Tower: Strike Zones / Glennie, McMillen, Miller, Albany Symphony

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Joan Tower is widely regarded as one of today’s most important American composers. The works heard here in their world premiere recordings are part of...

Joan Tower is widely regarded as one of today’s most important American composers. The works heard here in their world premiere recordings are part of a growing legacy that one pundit has described as “The Power of Tower.” Strike Zones is tailor-made for percussionist Evelyn Glennie’s dazzling technique and impeccable musicianship. The work’s orchestration is crafted to enhance a stage filled with percussion instruments – while in Small they are contained on a single table, the soloist working like a brilliant chef. The piano concerto Still/Rapids was inspired by the glistening beauty and powerful force of water, and Ivory and Ebony, written as a test piece for an international piano competition, is infused with Tower’s “high-energy” signature.

REVIEW:

Another American Classics release features the music of contemporary composer Joan Tower. These fabulous premiere recordings give a good representation of the range of music Tower has been producing over recent years. It is particularly good to hear performances from Evelyn Glennie as one of a cast of top rate musicians here. The earliest work, Strike Zones, dates from 2001 and the latest, Small from 2016. Both these feature percussion. Still/Rapids combines piano and orchestra with the final piece, Ivory & Ebony being a test piece for an international piano competition.

-- Lark Reviews



Product Description:


  • Release Date: July 23, 2021


  • UPC: 636943990223


  • Catalog Number: 8559902


  • Label: Naxos


  • Number of Discs: 1


  • Period: Contemporary


  • Composer: Joan Tower


  • Conductor: David Alan Miller


  • Orchestra/Ensemble: Albany Symphony Orchestra


  • Performer: Blair McMillen, Evelyn Glennie



Works:


  1. Strike Zones

    Composer: Joan Tower

    Ensemble: Albany Symphony

    Performer: Evelyn Glennie (Precussion)

    Conductor: David Alan Miller


  2. Small

    Composer: Joan Tower

    Ensemble: Evelyn Glennie (Precussion)


  3. Still/Rapids

    Composer: Joan Tower

    Ensemble: Albany Symphony

    Performer: Blair McMillen (Piano)

    Conductor: David Alan Miller


  4. Ivory and Ebony

    Composer: Joan Tower

    Performer: Blair McMillen (Piano)