Aspects of America / Kalmar, Oregon Symphony

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Label
PENTATONE
Release Date
September 7, 2018
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      BARBER BUNCH CURRIER ROUSE
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Oregon Symphony
    • PERFORMER
      Kalmar
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      September 07, 2018
    • UPC
      827949072765
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      PTC5186727
    • LABEL
      PENTATONE
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Magiya

      Composer: Sean Shepherd

      Ensemble: Oregon Symphony

      Conductor: Carlos Kalmar

    2. Microsymph

      Composer: Sebastian Currier

      Ensemble: Oregon Symphony

      Conductor: Carlos Kalmar

    3. Supplica

      Composer: Christopher Rouse

      Ensemble: Oregon Symphony

      Conductor: Carlos Kalmar

    4. Introduction: Into Darkness

      Composer: Kenji Bunch

      Ensemble: Oregon Symphony

      Conductor: Carlos Kalmar

    5. Variation 1: The Elephant is a Whip

      Composer: Kenji Bunch

      Ensemble: Oregon Symphony

      Conductor: Carlos Kalmar

    6. Variation 2: The Elephant is a Spear

      Composer: Kenji Bunch

      Ensemble: Oregon Symphony

      Conductor: Carlos Kalmar

    7. Variation 3: The Elephant is a Silk Cloth

      Composer: Kenji Bunch

      Ensemble: Oregon Symphony

      Conductor: Carlos Kalmar

    8. Variation 4: The Elephant is a Tree

      Composer: Kenji Bunch

      Ensemble: Oregon Symphony

      Conductor: Carlos Kalmar

    9. Variation 5: The Elephant is a Snake

      Composer: Kenji Bunch

      Ensemble: Oregon Symphony

      Conductor: Carlos Kalmar

    10. Variation 6: The Elephant is a Throne

      Composer: Kenji Bunch

      Ensemble: Oregon Symphony

      Conductor: Carlos Kalmar

    11. The Argument

      Composer: Kenji Bunch

      Ensemble: Oregon Symphony

      Conductor: Carlos Kalmar

    12. Finale: The Creature Revealed

      Composer: Kenji Bunch

      Ensemble: Oregon Symphony

      Conductor: Carlos Kalmar

    13. I. Waltz (The Lobby)

      Composer: Samuel Barber

      Ensemble: Oregon Symphony

      Conductor: Carlos Kalmar

    14. II. Schottische (Third Floor Hallway)

      Composer: Samuel Barber

      Ensemble: Oregon Symphony

      Conductor: Carlos Kalmar

    15. III. Pas de Deux (A Corner of the Ballroom)

      Composer: Samuel Barber

      Ensemble: Oregon Symphony

      Conductor: Carlos Kalmar

    16. IV. Two-Step (Tea in the Palm Court)

      Composer: Samuel Barber

      Ensemble: Oregon Symphony

      Conductor: Carlos Kalmar

    17. V. Hesitation-Tango (A Bedroom Affair)

      Composer: Samuel Barber

      Ensemble: Oregon Symphony

      Conductor: Carlos Kalmar

    18. VI. Galop (The Next Afternoon)

      Composer: Samuel Barber

      Ensemble: Oregon Symphony

      Conductor: Carlos Kalmar




Aspects of America presents a fascinating collection of 20th- and 21st-century American orchestral music, ranging from “good old” Samuel Barber’s Souvenirs to pieces by esteemed living composers such as Sean Shepherd (Magiya), Sebastian Currier (Microsymph) and Christopher Rouse (Supplica). The centerpiece of this album is Portland-based composer Kenji Bunch’s Aspects of an Elephant, inspired by the timeless parable of six men who try to discern the traits of an elephant in a pitch-dark room, eventually discovering that only the sum of their perceptions encompasses the full truth. In a similar way, the pieces featured on this album constitute a rich panorama of the dynamism and diversity of contemporary American composition. Bunch’s piece is dedicated to the members of the Oregon Symphony, who release their fifth album with Pentatone, after Music for a Time of War (2011), This England (2012), Spirit of the American Range (2015) and Haydn Symphonies 53, 64 & 96 (2017). On Aspects of America, they again play under the spirited leadership of music director Carlos Kalmar.

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REVIEW:

This is a superbly played and astutely programmed disc covering just over sixty-five years of music from the tonal end of the spectrum, and all world-premiere recordings but one.

– The Arts Fuse (J. Blumhofer)