BBC Singers - One Star at Last: Selection of Carols of Our Time - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Over the last decade the music of the Puerto Rican composer Roberto Sierra has become internationally admired, and this has led to prestigious commissions and performances around the world. Fandangos was heard at the BBC Proms in London and employs a harpsichord work attributed to Antonio Soler as a departure for a richly inventive orchestral fantasy. The dramatic Sinfonia No. 4 was described by ArtsNowNashville as 'a textbook example of how this composer breathes new life into old forms. The piece is basically a classic Germanic symphony imbued with Spanish sensibilities and reinvigorated with new harmonies and rhythms.' Robert Schumann is subtly evoked in Carnaval, five character pieces that explore mythical creatures, both menacing and serene. Album Tracks 1. Sinfonía No 4 - Nashville Symphony Orchestra 2. Fandangos - Nashville Symphony Orchestra 3. Carnaval - Nashville Symphony Orchestra

Album Tracks 1. Symphony No. 9, Op. 69 Andante Un Poco Tenuto E Molto Esspresivo 2. Symphony No. 9, Op. 69 Andante Con Moto 3. Symphony No. 9, Op. 69 Allegro Con Brio 4. Symphony No. 10, Op. 77 Adagio-Allegro-Adagio 5. Symphony No. 10, Op. 77 Allegro Ma Non Troppo 6. Symphony No. 10, Op. 77 Larghetto Molto Espressivo 7. Symphony No. 10, Op. 77 Andante Tranquillo Allegro

This fifth instalment in 'Naxos' continuing and continuously revelatory series devoted to Barber' music', conducted by Gramophone Artist of the Year 2003 Marin Alsop, features the ripely romantic Knoxville Summer of 1915, a 'lyric rhapsody' for soprano. Album Tracks 1. Knoxville Summer of 1915, Op.24 - Karina Gauvin 2. Second Essay for Orchestra, Op.17 3. Third Essay for Orchestra, Op.47 4. Toccata Festiva, Op.36 - Thomas Trotter