Composer: Kevin Puts
Performer: Ji Su Jung, Katherine Needleman
Orchestra: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Marin Alsop
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8559926
Release: 2023
Size: 275 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Marimba Concerto
01. I. Flowing
02. II. Broad and Deliberate
03. III. With Energy
04. The City
Oboe Concerto No. 2 “Moonlight”
05. I. Moonlight
06. II. Folly
07. III. Air (The Eye Begins to See)
‘This collection of recordings is especially meaningful for me because it charts my growth as an orchestral composer from my years as a student – when the Marimba Concerto was composed – to more mature work such as Moonlight. It also reflects the wonderful relationship I have enjoyed over the years with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and Marin Alsop. The Marimba Concerto, which reflects my love of Mozart’s piano concertos, also represents my most direct and unguarded voice as a composer. The City was originally intended as a portrait of the city of Baltimore and more generally of the American city, but the death of Freddy Gray while in police custody and the subsequent unrest in Baltimore sent me in an unexpected direction with the piece.’ – Kevin Puts