American violinist, composer and improviser Richard Carr, performs with the Budapest Symphony Orchestra in Manannan Mac Lir (Irish god of the sea).
Carr’s original composition combines neoclassical composition, and improvised solo violin with a nod to the emerald Isle.
An avid hiker and mountaineer, Richard credits one if his hiking trips as the inspiration behind this new piece.
“A few years back, I went trekking on the Dingle and Kerry ways on the west coast of Ireland. I spent my nights in small villages where I would do improvised, impromptu solo violin concerts in the churches and Cathedrals. I made field recordings of these concerts and used them in an earlier release called “Gray Skies on the Edge”. Last year, I took some of that material and scored it for orchestra. Manannan Mac Lir (Irish god of the sea) is the result of that process.
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