Karina Gauvin - Marie Hubert - Fille Du Roy - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Beginning as a single spark of inspiration, the orchestral work blossoms into something transcendentally grand and organically rich. DIMENSIONS VOL 2, the second in Navona Records' series for orchestra, presents five organically inspired compositions, with music that is as multidimensional and richly textured as the subject matter is multifaceted. Traverse through each unique work and witness what vast results can be drawn from the creative mind. Erich Stem's orchestral rhapsody Portland is indescribably vivid; even if you've never been to Portland, you'll certainly feel like you'll have. One hears the bustle of a big city, scurrying people, novelty at every corner; but also surrounded by mountains, forests, and gushing streams of white water. Bonzai Down, composed by Bill Whitley, takes the listener on a precarious mountain bike journey. The piece is a musical depiction of the steep Bonzai Trail in Oregon. Written in the rondo form, Whitley contrasts stretches of tranquil serenity in the deep, coniferous forest with the heart-stopping thrill, tempo, and panache of the main theme. Brian Field's A Letter from Camp illustrates the emotional turmoil of war and it's far-reaching consequences. Walt Whitman's eponymous poem, here set to music for soprano and orchestra, dramatically brings the Civil War-era poem into the 21st Century by highlighting the universality of human suffering beyond the battlefield, to the farms and families of those engaged in armed conflict. Concerto No. 2 by Mark Francis bears the subtitle In somnis veritas, Inchin dreams there is truthInch; and there is plenty of dreaminess and true musicianship to be found in this concerto for guitar and orchestra. Mark, himself an accomplished guitarist, uses his virtuosic instrumental skill and rich musical imagination to create a concerto fit to join Rodrigo's classic Concierto de Aranjuez as a repertoire st

Album Tracks 1. Air. Now the Night Is Chac'd Away 2. Air. If Love's a Sweet Passion 3. Fairest Isle 4. Strike the Viol 5. Air (Instrumental) 6. Air. See, Even Night Her Self Is Here 7. Overture - Symphony While the Swans Come Forward 8. Lamento. When I Am Laid in Earth 9. Air. Music for a While 10. Chaconne 11. Air. Hither This Way 12. Air. Shepherd, Shepherd 13. Third Act Hornpipe 14. Prelude 15. One Charming Night 16. First Music 17. Air. How Blest Are Shepherds 18. Scã¨Ne. from Rosy Bowers 19. Trumpet Tune 20. Air. Hark! the Echoing Air

Album Tracks 1. 5 Melodies de Venise, Op. 58 No. 1. Mandoline 2. Clair de Lune, Op. 46, No. 2 3. Aurore, Op. 39, No. 1 4. 5 Melodies de Venise, Op. 58 No. 2. en Sourdine 5. No. 1. Le Reveil de la Mariee 6. No. 2. La-Bas, Vers L'eglise 7. No. 3. Quel Galant M'est Comparable 8. No. 4. Chanson Des Cueilleuses de Lentisques 9. No. 5. Tout Gai! 10. No. 1. en Sourdine 11. No. 2. Fantoches 12. No. 3. Clair de Lune 13. No. 1. La Flute de Pan 14. No. 2. La Chevelure 15. No. 3. Le Tombeau Des Naiades 16. No. 1. Reine Des Mouettes 17. No. 2. C'est Ainsi Que Tu Es 18. No. 3. Paganini 19. No. 1. C 20. No. 2. Fetes Galantes 21. No. 1. Le Present 22. No. 2. Chanson 23. No. 3. Hier 24. No. 1. Le Chateau Du Bartas 25. No. 2. Tout Le Long de la Baise 26. No. 3. Le Depart 27. No. 4. La Promenade 28. No. 5. Nerac en Fete 29. No. 6. Duo 30. No. 5. Bourree de Chapdes Beaufort 31. No. 7. Jardin D'amour 32. No. 4. Coecilia