Harmonia Mundi
James Gaffigan - Americans - Import CD
James Gaffigan - Americans - Import CD
CD
Classical Music
June 1, 2021
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Catalog No.: HMM902611
JAN/ISBN: 3149020940938
Number of Discs: 1
Country/Region of Manufacture: Import
Credits:
James Gaffigan
Description:
Harmonia Mundi’s signature high-fidelity recording captures the rich resonance of the organ! Gaffigan masterfully distinguishes the diverse styles of American composers!! Conductor James Gaffigan, born in 1979, has been actively recording in recent years. For this release, he leads his regular ensemble, the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, in a program featuring works from his native America. Rather than contemporary minimalist music, this collection features traditional orchestral pieces composed more than half a century ago. The centerpiece is “Symphonic Dances,” in which Bernstein himself reworked the music from *West Side Story* into a symphonic suite. On the 60th anniversary of its premiere, Gaffigan reconstructs this piece with a fresh recording and a youthful sensibility. Additionally, Barber’s first orchestral work, *The School for Scandal*, and *Andante for Strings* by Ruth Crawford Seeger—a female composer who demonstrated a remarkably progressive sensibility—were both composed in 1931, during the Great Depression in America. Originally the third movement of a string quartet, the composer adapted it for string orchestra; its soundscape, featuring distinct tone clusters, is filled with a freshness that defies belief that it was composed 90 years ago. Another key theme of this album is the “organ.” Ives’s Symphony No. 3, “The Gathering at Camp,” was originally composed as an organ piece for the church where he served as organist, but he later adapted it for orchestra. With its numerous references to hymns, the piece exudes a devout atmosphere. Barber’s “Festive Toccata,” composed to celebrate the installation of a new organ at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia, is a rich and satisfying work that allows listeners to enjoy the organ’s solemn grandeur as well as its showy techniques, including those on the pedalboard. The magnificent performance by renowned American virtuoso Paul Jacobs, born in 1977, is a must-hear. King International
Tracklisting:
1.Symphonic Dances from West Side Story~Prologue (Allegro moderato)
2.Symphonic Dances from West Side Story~Somewhere (Adagio)
3.Symphonic Dances from West Side Story~Scherzo (Vivace e leggiero)
4.Symphonic Dances from West Side Story~Mambo (Meno presto)
5.Symphonic Dances from West Side Story~Cha-Cha (Andantino con grazia)
6.Symphonic Dances from West Side Story~Meeting Scene (Meno mosso)
7.Symphonic Dances from West Side Story~Cool Fugue (Allegretto)
8.Symphonic Dances from West Side Story~Rumble (Molto allegro)
9.Symphonic Dances from West Side Story~Finale (Adagio)
10.Symphony No. 3 "The Camp Meeting"~I. Old Folks Gatherin'
11.Symphony No. 3 "The Camp Meeting"~II. Children's Day
12.Symphony No. 3 "The Camp Meeting"~III. Communion
13.Overture to "The School for Scanal," Op. 5
14.Andante for Strings
15.Toccata Festiva, Op. 36 for organ and orchestra
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