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Songs of the Americas

This is the Duo's debut CD, and it can be purchased at: www.miramont.com

The following is a review from IN TUNE Magazine, Japan, 1998:

     Every once in a while a recording comes along that grabs you and makes you drop everything and simply listen. This CD is one of them. There's a warmth and intimacy about this duo that pulls you into their music-making where voice and guitar become one.

     Chvatal and Kritzer's debut recording features arrangements of folk songs as well as works by Dusan Bogdanovic, Frantz Casseus, Ernesto Cordero, Villa-Lobos, and Morten Lauridson. Most of the pieces have never been recorded, let alone arranged for voice and guitar.

     Chvatal's voice is immediately attractive and filled with sensuous tone and luster. It shimmers with iridescent beauty while blending with the mellow sounds of the guitar. Unlike a good deal of other sopranos, there's nothing piercing or strident about her tone. her power and volume never overwhelm the guitar.

     Guitarist Scott Kritzer, and accomplished soloist, expertly folows her subtle leads and tempo changes and then shines on his own in lyrical solos by Bogdanovic and Villa Lobos. This is the cutting edge of repertoire for voice and guitar: fresh arrangements, all brilliantly programmed and exquisitely performed. Watch for more great things to come from this talented pair."
-TJ

To hear selections from this recording see
"HEAR OUR MUSIC" on this website!

In the Spring of 2001 the Duo will be releasing their second CD
"Arias and Lullabies"
featuring the Duo with the Radio Symphony orchestra of Munich
in new arrangements of favorite Opera melodoes for voice, guitar and orchestra.
Both this CD
and The Chvatal/Kritzer Duo's debut CD
are available on MIRAMONT Records.
www.miramont.com

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