Naxos
Pizzicato 5*
Winger: Symphony of the Returning Light; Violin Concerto "in
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Details
- Composer
- Kip Winger
- Artist
- Peter Otto, Nashville Symphony
- Format
- CD
- Discs
- 1
- Label
- Naxos
- Released
- Apr 10, 2026
- Catalog #
- 8559921
- UPC
- 636943992128
About
Kip Winger is a genre-bridging composer with a long and successful career in rock music. His celebrated ballet score Conversations with Nijinsky led conductor Giancarlo Guerrero to commission the two works on this album. Weaving four floriographical meanings into the musical arc, In the Language of Flowers is a violin concerto that celebrates a love story "no words could adequately express." Symphony of the Returning Light sits in the tradition of autobiographical fantasies stretching back to Berlioz. The symphony incorporates the use of Morse code rhythms and is centered around the theme of atonement.
Critic reviews
“Guerrero conducts in a way that allows the dazzling music to sound expressive, and soloist Peter Otto masters both the expressiveness and the virtuosity of the solo part with equal success.”
Pizzicato, 5 stars, March 2026
“This is Peter Otto’s first recording as a soloist… his virtuosity and musicality in the concerto were very impressive.”
MusicWeb International, Recommended, April 2026
Tracklist 8 tracks
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1 I. Forsythia 06:42
- Track
- 1
- Title
- I. Forsythia
- Duration
- 06:42
- Composer
- Kip Winger
- Performer
- Peter Otto
- Ensemble
- Nashville Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Giancarlo Guerrero
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2 II. Viscaria 05:48
- Track
- 2
- Title
- II. Viscaria
- Duration
- 05:48
- Composer
- Kip Winger
- Performer
- Peter Otto
- Ensemble
- Nashville Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Giancarlo Guerrero
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3 III. Ambrosia 09:31
- Track
- 3
- Title
- III. Ambrosia
- Duration
- 09:31
- Composer
- Kip Winger
- Performer
- Peter Otto
- Ensemble
- Nashville Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Giancarlo Guerrero
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4 IV. Wisteria 09:52
- Track
- 4
- Title
- IV. Wisteria
- Duration
- 09:52
- Composer
- Kip Winger
- Performer
- Peter Otto
- Ensemble
- Nashville Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Giancarlo Guerrero
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5 I. S.O.S. 06:30
- Track
- 5
- Title
- I. S.O.S.
- Duration
- 06:30
- Composer
- Kip Winger
- Ensemble
- Nashville Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Giancarlo Guerrero
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6 II. Eleos 07:21
- Track
- 6
- Title
- II. Eleos
- Duration
- 07:21
- Composer
- Kip Winger
- Ensemble
- Nashville Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Giancarlo Guerrero
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7 III. Metamorphosis 07:46
- Track
- 7
- Title
- III. Metamorphosis
- Duration
- 07:46
- Composer
- Kip Winger
- Ensemble
- Nashville Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Giancarlo Guerrero
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8 IV. Metanoia 04:04
- Track
- 8
- Title
- IV. Metanoia
- Duration
- 04:04
- Composer
- Kip Winger
- Ensemble
- Nashville Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Giancarlo Guerrero