Composer: Jimmy López Bellido
Performer: Leticia Moreno
Orchestra: Houston Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Andrés Orozco-Estrada
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Pentatone
Catalogue: PTC5186962
Release: 2022
Size: 1.37 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Violin Concerto “Aurora” (Live)
01. I. Equatorialis
02. II. Borealis
03. III. Australis
Symphony No. 2 “Ad Astra” (Live)
04. I. Voyager
05. II. Apollo
06. III. Hubble
07. IV. Challenger
08. V. Revelation
Through hardship to the stars.
Violinist Leticia Moreno, the Houston Symphony and its Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada present two world premiere recordings of works by composer Jimmy López Bellido. Aurora, for Solo Violin and Orchestra, and Symphony No. 2, “Ad Astra” share a fascination for the stars. While Aurora is inspired by López Bellido’s years in Finland, and particularly the privilege to witness northern lights, Ad Astra is an homage to humanity’s spirit of exploration, and dedicated to the people of NASA, whose bravery and vision continue to inspire humanity’s most ambitious dreams. López Bellido’s symphony adds a new dimension to the notion of per aspera ad astra (“through hardship to the stars”), which has been one of the central narratives of symphonic composition since Beethoven’s days.