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Fans of British composers Thomas Adès may well already have the majority of the pieces in this compilation because they have been released before. The two-CD set does include two premiere recordings, though, which should tempt anyone who loves his music to invest in this album. The composer plays the four-movement Concert Paraphrase from Powder her Face, the opera that propelled him into the international spotlight, and Three Mazurkas, both of which were given their first performance in 2010. They are not large pieces, but they are delightful in a way typical of much of Adès' music: quirkily off-kilter but graceful, with shimmering, transparent textures, and a sense of rightness and inevitability in their development that mark Adès as The Real Thing. The other pieces on the first CD, Arcadiana for string quartet and the Piano Quintet, plus the Chamber Symphony on the second disc, have much of the same character. America: A Prophecy (1999), commissioned by the New York Philharmonic, shows a far darker side of the composer's vision. A cantata for soprano, chorus, and orchestra, it depicts the Spanish destruction of the Mayan culture, and its title and some of its text make it eerily prescient of the devastation of 9/11/2001. Its texts are taken from Mayan prophecy and a song by Spanish composer Mateo Flecha that was written around the time of the Mayan conquest. It's a powerful and disturbing work that's bound to chill anyone with a memory of 9/11. Soprano Susan Bickley and the composer leading the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Chorus deliver a gripping performance. The Violin Concerto "Concentric Paths" is a striking, immediately appealing work that explores extremes in register, timbre, and emotional content and is characterized by a tone of mystery and transcendence. The performances featured on the set, by some of the finest ensembles around, including the Arditti Quartet, the London Sinfonietta, and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, are consistently first-rate, and EMI's sound is always clean and vivid.
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Thomas Ades, Composer, Piano, Vocals, Words, MainArtist
© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2011 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Thomas Ades, Composer, Piano, Vocals, Words, MainArtist
© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2011 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Thomas Ades, Composer, Piano, Vocals, Words, MainArtist
© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2011 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Thomas Ades, Composer, Piano, Vocals, Words, MainArtist
© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2011 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Thomas Ades, Composer, Piano, MainArtist
© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2011 Parlophone Records Limited
Thomas Ades, Composer, Piano, Vocals, Words, MainArtist
© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2011 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Thomas Ades, Composer, Piano, Vocals, Words, MainArtist
© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2011 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Simon Woods, Producer - Thomas Ades, Composer, MainArtist - Endellion String Quartet, Vocals, Ensemble
© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1998 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Simon Woods, Producer - Thomas Ades, Composer, MainArtist - Endellion String Quartet, Vocals, Ensemble
© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1998 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Simon Woods, Producer - Thomas Ades, Composer, MainArtist - Endellion String Quartet, Vocals, Ensemble
© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1998 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Simon Woods, Producer - Thomas Ades, Composer, MainArtist - Endellion String Quartet, Vocals, Ensemble
© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1998 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Simon Woods, Producer - Thomas Ades, Composer, MainArtist - Endellion String Quartet, Vocals, Ensemble
© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1998 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Simon Woods, Producer - Thomas Ades, Composer, MainArtist - Endellion String Quartet, String Quartet
© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1998 Parlophone Records Limited
Simon Woods, Producer - Thomas Ades, Composer, MainArtist - Endellion String Quartet, Vocals, Ensemble
© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1998 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Thomas Ades, Composer, Piano, Vocals, Lead Vocals - Arditti String Quartet, Lead Vocals, Performance - Arditti Quartet, Performed by - Thomas Adès/Arditti Quartet, MainArtist
© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. 2002 ℗ 2005 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Thomas Ades, Composer, Piano, Vocals, Lead Vocals - Arditti String Quartet, Lead Vocals, Performance - Arditti Quartet, Performed by - Thomas Adès/Arditti Quartet, MainArtist
© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. 2002 ℗ 2005 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Thomas Ades, Composer, Piano, Vocals, Lead Vocals - Arditti String Quartet, Lead Vocals, Performance - Arditti Quartet, Performed by - Thomas Adès/Arditti Quartet, MainArtist
© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. 2002 ℗ 2005 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
DISC 2
Simon Kiln, Editor - Stephen Johns, Producer - Thomas Ades, Composer, Conductor, Vocals, Lead Vocals - Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Lead Vocals, Performance, Ensemble - Mike Clements, Tonmeister - Sally Drew, Editor - Thomas Adès/Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, MainArtist
© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1999 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Simon Kiln, Editor - Stephen Johns, Producer - Thomas Ades, Composer, Conductor, Vocals, Lead Vocals - Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Lead Vocals, Performance, Ensemble - Mike Clements, Tonmeister - Sally Drew, Editor - Thomas Adès/Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, MainArtist
© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1999 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Simon Kiln, Editor - Stephen Johns, Producer - Thomas Ades, Conductor, Vocals, Lead Vocals, Words - Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Lead Vocals, Performance, Ensemble - Mike Clements, Tonmeister - Sally Drew, Editor - Thomas Adès/Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, MainArtist
© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1999 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Simon Kiln, Editor - Stephen Johns, Producer - Thomas Ades, Composer, Conductor, Vocals, Lead Vocals - Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Lead Vocals, Performance, Ensemble - Mike Clements, Tonmeister - Sally Drew, Editor - Thomas Adès/Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, MainArtist
© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1999 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Markus Stenz, Conductor, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Thomas Ades, Composer, Producer - Tryggvi Tryggvason, Producer - London Sinfonietta, Orchestra, Lead Vocals, MainArtist
© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1998 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Markus Stenz, Conductor, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Thomas Ades, Composer, Producer - Tryggvi Tryggvason, Producer - London Sinfonietta, Orchestra, Lead Vocals, MainArtist
© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1998 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Markus Stenz, Conductor, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Thomas Ades, Composer, Producer - Tryggvi Tryggvason, Producer - London Sinfonietta, Orchestra, Lead Vocals, MainArtist
© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1998 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Markus Stenz, Conductor, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Thomas Ades, Composer, Producer - Tryggvi Tryggvason, Producer - London Sinfonietta, Orchestra, Lead Vocals, MainArtist
© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1998 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Markus Stenz, Conductor, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Thomas Ades, Composer, Producer - Tryggvi Tryggvason, Producer - London Sinfonietta, Orchestra, Lead Vocals, MainArtist
© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1998 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Markus Stenz, Conductor, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Thomas Ades, Composer, Producer - Tryggvi Tryggvason, Producer - London Sinfonietta, Orchestra, Lead Vocals, MainArtist
© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1998 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Markus Stenz, Conductor, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Thomas Ades, Composer, Producer - Tryggvi Tryggvason, Producer - London Sinfonietta, Orchestra, Lead Vocals, MainArtist
© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1998 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Markus Stenz, Conductor, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Thomas Ades, Composer, Producer - Tryggvi Tryggvason, Producer - London Sinfonietta, Orchestra, Lead Vocals, MainArtist
© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1998 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Stephen Johns, Producer - City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, Lead Vocals - Thomas Ades, Composer, Lead Vocals - City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, Lead Vocals, Chorus - Susan Bickley, Lead Vocals - Thomas Adès/Susan Bickley/City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, MainArtist
© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. 2002 ℗ 2004 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Stephen Johns, Producer - City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Thomas Ades, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - Susan Bickley, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Limited
Simon Kiln, Editor - Stephen Johns, Producer - City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, Lead Vocals - Thomas Ades, Composer, Conductor, Vocals, Lead Vocals - Mike Clements, Tonmeister - Sally Drew, Editor - Thomas Adès/City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, MainArtist
© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1999 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Stephen Johns, Producer - Thomas Ades, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Orchestra - Anthony Marwood, Violin, FeaturedArtist
© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2007 Parlophone Records Limited
Stephen Johns, Producer - Thomas Ades, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Orchestra - Anthony Marwood, Violin
© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2007 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Stephen Johns, Producer - Thomas Ades, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Orchestra - Anthony Marwood, Violin
© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2007 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Albumbeschreibung
Fans of British composers Thomas Adès may well already have the majority of the pieces in this compilation because they have been released before. The two-CD set does include two premiere recordings, though, which should tempt anyone who loves his music to invest in this album. The composer plays the four-movement Concert Paraphrase from Powder her Face, the opera that propelled him into the international spotlight, and Three Mazurkas, both of which were given their first performance in 2010. They are not large pieces, but they are delightful in a way typical of much of Adès' music: quirkily off-kilter but graceful, with shimmering, transparent textures, and a sense of rightness and inevitability in their development that mark Adès as The Real Thing. The other pieces on the first CD, Arcadiana for string quartet and the Piano Quintet, plus the Chamber Symphony on the second disc, have much of the same character. America: A Prophecy (1999), commissioned by the New York Philharmonic, shows a far darker side of the composer's vision. A cantata for soprano, chorus, and orchestra, it depicts the Spanish destruction of the Mayan culture, and its title and some of its text make it eerily prescient of the devastation of 9/11/2001. Its texts are taken from Mayan prophecy and a song by Spanish composer Mateo Flecha that was written around the time of the Mayan conquest. It's a powerful and disturbing work that's bound to chill anyone with a memory of 9/11. Soprano Susan Bickley and the composer leading the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Chorus deliver a gripping performance. The Violin Concerto "Concentric Paths" is a striking, immediately appealing work that explores extremes in register, timbre, and emotional content and is characterized by a tone of mystery and transcendence. The performances featured on the set, by some of the finest ensembles around, including the Arditti Quartet, the London Sinfonietta, and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, are consistently first-rate, and EMI's sound is always clean and vivid.
© TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 35 track(s)
- Total length: 02:17:16
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Thomas Adès
- Composer: Thomas Adès
- Label: Warner Classics
- Genre: Klassiek
© 2011 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ This compilation (P) 2011 EMI Records Ltd.
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