Rouse: Symphony No. 5 / Supplica / Concerto for Orchestra
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CHRISTOPHER ROUSE
Rouse: Symphony No. 5 / Supplica / Concerto for Orchestra
Nashville Symphony Orchestra, Giancarlo Guerrero
[ Naxos / CD ]
Release Date: Wednesday 1 July 2020
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Few contemporary artists have been as significant as Pulitzer Prize and GRAMMY Award winner Christopher Rouse, whose imaginative approach made him one of the most frequently performed composers during his lifetime. The Concerto for Orchestra is a 'hyper-concerto' that gives each player a chance to shine, while the mournful intimacy and passion of Supplica unfolds somewhat like the slow movement of a Bruckner or Mahler symphony. Rouse's Fifth Symphony fondly recalls Beethoven's mighty Fifth but blurs the lines between tradition and modernity, transporting the listener from turbulence to serenity. It was described as "brilliant, exciting and at times hauntingly beautiful" in The Dallas Morning News.
GRAMOPHONE Award Nomination 2021 - Contemporary
"One of Rouse's first musical loves was Beethoven, and he turns to the German's iconic Fifth Symphony in a homage that radiates joy in invention…Not just Beethoven, but Nielsen and Copland are discernible among other forebears whose presence underpins Rouse's ability to straddle tonality and dissonance with heartfelt expressiveness yet showman flair. It's a distinctive mix - and renders his neglect in the UK a mystery." Five Stars BBC Music
"[The Fifth is] a finely proportioned and readily communicative work, such as makes an ideal point of entry into Rouse's symphonies, and one which is appropriately complemented by the Concerto for Orchestra..the Nashville Symphony rises admirably to these pieces' not inconsiderable challenges. Sound has no lack of clarity or definition" Gramophone Critic's Choice 2020
Grammy Award Winner 2021 - Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Tracks:
Symphony No. 5
Supplica
Concerto for Orchestra
