Drifting: Volume 3 Of the New Lullaby Project
Stone, 2021
9/10
Listen Drifting: Volume 3 Of the New Lullaby Project
One of the brightest classical guitarists active today, this installment of Aaron Larget-Caplan’s work focuses on lullabies, where the 15 tracks unfold with a soothing, meditative and absorbing quality.
Tim Pence’s “The Sleeping Guitar” begins the listen with much beauty, as the mesmerizing guitar flows with elegance, and “Counting Backwards”, by Anthony R. Green, emits a hypnotic pattern that comes with a bit of mystery.
Further on, the title track uses both bare and firm playing, where space is used strategically in the Stefanie Lubkowski original, while the intimate “Seeketh Not Its Own”, by Ian Wiese, moves with a focus on mood in the very gentle delivery.
Closer to the end, Boris Rivchun’s “Dreams” is indeed dreamy, and showcases Larget-Caplan’s agile and poetic vision, and “A Lullaby In Restless Times” exits the listen with Martin Max Schreiner’s piece employing a meticulous but universally embraceable charm.
A technically proficient body of work that is both calming and fascinating, there is a profound attention to detail here that you’re not going to experience anywhere else.
Travels well with: Reza Khan- Imaginary Road; Aaron Larget-Caplan- God’s Time: Music Of J.S. Bach On Guitar