Oregon Oregon Symphony & Carlos Kalmar, Carlos Kalmar – Aspects of America (2018) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Oregon Oregon Symphony & Carlos Kalmar, Carlos Kalmar – Aspects of America (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:15:24 minutes | 1,21 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © PentaTone

Aspects of America presents a fascinating collection of 20th- and 21st-century American orchestral music, ranging from good old Samuel Barbers Souvenirs to pieces by esteemed living composers such as Sean Shepherd (Magiya), Sebastian Currier (Microsymph) and Christopher Rouse (Supplica). The centerpiece of this album is Portland-based composer Kenji Bunchs Aspects of an Elephant, inspired by the timeless parable of six men who try to discern the traits of an elephant in a pitch-dark room, eventually discovering that only the sum of their perceptions encompasses the full truth. In a similar way, the pieces featured on this album constitute a rich panorama of the dynamism and diversity of contemporary American composition. Bunchs piece is dedicated to the members of the Oregon Symphony, who release their fifth album with Pentatone, after Music for a Time of War (2011), This England (2012), Spirit of the American Range (2015) and Haydn Symphonies 53, 64 & 96 (2017). On Aspects of America, they again play under the spirited leadership of music director Carlos Kalmar.

Tracklist:
1. Oregon Symphony & Carlos Kalmar – Magiya (Live) (07:14)
2. Oregon Symphony & Carlos Kalmar – Microsymph (Live) (12:33)
3. Oregon Symphony & Carlos Kalmar – Supplica (Live) (14:11)
4. Oregon Symphony & Carlos Kalmar – Aspects of an Elephant: Introduction. Into Darkness (Live) (02:18)
5. Oregon Symphony & Carlos Kalmar – Aspects of an Elephant: Var. 1, The Elephant Is a Whip (Live) (01:44)
6. Oregon Symphony & Carlos Kalmar – Aspects of an Elephant: Var. 2, The Elephant Is a Spear (Live) (01:38)
7. Oregon Symphony & Carlos Kalmar – Aspects of an Elephant: Var. 3, The Elephant Is a Silk Cloth (Live) (02:30)
8. Oregon Symphony & Carlos Kalmar – Aspects of an Elephant: Var. 4, The Elephant Is a Tree (Live) (02:02)
9. Oregon Symphony & Carlos Kalmar – Aspects of an Elephant: Var. 5, The Elephant Is a Snake (Live) (01:43)
10. Oregon Symphony & Carlos Kalmar – Aspects of an Elephant: Var. 6, The Elephant Is a Throne (Live) (01:55)
11. Oregon Symphony & Carlos Kalmar – Aspects of an Elephant: The Argument (Live) (01:34)
12. Oregon Symphony & Carlos Kalmar – Aspects of an Elephant: Finale. The Creature Revealed (Live) (06:21)
13. Oregon Symphony & Carlos Kalmar – Souvenirs, Op. 28 (Version for Orchestra): I. Waltz [Live] (04:05)
14. Oregon Symphony & Carlos Kalmar – Souvenirs, Op. 28 (Version for Orchestra): II. Schottische [Live] (02:24)
15. Oregon Symphony & Carlos Kalmar – Souvenirs, Op. 28 (Version for Orchestra): III. Pas de deux [Live] (04:38)
16. Oregon Symphony & Carlos Kalmar – Souvenirs, Op. 28 (Version for Orchestra): IV. Two-Step [Live] (01:53)
17. Oregon Symphony & Carlos Kalmar – Souvenirs, Op. 28 (Version for Orchestra): V. Hesitation-Tango [Live] (03:52)
18. Oregon Symphony & Carlos Kalmar – Souvenirs, Op. 28 (Version for Orchestra): VI. Galop [Live] (02:42)

Personnel:
Oregon Symphony
Carlos Kalmar, conductor

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