African Heritage Symphonic Series, Vol 2 / Freeman, Chicago Sinfonietta

$19.99
Label
Cedille
Release Date
January 1, 2001
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      KAY WALKER CORDERO HAILSTOR
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Chicago Sinfonietta
    • PERFORMER
      Freeman
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      January 01, 2001
    • UPC
      735131906128
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      CDR 061
    • LABEL
      Cedille
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. Overture to Theater Set

      Composer: Ulysses Kay

      Ensemble: Chicago Sinfonietta

      Conductor: Paul Freeman

    2. Lyric for Strings

      Composer: George Walker

      Ensemble: Chicago Sinfonietta

      Conductor: Paul Freeman

    3. I. Marcha Grotesca

      Composer: Roque Cordero

      Ensemble: Chicago Sinfonietta

      Conductor: Paul Freeman

    4. II. Meditacion

      Composer: Roque Cordero

      Ensemble: Chicago Sinfonietta

      Conductor: Paul Freeman

    5. III. Pasillo

      Composer: Roque Cordero

      Ensemble: Chicago Sinfonietta

      Conductor: Paul Freeman

    6. IV. Danzonete

      Composer: Roque Cordero

      Ensemble: Chicago Sinfonietta

      Conductor: Paul Freeman

    7. V. Nocturno

      Composer: Roque Cordero

      Ensemble: Chicago Sinfonietta

      Conductor: Paul Freeman

    8. VI. Mejorana

      Composer: Roque Cordero

      Ensemble: Chicago Sinfonietta

      Conductor: Paul Freeman

    9. VII. Plegaria

      Composer: Roque Cordero

      Ensemble: Chicago Sinfonietta

      Conductor: Paul Freeman

    10. VIII. Allegro Final

      Composer: Roque Cordero

      Ensemble: Chicago Sinfonietta

      Conductor: Paul Freeman

    11. An American Port of Call

      Composer: Adolphus Hailstork

      Ensemble: Chicago Sinfonietta

      Conductor: Paul Freeman

    12. Ritual and Incantations

      Composer: Hale Smith

      Ensemble: Chicago Sinfonietta

      Conductor: Paul Freeman

    13. Epitaph for a Man who Dreamed

      Composer: Adolphus Hailstork

      Ensemble: Chicago Sinfonietta

      Conductor: Paul Freeman


Review quotes about "Lyric for Strings" by George Walker:

"Deserves to be as popular as the string elegies by Grieg, Faure and Elgar". Classical New Jersey
"Intense, haunting, lyrical beauty" News Journal, Mansfield, OH
"Hushed beauty and passionate intensity" American Record Guide
"A gorgeous find" Cincinnati Enquirer
"A finely crafted and deeply felt piece" Philadelphia Inquirer
"Intensely moving and beautiful" High Fidelity
"It reminds one of Barber's Adagio for Strings, only less sentimental and ultimately, more profound" Baltimore Evening Sun
"A Masterpiece" Fanfare Magazine
"One of the most beautiful pieces ever written" News Journal, Wilmington, Delaware
"A Gem." Baltimore Sun
"As a piece of gentle art . . . it has few peers." Philadelphia Inquirer