Mountain Interval: Songs And Chamber Music Of Russell Platt
Bridge, 2025
9/10
Listen to Mountain Interval: Songs And Chamber Music Of Russell Pratt
The 7 selections here are fleshed out by Paul Appleby, Myra Huang, Molly Barth, Peter Kolkay and Borromeo String Quartet and they do justice to Russell Platt’s inimitable vision.
“After Apple-Picking” opens with Appleby’s emotive tenor voice and Huang’s adaptable keys that emit much warmth, and “Paul Muldoon Songs” follows with animated keys and lively singing amid the 4 diverse movements.
“Sonnet” lands in the middle and radiates tremendous intimacy thanks to the sublime piano and emotive pipes, while “Sunday Variations” showcases Kolkays’ frisky bassoon playing that’s adventurous.
Arriving near the end, “Memoir” pairs Barth’s spellbinding flute with Amy Dorfman’s atmospheric piano that emits much wonder, and the title track exits with the Borromeo String Quartet’s busy versus gentle textures that can be turbulent just as they can be gorgeous.
An emotionally and intellectually enlightening effort, every track present is executed with precision, timelessness and melodic capacities that easily engage the listener.
Travels well with: Poul Ruders- Six Symphonies; Harry Partch- The Wayward First Complete Recording