Adler: Music for Chamber Orchestra / Kim, New York Chamber Players

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Label
Toccata
Release Date
April 1, 2022
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Adler, Samuel
    • PERFORMER
      Kim, Farah, Kim, Smith, Neidich, New York Chamber Players, Kim
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      April 01, 2022
    • UPC
      5060113446428
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      TOCC0642
    • LABEL
      Toccata
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Slowly and very lyrically

      Composer: Samuel Adler

      Ensemble: New York Chamber Players

      Performer: Sooyun Kim, Michelle Farah, Yoonah Kim, Taylor Smith

      Conductor: Dongmin Kim

    2. II. Fast and fluid

      Composer: Samuel Adler

      Ensemble: New York Chamber Players

      Performer: Sooyun Kim, Michelle Farah, Yoonah Kim, Taylor Smith

      Conductor: Dongmin Kim

    3. III. Slow and quiet

      Composer: Samuel Adler

      Ensemble: New York Chamber Players

      Performer: Sooyun Kim, Michelle Farah, Yoonah Kim, Taylor Smith

      Conductor: Dongmin Kim

    4. IV. Fast and vigorous

      Composer: Samuel Adler

      Ensemble: New York Chamber Players

      Performer: Sooyun Kim, Michelle Farah, Yoonah Kim, Taylor Smith

      Conductor: Dongmin Kim

    5. Elegy

      Composer: Samuel Adler

      Ensemble: New York Chamber Players

      Conductor: Dongmin Kim

    6. Beyond the Pale

      Composer: Samuel Adler

      Ensemble: New York Chamber Players

      Performer: Charles Neidich

      Conductor: Dongmin Kim

    7. Come Let's Dance

      Composer: Samuel Adler

      Ensemble: New York Chamber Players

      Conductor: Dongmin Kim

    8. Gedenkfeier

      Composer: Samuel Adler

      Ensemble: New York Chamber Players

      Conductor: Dongmin Kim

    9. In the Spirit of Bach

      Composer: Samuel Adler

      Ensemble: New York Chamber Players

      Conductor: Dongmin Kim

    10. Variations on America (arr. S. Adler for string orchestra)

      Composer: Charles Ives

      Ensemble: New York Chamber Players

      Conductor: Dongmin Kim

    11. The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (arr. S. Adler)

      Composer: Gustav Holst

      Ensemble: New York Chamber Players

      Conductor: Dongmin Kim


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