Composer: Peter Fischer
Performer: Jens Lindemann, Middle Tennessee State University Wind Ensemble
Conductor: Reed Thomas
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Toccata
Catalogue: TOCC0625
Release: 2021
Size: 670 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Firedance
Trumpet Concerto
02. I. Vivace
03. II. Troubadour
04. III. Mambo
Earthborn, Old as Mountains
05. I. The Yggdrasil Prelude
06. II. Aspens in Autumn
Ballet of Magical Beings
07. I. Dance of the Unicorns
08. II. Dance of the Sylphs
09. III. Dance of the Gryphons
10. IV. Waltz of the Phoenix
11. V. Dragon Tarantella
The four works for symphonic wind band composed by Peter Fischer – born in 1956, across the bay from San Francisco, in Martinez, California – are almost textbook examples of American eclecticism, mixing inner-city vibrancy with a sense of the timeless outdoors, bringing in flavours from jazz and rock and moving easily between vigorous dance-rhythms and sultry nightscapes. Dance, indeed, lies at the heart of most of this music, which gives the mambo, the tango, the tarantella and the waltz a new and spirited twist amid echoes of Stravinsky, Revueltas and Bernstein.