The Cincinnati Symphony has a long tradition of supporting contemporary music, one that has continued under French conductor Louis Langrée. All three of the pieces here were commissioned by the orchestra, and all fit the concerto for orchestra genre even if only one bears that name. The genre itself had a long history before Paul Hindemith gave it that name in 1925, including the Sinfonia Concertante referred to in the five-movement Psalmos, sinfonia concertante pour orchestre of Thierry Escaich. The form involves small ...
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The Cincinnati Symphony has a long tradition of supporting contemporary music, one that has continued under French conductor Louis Langrée. All three of the pieces here were commissioned by the orchestra, and all fit the concerto for orchestra genre even if only one bears that name. The genre itself had a long history before Paul Hindemith gave it that name in 1925, including the Sinfonia Concertante referred to in the five-movement Psalmos, sinfonia concertante pour orchestre of Thierry Escaich. The form involves small groups of instruments that may interact with the larger orchestra as well as within themselves, breaking down into solos. The effect may be delicate, as in the Concerto for Orchestra of Chinese-American composer Zhou Tian (except for the last movement), and in all three works you can see the appeal of the form for a symphony orchestra seeking to create the pleasing effect of showcasing nearly all its instrumentalists. Perhaps the strongest of the three works is Sebastian Currier's FLEX,...
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