Late last year, Bruce Wolosoff made a strong impression with Rising Sun Variations, a solo piano set featuring “House of the Rising Sun,” famously recorded by Eric Burdon and The Animals in 1964, and thirty-nine variations thereof. Wolosoff now follows that with a release that’s as compelling but for different reasons. This time, the compositions are his, and instead of being scored for one instrument the works are arranged for chamber quartet and trio. Wolosoff and clarinetist Narek Arutyunian appear on all three pieces, with violinist Michelle Ross and cellist Clarice Jensen joining them on Matisse Fantasies and violinist Deborah Buck completing the trio for Blue Mantra and Blues for the New Millennium. The level of musicianship is, not surprisingly, high on…

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