Composer: Ian Krouse
Performer: Michael Dean, Jens Lindemann, UCLA Gluck Brass Quintet
Orchestra: Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Jong Hoon Bae
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8559907
Release: 2021
Size: 698 MB
Recovery: +3%
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Symphony No. 5, Op. 55 ‘A Journey Towards Peace’
01. I. Of Youth, Innocence, and Reflection
02. II. Of the Apocalypse
03. III. On the Beach at Night
04. Fanfare for the Heroes of the Korean War, Op. 71
05. Symphonies of Strings No. 2, Op. 30b ‘Song of Freedom’
06. Symphonies of Strings No. 1, Op. 33b ‘La Follia’
Underscoring the very special relationship between the United States and the Republic of Korea, the 2017 version of Ian Krouse’s Symphony No. 5 performed on this recording with a South Korean orchestra commemorates the 70th anniversary of the Korean War. At the heart of the second movement of this expressively powerful and wide-ranging work Krouse mingles three famous American melodies with the popular Korean tune Arirang. The two Symphonies of Strings show why he is so distinctive a composer: one is scored for strings but without violins and the other is a brilliantly inventive “geometrical” exploration of La Follia.