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Media

Chloé Trevor, violin; Jeff Lankov, piano; Xochiquetzal mvt I. Xochiquetzal and Her Retinue of Hummingbirds, on Albany Records TROY 1724

Reviews

Xochiquetzal is a splendid piece for violin and piano, and my favorite on this release...
William Zagorski, Fanfare
1st September 2018
To set up his harmonic space for his piece Xochiquetzal, Rodríguez utilizes pentatonics to invoke an imaginary folk world, while actually quoting an ancient Mayan dance song in the finale… The piece is heard here in the 2015 version for violin and piano...Chloé Trevor’s violin line sinuous and seductive, while Jeff Lankov’s piano provides a subtle, mobile backdrop…
Colin Clarke, Fanfare
1st September 2018
If Xochiquetzal is any example, he is a true master. On a personal feeling, its theme of a Mayan goddess, her lover, her dealings with thunder and rain was immediately attractive…

…the work was lush, rich… [and] fit directly in with the pictures of hummingbirds, thunder, Tristan-style passion and Xochiquetzal's gifts of dance.

…Mr. Rodriguez folded his old Mayan tune — apparently the oldest music of the Hemisphere — with an inevitability and a blazing patina.

…a glorious gorgeous creation.
Harry Rolnick, ConcertoNet.com
11th April 2016

Discography

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  • Label
    Albany Records
  • Catalogue Number
    TROY1724
  • Ensemble
    Amernet Quartet
  • Soloist
    Chloe Trevor, violin; Jeff Lankov, piano

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