Cowie, Johnson & Lutyens: Chromosphere - Symphonic Colours of the Woodwind Orchestra
Details
- Composer
- Edward Cowie, Liz Dilnot Johnson, Elisabeth Lutyens
- Artist
- Czech Philharmonic Wind Ensemble
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Divine Art
- Released
- Jan 12, 2024
- Catalog #
- DDX21117
- UPC
- 809730111723
About
Conductor Shea Lolin and composer/producer Christopher Hussey have returned to Prague to record with the Czech Philharmonic Wind Ensemble, carefully curating an album of premiere recordings spotlighting the woodwind orchestra, capturing its kaleidoscopic colours and symphonic potential in order to deepen and broaden appreciation of the medium’s power. A large chamber ensemble of flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons and saxophones in various sizes, the woodwind orchestra has a highly adaptable and magical tonal palette—it can be, in turn, boldly vibrant and delicately beautiful, thrillingly powerful and hauntingly tender, earnestly solemn and joyously comical.
The recorded repertoire reflects a spectrum of musical styles that exist in 21st-century concert music, ranging from the familiar and instantly singable to the more avant-garde, but always possessing an accessible and inviting musical narrative. Chromosphere is a landmark album, comprising exciting new and re-imagined pieces by leading composers in the genre and demonstrating the unique soundworld of the woodwind orchestra. Shea Lolin is a dynamic and versatile freelance musician living in London. His principal studies were in clarinet performance, composition and conducting at the Colchester Institute, and he has since developed an inimitable portfolio career as a conductor, performer and teacher.
Tracklist 10 tracks
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1 Alice in Wonderland 11:30
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Alice in Wonderland
- Duration
- 11:30
- Composer
- Keiron Anderson
- Ensemble
- Czech Philharmonic Wind Ensemble
- Conductor
- Shea Lolin
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2 I. Miss Bimperl, Fox Terrier 02:38
- Track
- 2
- Title
- I. Miss Bimperl, Fox Terrier
- Duration
- 02:38
- Composer
- Judith Bingham
- Ensemble
- Czech Philharmonic Wind Ensemble
- Conductor
- Shea Lolin
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3 II. A London Cat 00:59
- Track
- 3
- Title
- II. A London Cat
- Duration
- 00:59
- Composer
- Judith Bingham
- Ensemble
- Czech Philharmonic Wind Ensemble
- Conductor
- Shea Lolin
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4 III. Dawn Chorus in a Viennese Bird-Seller's Shop 02:46
- Track
- 4
- Title
- III. Dawn Chorus in a Viennese Bird-Seller's Shop
- Duration
- 02:46
- Composer
- Judith Bingham
- Ensemble
- Czech Philharmonic Wind Ensemble
- Conductor
- Shea Lolin
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5 IV. Grasshopper 00:52
- Track
- 5
- Title
- IV. Grasshopper
- Duration
- 00:52
- Composer
- Judith Bingham
- Ensemble
- Czech Philharmonic Wind Ensemble
- Conductor
- Shea Lolin
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6 V. A Canary Sings by Mozart's Death Bed 04:00
- Track
- 6
- Title
- V. A Canary Sings by Mozart's Death Bed
- Duration
- 04:00
- Composer
- Judith Bingham
- Ensemble
- Czech Philharmonic Wind Ensemble
- Conductor
- Shea Lolin
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7 I. Luminous 04:28
- Track
- 7
- Title
- I. Luminous
- Duration
- 04:28
- Composer
- Charlotte Harding
- Ensemble
- Czech Philharmonic Wind Ensemble
- Conductor
- Shea Lolin
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8 II. Energetic, Colourful 04:07
- Track
- 8
- Title
- II. Energetic, Colourful
- Duration
- 04:07
- Composer
- Charlotte Harding
- Ensemble
- Czech Philharmonic Wind Ensemble
- Conductor
- Shea Lolin
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9 Domes (version for wind ensemble) 13:18
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Domes (version for wind ensemble)
- Duration
- 13:18
- Composer
- Kamran İnce
- Ensemble
- Czech Philharmonic Wind Ensemble
- Conductor
- Shea Lolin
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10 Child of the Wandering Sea 11:54
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Child of the Wandering Sea
- Duration
- 11:54
- Composer
- Christopher Hussey
- Ensemble
- Czech Philharmonic Wind Ensemble
- Conductor
- Shea Lolin