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Tower: Strike Zones / Glennie, McMillen, Miller, Albany Symphony
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Tower: Strike Zones / Glennie, McMillen, Miller, Albany Symphony

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Details

Composer
TOWER, JOAN
Artist
Glennie, Mcmillen, Miller
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Jul 23, 2021
Catalog #
8559902
UPC
636943990223

About

Joan Tower is widely regarded as one of today’s most important American composers. The works heard here in their world premiere recordings are part of a growing legacy that one pundit has described as “The Power of Tower.” Strike Zones is tailor-made for percussionist Evelyn Glennie’s dazzling technique and impeccable musicianship. The work’s orchestration is crafted to enhance a stage filled with percussion instruments – while in Small they are contained on a single table, the soloist working like a brilliant chef. The piano concerto Still/Rapids was inspired by the glistening beauty and powerful force of water, and Ivory and Ebony, written as a test piece for an international piano competition, is infused with Tower’s “high-energy” signature.

REVIEW:

Another American Classics release features the music of contemporary composer Joan Tower. These fabulous premiere recordings give a good representation of the range of music Tower has been producing over recent years. It is particularly good to hear performances from Evelyn Glennie as one of a cast of top rate musicians here. The earliest work, Strike Zones, dates from 2001 and the latest, Small from 2016. Both these feature percussion. Still/Rapids combines piano and orchestra with the final piece, Ivory & Ebony being a test piece for an international piano competition.

-- Lark Reviews

Tracklist 5 tracks

  1. 1 Strike Zones 21:10
    Track
    1
    Title
    Strike Zones
    Duration
    21:10
    Composer
    Joan Tower
    Performer
    Evelyn Glennie
    Ensemble
    Albany Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    David Alan Miller
  2. 2 Small 06:31
    Track
    2
    Title
    Small
    Duration
    06:31
    Composer
    Joan Tower
    Performer
    Evelyn Glennie
  3. 3 I. Still 05:00
    Track
    3
    Title
    I. Still
    Duration
    05:00
    Composer
    Joan Tower
    Performer
    Blair McMillen
    Ensemble
    Albany Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    David Alan Miller
  4. 4 II. Rapids 12:36
    Track
    4
    Title
    II. Rapids
    Duration
    12:36
    Composer
    Joan Tower
    Performer
    Blair McMillen
    Ensemble
    Albany Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    David Alan Miller
  5. 5 Ivory and Ebony 07:33
    Track
    5
    Title
    Ivory and Ebony
    Duration
    07:33
    Composer
    Joan Tower
    Performer
    Blair McMillen