Composer: Frank Ticheli, Brad Warnaar, Behzad Ranjbaran
Performer: Érik Gratton
Orchestra: Nashville Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Giancarlo Guerrero
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Release: 2018
Size: 1.12 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Ticheli: Concerto for Clarinet & Orchestra
01. I. Rhapsody for George
02. II. Song for Aaron
03. III. Riffs for Lenny
Warnaar: Horn Concerto
04. I. Tintinnabulations
05. II. Elegies; Lamentations
06. III. Tarantella
Ranjbaran: Flute Concerto
07. I. Grave lamentoso
08. II. Adagio cantabile
09. III. Presto giocoso
Recording Venue: Laura Turner Concert Hall, Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
These three concertos share a traditional three-movement structure and owe their origins to composers who are acclaimed and highly respected in their field, but this is as far as their similarities go. Frank Ticheli’s Clarinet Concerto pays homage to Gershwin, Copland and Bernstein in its jazzy influences and song-like central movement, while Brad Warnaar’s Horn Concerto is based entirely around the diatonic or ‘white’ scale, reverberating with bell motifs and concluding with jocular musical banter between soloist and orchestra. Behzad Ranjbaran is a native of Iran, and his Flute Concerto is packed with exotic color, expressing contrasts of grief and joy, dream-like tenderness, and festive energy.