Recordings
RIZZETTA RECORDINGS Descriptions / Price List: 2008
“Resonantly sensual magic!” “A master of melodic composition.” That is how reviewers describe the music of Sam Rizzetta and his award winning dulcimers.
All CDs are $15; tapes are $8.
Soundclips and digital downloads of some CDs are available at cdbaby.com. For links click on Order Form at bottom of page.
LOVE ABOVE ALL . . . CD
Some of Sam’s favorite and most beautiful original melodies; mostly solo hammer dulcimer. Carrie’s Welcome, Moonlight in the Balsam Fir, Eagle in the Tall Tree, Return to Texas, Love Above All, Sam in September (by Betsy Calvert), Twister, Shenandoah Circle, Birthday Hooray/Betsy’s Waltz, The Dancing Canoe, Buckeye, The Hidden Waterfall, Cedars in Snow, Around the Great Hall.
DULCIMER BOOGIE . . . CD
Rousing compositions for hammer dulcimer; with piano, flute, fiddle, fretted dulcimer. Ragtime, blues, boogie, waltzes, reels. New Kitten Rag, Maddie’s Garden, Dulcimer Boogie, etc.
SAVING TREES . . . CD
Original compositions for hammer dulcimer; with piano, fiddle, flute, cello. Waltzes, reels, ragtime, romantic pieces. The Comet, Augusta at Midnight, Saving Trees, Playing In The Mud, etc.
PEACE OF CHRISTMAS . . . CD
Hammer & fretted dulcimers, marimba, psalteries, guitar, organ. Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring, O Holy Night, Ding Dong Merrily,Come Emmanuel,Bleak Midwinter, Holly & Ivy, etc.
CHRISTMAS IN THE AIR . . . CD
Hammer dulcimer solos on 18 favorite carols. Silent Night, Joy to the World, First Noel, What Child Is This, Away in a Manger, Oh Christmas Tree, Lo How A Rose, etc.
IN THE GARDEN . . . CD or Tape
18 great hymns on hammer dulcimer. Amazing Grace, Rock Of Ages, Ode To Joy, etc.
FLOWING WATERS . . . CD or Tape
The sounds of remote streams with dulcimer & native flute. Elegant melodies for relaxing. Used by many therapists. Healing Springs, Evening Breeze, Flowing Waters, Cloud Shadows, etc.
OCEAN’S EDGE . . . CD or Tape
Ocean surf with dulcimer & native flute. Relaxing & refreshing. A therapists’ favorite.
TRAPEZOID . . . CD or Tape (discontinued)
CD reissue of the original TRAPEZOID. Hammer dulcimer quartets and upbeat stringband. (Sold out but a few copies are available for libraries and archives.)
BUCKS & DOES . . . CD
Hammer & mtn. dulcimers; cheerful mtn. music. Ash Grove, Grandfather’s Clock.
WHEN YOU & I WERE YOUNG . . . CD or Tape
Familiar folk tunes. Wildwood Flower, Danny Boy, Simple Gifts, etc.