Music for the Balinese Shadow Play (side A)

Music for the Balinese Shadow Play, while also on Nonesuch Explorer (1970), has a very different feel from David Lewiston's recordings. Where Lewiston seems to focus on more folk-like ensembles, Robert E. Brown has documented a very professional small (chamber-like) group. The playing is very precise, and the compositions are more complex. Even the recording quality is more clear and expensive sounding, unlike Lewiston's recognizable field recording sound.