American Music For Percussion, Vol 1 / New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble

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Label
Naxos
Release Date
April 26, 2011
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      TOWER HIGDON RODRIGUEZ SAND
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble
    • PERFORMER
      Epstein
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      April 26, 2011
    • UPC
      636943968321
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8559683
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Chamber Music & Recitals
    Works ⌄

    1. DNA

      Composer: Joan Tower

      Ensemble: New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble

      Conductor: Frank Epstein

    2. Pulling Radishes

      Composer: Felicia Sandler

      Ensemble: New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble

      Conductor: Frank Epstein

    3. Splendid Wood

      Composer: Jennifer Higdon

      Ensemble: New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble

    4. El dia de los Muertos

      Composer: Robert Xavier Rodriguez

      Ensemble: New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble

      Conductor: Frank Epstein

    5. I. Slow accelerating to fast

      Composer: Gunther Schuller

      Ensemble: New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble

      Conductor: Gunther Schuller

    6. II. Slow

      Composer: Gunther Schuller

      Ensemble: New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble

      Conductor: Gunther Schuller

    7. III. Fast, a Scherzo

      Composer: Gunther Schuller

      Ensemble: New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble

      Conductor: Gunther Schuller

    8. IV. Introduction (cadenza-like) - Allegro (Perpetuum Mobile)

      Composer: Gunther Schuller

      Ensemble: New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble

      Conductor: Gunther Schuller


Scored for as few as three marimbas or as many as a hundred percussion instruments plus celesta, harp and piano, these five striking works by contemporary American composers abound in fascinating rhythms, ingenious combinations and juxtapositions.