This enjoyable group of contemporary Canadian chamber pieces gives exposure to a quartet of composers largely unknown outside the Great White North. They are among dozens of works commissioned by Canada's Gryphon Trio. All the pieces have some kind of readily evident extramusical content, but all treat the idea of extramusical content differently. Mileage may vary, but for one listener the program got generally stronger as it proceeded. The highlight was Michael Oesterle's Centennials, composed in 2012 to mark the birth ...
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This enjoyable group of contemporary Canadian chamber pieces gives exposure to a quartet of composers largely unknown outside the Great White North. They are among dozens of works commissioned by Canada's Gryphon Trio. All the pieces have some kind of readily evident extramusical content, but all treat the idea of extramusical content differently. Mileage may vary, but for one listener the program got generally stronger as it proceeded. The highlight was Michael Oesterle's Centennials, composed in 2012 to mark the birth centennials of three entirely disparate figures: Julia Child, Conlon Nancarrow, and Jackson Pollock. This might seem not to make sense, but that's the work's charm: Oesterle backs off from the program a little bit and produces a coherent three-movement work. Also intriguing is James K. Wright's Letters to the Immortal Beloved, for voice (here, mezzo-soprano Julie Nesrallah) and piano trio, setting the letters Beethoven wrote to the titular Immortal Beloved. Her exact identity remains a...
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Andrew Staniland; Brian Current; James K. Wright; Michael Oesterle. Poor. Used-Acceptable, withdrawn library disc(s) with liner notes. Disc(s) should play great without any playback issues. Disc(s) & liner notes may contain typical library markings like stickers, protective label covers, & writing. Discs may be repackaged in library style casing. Back artwork & any other promo material not included.
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