Boyer: Symphony No 1 / Three Olympians / etc
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PETER BOYER
Boyer: Symphony No 1 / Three Olympians / etc
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Peter Boyer
[ Naxos American Classics / CD ]
Release Date: Thursday 2 June 2016
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Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London, 17 June 2013.
Peter Boyer is one of the most frequently performed American orchestral composers of his generation, widely admired not least for his GRAMMY®-nominated Ellis Island: The Dream of America (Naxos 8.559246). The composer writes, "The five works included on this recording represent a cross-section of my orchestral music. Three Olympians reflects my interest in mythology and history. Often I have received invitations to compose music for celebratory concerts, and three of the works included here - Silver Fanfare, Festivities and Celebration Overture - were created for such occasions." Symphony No. 1 is a lyrical and rhythmically charged work, dedicated to the memory of Leonard Bernstein.
"Boyer certainly has an ear for melody and orchestration and this is a definite success....The playing and recording are first class and as is usual with Naxos there are excellent notes. More please." (MusicWeb)
"The disc was recorded at London's famed Abbey Road Studios, the home to so many fine recordings for film and classical music, and the sound of the disc does not disappoint. The orchestra presents a well-etched image across the front speakers. Boyer is an interesting composer. Like Miklos Rozsa, he straddles the world of serious music and TV and film composition, and does so successfully." (AudAud.com)
Tracks:
Symphony No. 1
Festivities
Three Olympians
Celebration Overture
Silver Fanfare
