Bill Perry
Songs of Walden
The 16 classical guitar
compositions for on this disc pay homage to Henry David Thoreau’s Walden;
or, Life in the Woods. Taking the book’s
chapter names for their titles, each piece is intended to evoke the spirit of
that chapter, and some are subtly enhanced with recordings of songbirds
indigenous to Walden Pond, such as the loon and whip-poor-will. As might be
expected, the mood is mostly tranquil and meditative throughout, providing the
perfect vehicle for Perry’s exquisitely executed and beautifully recorded playing.
Eroica. —Barry Cleveland