Carlos Kalmar - Aspects of America - SUPER-AUDIO CD [Super Audio CD (SACD)]

Aspects of America presents a fascinating collection of 20th- and 21st-century American orchestral music, ranging from Inchgood oldInch Samuel Barber's Souvenirs to pieces by esteemed living composers such as Sean Shepherd (Magiya), Sebastian Currier (Microsymph) and Christopher Rouse (Supplica). The centerpiece of this album is Portland-based composer Kenji Bunch's Aspects of an Elephant, inspired by the timeless parable of six men who try to discern the traits of an elephant in a pitch-dark room, eventually discovering that only the sum of their perceptions encompasses the full truth. In a similar way, the pieces featured on this album constitute a rich panorama of the dynamism and diversity of contemporary American composition. Bunch's piece is dedicated to the members of the Oregon Symphony, who their fifth album with Pentatone, after Music for a Time of War (2011), This England (2012), Spirit of the American Range (2015) and Haydn Symphonies 53, 64 & 96 (2017). On Aspects of America, they again play under the spirited leadership of music director Carlos Kalmar. Details 1. Shepherd, Sean - Classical Composer 2. 1. Magiya 0 07 14 3. Currier, Sebastian - Classical Composer 4. 2. Microsymph 0 12 33 5. Rouse, Christopher - Classical Composer 6. 3. Supplica 0 14 11 7. Bunch, Kenji - Classical Composer 8. Aspects of An Elephant 9. 4. Introduction Into Darkness 0 02 18 10. 5. Variation 1 The Elephant Is a Whip 0 01 44 11. 6. Variation 2 The Elephant Is a Spear 0 01 38 Nle421800506 12. 7. Variation 3 The Elephant Is a Silk Cloth 0 02 30 13. 8. Variation 4 The Elephant Is a Tree 0 02 02 14. 9. Variation 5 The Elephant Is a Snake 0 01 43 15. 10. Variation 6 The Elephant Is a Throne 0 01 55 16. 11. the Argument 0 01 34 17. 12. Finale The Creature Revealed 0 06 21 18. Barber, Samuel - Classical Composer 19. Souvenirs, Op. 28