Crossing the Bar (Hazama • Bach • Zorn • Debussy)
Mika Stoltzman, marimba
Richard Stoltzman, clarinet
Fred Sherry, cello • Eddie Gómez, jazz bass • Steve Gadd, drums
Members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Boston Modern Orchestra Project
Steven Lipsitt, Miho Hazama, conductors
23rd January 2026
AV2807 | 822252280722 (CD & HD Digital)
£12.99 (1CD Jewel Case) - PRE-ORDER
Summary:
This thoughtfully conceived, beautifully executed, and boldly multi-idiomatic new album is a state-of-the-art insight into the unique sound world of the contemporary marimba. It is also a portrait of the imaginative virtuosity of one of the instrument’s finest practitioners engaging in the worlds of both contemporary classical music and jazz with equal devotion and insight. Her choices on this project display the creative boldness that has defined her entire career.
Tracklist:
Crossing the Bar
World-premiere recordings
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685–1750)
1. Chaconne in D minor from Partita No.2 BWV 1004 18.06
arr. for *marimba & °strings by Mika Stoltzman* & Steven Lipsitt°
JOHN ZORN (b. 1953)
2. Breathturn: Part 1 (2025) 4.38
CLAUDE DEBUSSY (1862–1918)
3. Rêverie CD 76 5.44
arr. for marimba & strings by Takeshi Fuse
MIHO HAZAMA (b. 1986)
4–6. Marimba Concerto No.1 (2021) 19.42
Mika Stoltzman, marimba
(2) Richard Stoltzman, clarinet • Fred Sherry, cello
(4–6) Richard Stoltzman, clarinet • Eddie Gómez, jazz bass • Steve Gadd, drums
(1, 3, 4–6) members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Boston Modern Orchestra Project
Steven Lipsitt, conductor (1, 3) • Miho Hazama, conductor (4–6)
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