Walker & Dawson: Orchestral Works / Cabell, Cox, Fisch, Seattle Symphony

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Label
Seattle Symphony Media
Release Date
February 10, 2023
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      William L. Dawson, George Walker
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Seattle Symphony
    • PERFORMER
      Nicole Cabell
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      February 10, 2023
    • UPC
      855404005294
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      SSM1027
    • LABEL
      Seattle Symphony Media
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Lyric for Strings

      Composer: George Walker

      Ensemble: Seattle Symphony

      Conductor: Asher Fisch

    2. I. Going to lay down my sword and shield

      Composer: George Walker

      Ensemble: Seattle Symphony

      Conductor: Asher Fisch

    3. II. And they crucified my Lord

      Composer: George Walker

      Ensemble: Seattle Symphony

      Conductor: Asher Fisch

    4. III. My Lord, what a morning

      Composer: George Walker

      Ensemble: Seattle Symphony

      Conductor: Asher Fisch

    5. IV. O Peter, go ring dem bells

      Composer: George Walker

      Ensemble: Seattle Symphony

      Conductor: Asher Fisch

    6. I. When lilacs last in the dooryard bloom'd

      Composer: George Walker

      Ensemble: Seattle Symphony

      Performer: Nicole Cabell

      Conductor: Asher Fisch

    7. II. O powerful western fallen star!

      Composer: George Walker

      Ensemble: Seattle Symphony

      Performer: Nicole Cabell

      Conductor: Asher Fisch

    8. III. In the dooryard fronting an old farm-house

      Composer: George Walker

      Ensemble: Seattle Symphony

      Performer: Nicole Cabell

      Conductor: Asher Fisch

    9. IV. Sing on, sing on you gray-brown bird

      Composer: George Walker

      Ensemble: Seattle Symphony

      Performer: Nicole Cabell

      Conductor: Asher Fisch

    10. I. The Bond of Africa

      Composer: William Levi Dawson

      Ensemble: Seattle Symphony

      Conductor: Roderick Cox

    11. II. Hope in the Night

      Composer: William Levi Dawson

      Ensemble: Seattle Symphony

      Conductor: Roderick Cox

    12. III. O, le' me shine, shine like a Morning Star!

      Composer: William Levi Dawson

      Ensemble: Seattle Symphony

      Conductor: Roderick Cox


The Seattle Symphony releases powerful live performances of works by two brilliant American composers, William L. Dawson and Pulitzer Prize winner George Walker. These deeply expressive scores — recorded in the stunning acoustics of Benaroya Hall — take inspiration from a variety of sources, including Negro spirituals, jazz harmonies and modernist traditions.

The music of George Walker and William Levi Dawson is a microcosm of Black classical composers’ stylistic diversity. Each draw upon African American music idioms for different settings, characters and functions. And yet, the works connect through the importance of programmatic and emotive narratives within the Black classical practice. Whether quoting or arranging spirituals, or using blues notes or serialism, the music of both Walker and Dawson tells a story, be it enormous internal journeys or a massive historical epic.

REVIEW:

The performances are universally excellent. The sound quality is full and clear. My criticisms of the music are generally minor. But all of the music is worth knowing and rewards repeated listening. This disc warrants a hearty recommendation.

-- Fanfare