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3 Flavors / 2 Movements (with Bells) / Superstar Etude No. 3
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3 Flavors / 2 Movements (with Bells) / Superstar Etude No. 3

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Composer
KERNIS
Artist
Russo, Ehnes, Miller
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Mar 10, 2015
Catalog #
8559711
UPC
636943971123

About

Winner of the coveted 2002 Grawemeyer Award and one of the youngest composers ever to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize, Aaron Jay Kernis is among the most distinguished musical figures of his generation. Conceived as a concerto for toy piano and orchestra, and with touches of Indonesian gamelan, French lyricism and jazz, Three Flavors appears here in it's final version, adapted by soloist and long- term collaborator Andrew Russo. Commissioned for renowned violinist James Ehnes, the introspective Two Movements (with Bells) is a memorial to the composer's father with echoes of blues singing and improvisatory impetuousness, while the virtuoso Superstar Etude No. 3 is his homage to Gershwin and the blues. The Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Aaron Jay Kernis (b. 1960) studied composition with American heavyweights John Adams, Jacob Druckman, Morton Subotnik and Charles Wuorinen. He has developed a truly eclectic musical language over time, initially rigorous but evolving toward a new transparency and emotional eloquence. He incorporates influences of Latin rhythms, jazz and rap into his work as willingly as the harmonic worlds of the Romantic masters, the Renaissance and Hildegard von Bingen.

Tracklist 6 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1. Ostinato 06:18
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. Ostinato
    Duration
    06:18
    Composer
    Aaron Jay Kernis
    Performer
    Andrew Russo
    Ensemble
    Albany Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    David Alan Miller
  2. 2 No. 2. Lullaby - Barcarolle 10:14
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. Lullaby - Barcarolle
    Duration
    10:14
    Composer
    Aaron Jay Kernis
    Performer
    Andrew Russo
    Ensemble
    Albany Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    David Alan Miller
  3. 3 No. 3. Blue Whirl 10:09
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3. Blue Whirl
    Duration
    10:09
    Composer
    Aaron Jay Kernis
    Performer
    Andrew Russo
    Ensemble
    Albany Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    David Alan Miller
  4. 4 I. Poco adagio 09:59
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Poco adagio
    Duration
    09:59
    Composer
    Aaron Jay Kernis
    Performer
    James Ehnes, Andrew Russo
  5. 5 II. A Song for My Father 07:36
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. A Song for My Father
    Duration
    07:36
    Composer
    Aaron Jay Kernis
    Performer
    James Ehnes, Andrew Russo
  6. 6 Ballade out of the Blues, "Superstar Etude No. 3" 09:12
    Track
    6
    Title
    Ballade out of the Blues, "Superstar Etude No. 3"
    Duration
    09:12
    Composer
    Aaron Jay Kernis
    Performer
    Andrew Russo