Title: Conjuror / Vocalise Artist: J. Corigliano Label: Naxos American Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 636943975725 Genre: Classical Release Date: 2013-09-24 Number of Discs: 1
Leading American composer John Corigliano had reservations about writing a percussion concerto, but the challenge fascinated him. The result is Conjurer, a concerto for percussion like no other, in which 'wood, metal and skin' are utilized in such a way that the soloist, Dame Evelyn Glennie - the world's greatest percussion virtuoso - 'conjures' the musical material from these three choirs, and the orchestra then shares and develops the themes. Vocalise employs electronics in a way that serves to heighten the expressive beauty of the writing, gradually leading the listener from a purely acoustic experience to one that becomes suffused by amplification and electronics.
Tracks: 1.1 Cadenza I 1.2 Wood 1.3 Cadenza II 1.4 Metal 1.5 Cadenza III 1.6 Skin 1.7 Vocalise - Various Performers
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