Navona
Prisma, Vol. 4
$16.99
Details
- Composer
- VARIOUS
- Artist
- Various
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Navona
- Released
- Aug 14, 2020
- Catalog #
- NV6298
- UPC
- 896931005982
About
Navona Records proudly presents PRISMA VOL. 4, the fourth installment in the acclaimed PRISMA series showcasing the best of American contemporary composition. Brian Belet's three-movement string orchestra work Stellar Nebulae starts off the album. The multi-layered I. Emergence is aptly contrasted with the calm II. Contemplation, before culminating in the animated finale of III. Expansion. The structure is classical, the tonal language modern, but with influences reminiscent of Baroque concertos. Mara Gibson strives to paint an impression of a small island's ecology in Secret Sky. Completely novel and original in it's concept, this work is based on the migratory patterns of birds on Beaver Island MI. A similarly nature-themed inspiration is the background of Rain Worthington's Shadows of the Wind. It graphically evokes the changing silhouettes of leaves and branches cast on walls during a storm, mirroring the workings of the human subconscious. Next up is Angel Sanchez' symphonic poem À Laura, a three-movement dedication to a beloved woman. I. La petite Princesse is a feisty characterisation of the heroine, II. La mer et les étoiles aptly portrays the beauty of the dedicatee's beloved sea and stars, while III. Feu is an uninhibited declaration of passion. There is an air of martiality to Adrienne Albert's Courage for Winds, it's beginning centered around a recurring snare drum beat. Commissioned by the Inland Empire Youth Wind Symphony Commissioning Consortium, it reflects the battle against adversity in a tonal language that is decidedly American. John Franek's Mithridates epically closes the album with a punch of Dvorákian opulence: it's unbridled energy remains profoundly reminiscent of the highly dramatic Slavic musical tradition of the late 19th Century.
Tracklist 10 tracks
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1 I. Emergence 03:31
- Track
- 1
- Title
- I. Emergence
- Duration
- 03:31
- Composer
- Brian Belet
- Ensemble
- Athens Philharmonia Orchestra
- Conductor
- Michalis Economou
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2 II. Contemplation 06:22
- Track
- 2
- Title
- II. Contemplation
- Duration
- 06:22
- Composer
- Brian Belet
- Ensemble
- Athens Philharmonia Orchestra
- Conductor
- Michalis Economou
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3 III. Expansion 06:01
- Track
- 3
- Title
- III. Expansion
- Duration
- 06:01
- Composer
- Brian Belet
- Ensemble
- Athens Philharmonia Orchestra
- Conductor
- Michalis Economou
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4 Secret Sky 08:04
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Secret Sky
- Duration
- 08:04
- Composer
- Mara Gibson
- Ensemble
- Athens Philharmonia Orchestra
- Conductor
- Michalis Economou
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5 Shadow of the Wind 12:31
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Shadow of the Wind
- Duration
- 12:31
- Composer
- Rain Worthington
- Performer
- Ivo Fišer
- Ensemble
- Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Stanislav Vavřínek
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6 I. La Petite Princesse (The Little Princess) 03:41
- Track
- 6
- Title
- I. La Petite Princesse (The Little Princess)
- Duration
- 03:41
- Composer
- Angela Sanchez
- Ensemble
- Athens Philharmonia Orchestra
- Conductor
- Andreas Tselikas
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7 II. La Mer et les Étoiles (The Sea and the Stars) 04:23
- Track
- 7
- Title
- II. La Mer et les Étoiles (The Sea and the Stars)
- Duration
- 04:23
- Composer
- Angela Sanchez
- Ensemble
- Athens Philharmonia Orchestra
- Conductor
- Andreas Tselikas
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8 III. Feu (Fire) 04:24
- Track
- 8
- Title
- III. Feu (Fire)
- Duration
- 04:24
- Composer
- Angela Sanchez
- Ensemble
- Athens Philharmonia Orchestra
- Conductor
- Andreas Tselikas
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9 Courage 04:03
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Courage
- Duration
- 04:03
- Composer
- Adrienne Albert
- Ensemble
- West Point Band
- Conductor
- Tod Addison
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10 Mithridates 05:29
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Mithridates
- Duration
- 05:29
- Composer
- John Franek
- Ensemble
- Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Pavel Šnajdr