Adler: Music for Chamber Orchestra / Kim, New York Chamber Players
Details
- Composer
- Adler, Samuel
- Artist
- Kim, Farah, Kim, Smith, Neidich, New York Chamber Players, Kim
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Toccata
- Released
- Apr 01, 2022
- Catalog #
- TOCC0642
- UPC
- 5060113446428
About
The music of Samuel Adler – born in Mannheim in 1928 but long since one of the leading figures of American music – has its roots in the Neo-Classical clarity of composers like Copland and Hindemith, who were among his teachers. The works on this album arose from a range of impulses: a Neo-Baroque concerto grosso and a tribute to Bach encase a series of tributes to lost individuals and traditions; and two jeux d’esprit – Ives’ tongue-in-cheek Variations on America and Holst’s ‘Jupiter’ from The Planets – both bring jollity in Adler’s idiomatic arrangements for string orchestra.
REVIEW:
Adler’s arrangements not only provide string orchestras the opportunity to perform these works, they offer considerable excitement and impact in their own right. The performances by the New York Classical Players and conductor Dongmin Kim are excellent throughout. The playing is incisive, tonally rich, and phrased with great care. The featured soloists are first-rate as well. Jürgen Thym’s excellent liner notes, including commentary from the composer, are brimming with information offered with erudition, clarity, and enthusiasm. Samuel Adler: Music for Chamber Orchestra is a marvelous tribute to an American musical treasure who has long distinguished himself as a composer, teacher, and writer. Recommended.
-- Fanfare
Tracklist 11 tracks
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1 I. Slowly and very lyrically 03:20
- Track
- 1
- Title
- I. Slowly and very lyrically
- Duration
- 03:20
- Composer
- Samuel Adler
- Performer
- Sooyun Kim, Michelle Farah, Yoonah Kim, Taylor Smith
- Ensemble
- New York Chamber Players
- Conductor
- Dongmin Kim
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2 II. Fast and fluid 03:48
- Track
- 2
- Title
- II. Fast and fluid
- Duration
- 03:48
- Composer
- Samuel Adler
- Performer
- Sooyun Kim, Michelle Farah, Yoonah Kim, Taylor Smith
- Ensemble
- New York Chamber Players
- Conductor
- Dongmin Kim
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3 III. Slow and quiet 04:17
- Track
- 3
- Title
- III. Slow and quiet
- Duration
- 04:17
- Composer
- Samuel Adler
- Performer
- Sooyun Kim, Michelle Farah, Yoonah Kim, Taylor Smith
- Ensemble
- New York Chamber Players
- Conductor
- Dongmin Kim
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4 IV. Fast and vigorous 04:43
- Track
- 4
- Title
- IV. Fast and vigorous
- Duration
- 04:43
- Composer
- Samuel Adler
- Performer
- Sooyun Kim, Michelle Farah, Yoonah Kim, Taylor Smith
- Ensemble
- New York Chamber Players
- Conductor
- Dongmin Kim
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5 Elegy 07:22
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Elegy
- Duration
- 07:22
- Composer
- Samuel Adler
- Ensemble
- New York Chamber Players
- Conductor
- Dongmin Kim
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6 Beyond the Pale 10:39
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Beyond the Pale
- Duration
- 10:39
- Composer
- Samuel Adler
- Performer
- Charles Neidich
- Ensemble
- New York Chamber Players
- Conductor
- Dongmin Kim
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7 Come Let's Dance 03:16
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Come Let's Dance
- Duration
- 03:16
- Composer
- Samuel Adler
- Ensemble
- New York Chamber Players
- Conductor
- Dongmin Kim
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8 Gedenkfeier 06:23
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Gedenkfeier
- Duration
- 06:23
- Composer
- Samuel Adler
- Ensemble
- New York Chamber Players
- Conductor
- Dongmin Kim
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9 In the Spirit of Bach 03:55
- Track
- 9
- Title
- In the Spirit of Bach
- Duration
- 03:55
- Composer
- Samuel Adler
- Ensemble
- New York Chamber Players
- Conductor
- Dongmin Kim
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10 Variations on America (arr. S. Adler for string orchestra) 08:16
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Variations on America (arr. S. Adler for string orchestra)
- Duration
- 08:16
- Composer
- Charles Ives
- Ensemble
- New York Chamber Players
- Conductor
- Dongmin Kim
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11 The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (arr. S. Adler) 08:21
- Track
- 11
- Title
- The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (arr. S. Adler)
- Duration
- 08:21
- Composer
- Gustav Holst
- Ensemble
- New York Chamber Players
- Conductor
- Dongmin Kim