Aspects of America

Aspects of America

Artist(s):

Carlos Kalmar

Composer(s):

Release Date: 07-09-2018
PTC: 5186727
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Sean Shepherd

1) Magiya 7:14

Sebastian Currier

2) Microsymph 12:33

Christopher Rouse

3) Supplica 14:11

Kenji Bunch: Aspects of an Elephant

4) Introduction: Into Darkness 2:18
5) Var. I: The Elephant is a Whip 1:44
6) Var. II: The Elephant is a Spear 1:38
7) Var. III: The Elephant is a Silk Cloth 2:30
8) Var. IV: The Elephant is a Tree 2:02
9) Var. V: The Elephant is a Snake 1:43
10) Var. VI: The Elephant is a Throne 1:55
11) The Argument 1:34
12) Finale: The Creature Revealed 6:21

Samuel Barber: Souvenirs, Opus 28

13) Waltz 4:05
14) Schottische 2:24
15) Pas de deux 4:38
16) Two-Step 1:53
17) Hesitation-Tango 3:52
18) Galop 2:42
Total Tracks 18
Total Duration 01hr 15min

Album information

A PANORAMA OF CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN MUSIC

Aspects of America presents a fascinating collection of 20th- and 21st-century American orchestral music, ranging from “good old” Samuel Barber’s Souvenirs to pieces by esteemed living composers such as Sean Shepherd (Magiya), Sebastian Currier (Microsymph) and Christopher Rouse (Supplica).

Centerpiece of this album is Portland-based composer Kenji Bunch’s Aspects of an Elephant, inspired by the timeless parable of six men who try to discern the traits of an elephant in a pitchdark room, eventually discovering that only the sum of their perceptions encompasses the full truth. In a similar way, the pieces featured on this album constitute a rich panorama of the dynamism and diversity of contemporary American composition.
Bunch’s piece is dedicated to the members of the Oregon Symphony, who release their fifth album with PENTATONE, after Music for a Time of War (2011), This England (2012), Spirit of the American Range (2015) and Haydn Symphonies 53, 64 & 96 (2017). On Aspects of America, they again play under the spirited leadership of music director Carlos Kalmar.