBUSSY (1862-1918)

1. Arabesque No. 1 *


MARIÁN BUDOŠ (b. 1968) †

2. A New York Minute


FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797-1828)

3. Gretchen am Spinnrade (arr. N. Coste)


FLORENCE PRICE (1887-1953)

4. The Deserted Garden *


BEYONCÉ (b. 1981)

5. Pray You Catch Me *


ROBERT BEASER (b. 1954)

Mountain Songs

    6. Barbara Allen

    7. The House Carpenter

    8. He’s Gone Away

    9. Hush You Bye


LUIGI BOCCHERINI (1743-1805)

Sonata in A major, G. 4  (arr. V. Dešpalj)

10. Adagio

11. Allegro moderato


LENNON/MCCARTNEY

12. Blackbird *

13. Eleanor Rigby  (arr. S. Metcalf)


RADIOHEAD

14. Daydreaming *


PAUL BRANTLEY (b. 1961)

15. Filles de l’Élysée †


OLIVIER MESSIAEN (1908-1992)

16. Praise to the Eternity of Jesus

(from Quartet for the End of Time)

(arr. R. Mosher)




* Arr. Boyd Meets Girl

† World premiere recording




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Recorded at Sono Luminus Studios,

Boyce, Virginia, April 19-22 2021



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