Lizard Music and other Arias
Cheifetz and Johanson

Lizard Music and other Arias features the critically acclaimed cello and guitar duo of Hamilton Cheifetz and Bryan Johanson. This recording features new arrangements and original compositions by Johanson. Included are three sonatas by the celebrated baroque composer Domenico Scarlatti; beautiful music from French composers Eric Satie and Gabriel Faure; and five spicy Hungarian-flavored miniatures by Bela Bartok. Also included are two new compositions by Johanson. The title track, "Lizard Music", is music with a free-ranging quality that pushes the duo into fresh new terrain. The final work on the CD is Johanson's "A Simple Serenade", which features some of his most lyrical writing to date. As one would expect, Cheifetz and Johanson perform this repertoire with authority and ease. Their musicianship and technical craft are seamlessly fused together in these brilliant performances.

"Delightful. Bravo!"  — Janos Starker

"Gorgeous"  — Daniel Pinkwater