Composer: Samuel Adler
Performer: Maximilian Hornung
Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Conductor: José Serebrier
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Linn
Catalogue: CKD545
Release: 2016
Size: 1.01 GB
Recovery: +3%
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Symphony No. 6
01. I. Fast and with Much Excitement
02. II. Slowly and Very Expressively
03. III. Fast and Rhythmic
Concerto For Cello And Orchestra
04. I. Slowly, Quietly, and Very Expressively
05. II. Rhythmic, Fast, and Joyous
06. III. Slowly and Declamatory, Feeling Very Free
07. IV. Fast and Playful
08. Drifting On Winds And Currents
Conducting legend José Serebrier, together with the RSNO, performs a programme of works by the hugely influential American composer Samuel Adler, including the world premiere of his Sixth Symphony.
For those unfamiliar with Adler’s catalogue, this album is a great entrance point; for those who are, it adds a valuable first hearing of his Symphony No. 6 which is dynamic and full of energy.
These works are benchmarks of contemporary American composition: monumental in scale and embracing a wide expressive spectrum with ease and visceral power, Adler merges twenty-first century ebullience with an almost classical economy and balance.
In his Concerto For Cello And Orchestra, Adler celebrates all aspects of the instrument, creating a wide emotional and expressive palette for young cellist Maximilian Hornung, who excels as the soloist.
Drifting On Wind And Currents, a memorial tone-poem inspired by the poetry of Louise Glück, rounds off this album of classical music which, while challenging, is rewarding at every turn.