With The Grain

A Fromm Foundation commission resulted in Lansky's Concerto for Guitar, written for the master guitarist David Starobin. Its four movements each take inspiration from the different woods from which guitars are fashioned, and the varied sounds produced from them. Where Redwood Burl evokes "slow, round, evolving shapes," Walnut Burl implies "busy, with aggressive twists and turns." For advanced performers. Dur.: c.24'