A Musical Portrait of the American Southwest (Stephen Nordstrom & Dominic Dousa)
Premiere recording of works for viola and piano by Dominic Dousa by violist Stephen Nordstrom and composer at the piano.
The music on this CD takes its inspiration from the land broadly referred to as the American Southwest, a wide-ranging region extending from the Great Plains of western Texas northwestwards to the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and southwards to the desert lands of New Mexico and Arizona. The works on this program evoke the spirit of this land — one with a storied history and captivating natural beauty.
Reflections on a Desert Winter
I. On the Spirit Path
II. Where the Cold Desert Wind Blows
III. Desert Glow
IV. The Rugged Pioneer Trail
V. Toward the Boundless Expanse
Mountain Song
Sonata for Viola and Piano, “From a Land Wild and Free”
I. Onward to the Llano Estacado!
II. A Voice Calls in the Wilderness
III. The Wild Wind Blows Where It Wills
