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Dividing his time between the United States and the United Kingdom, the composer Geoffrey Gordon writes music that has been described as ‘darkly seductive’ (New York Times), ‘richly satisfying’ (BBC Music Magazine) and ‘iridescent and fierce’ (The Chicago Tribune). The present, amply-filled album brings together three of his recent works, all composed between 2013 and 2018 for the soloist recording them here, the Danish cellist Toke Møldrup. In several of his works, Gordon takes his inspiration from other art forms – sculptures by Giacometti, a self portrait by Warhol, a children’s picture book by Maurice Sendak.
The works gathered here are inspired by or reactions to three literary masterworks. The ‘creative blueprint’ for the opening work, the Cello Concerto, is the novel Doktor Faustus by Thomas Mann. Organized into a Prologue and seven Episodes, the work traces the progress of Mann’s protagonist Adrian Leverkühn from innocence to madness, with the cello both embodying and (occasionally) commenting on the proceedings. For this recording, Møldrup receives the support of the Copenhagen Phil and conductor Lan Shui.
In the score of Fathoms, Gordon’s sonata for cello and piano, each of the five movements is headed with a quotation from Shakespeare’s The Tempest which sets the scene for the musical impression that follows. Here Møldrup is joined by the American pianist Steven Beck.
This amply-filled recital closes with Ode to a Nightingale, with the words of John Keat’s immortal poem heard from the Mogens Dahl Chamber Choir, and given emphasis by Toke Møldrup’s obbligato cello. © BIS Records
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Cello Concerto (Geoffrey Gordon)
Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Geoffrey Gordon, Composer - Viggo Mangor, Producer, SoundEngineer - Lan Shui, Conductor, MainArtist - Toke Møldrup, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2020 BIS 2020 (P) BIS
Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Geoffrey Gordon, Composer - Viggo Mangor, Producer, SoundEngineer - Lan Shui, Conductor, MainArtist - Toke Møldrup, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2020 BIS 2020 (P) BIS
Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Geoffrey Gordon, Composer - Viggo Mangor, Producer, SoundEngineer - Lan Shui, Conductor, MainArtist - Toke Møldrup, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2020 BIS 2020 (P) BIS
Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Geoffrey Gordon, Composer - Viggo Mangor, Producer, SoundEngineer - Lan Shui, Conductor, MainArtist - Toke Møldrup, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2020 BIS 2020 (P) BIS
Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Geoffrey Gordon, Composer - Viggo Mangor, Producer, SoundEngineer - Lan Shui, Conductor, MainArtist - Toke Møldrup, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2020 BIS 2020 (P) BIS
Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Geoffrey Gordon, Composer - Viggo Mangor, Producer, SoundEngineer - Lan Shui, Conductor, MainArtist - Toke Møldrup, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2020 BIS 2020 (P) BIS
Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Geoffrey Gordon, Composer - Viggo Mangor, Producer, SoundEngineer - Lan Shui, Conductor, MainArtist - Toke Møldrup, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2020 BIS 2020 (P) BIS
Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Geoffrey Gordon, Composer - Viggo Mangor, Producer, SoundEngineer - Lan Shui, Conductor, MainArtist - Toke Møldrup, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2020 BIS 2020 (P) BIS
Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Geoffrey Gordon, Composer - Viggo Mangor, Producer, SoundEngineer - Lan Shui, Conductor, MainArtist - Toke Møldrup, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2020 BIS 2020 (P) BIS
5 Impressions of "The Tempest" (Fathoms) (Geoffrey Gordon)
Geoffrey Gordon, Composer - Viggo Mangor, Producer, SoundEngineer - Toke Møldrup, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Steven Beck, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2020 BIS 2020 (P) BIS
Geoffrey Gordon, Composer - Viggo Mangor, Producer, SoundEngineer - Toke Møldrup, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Steven Beck, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2020 BIS 2020 (P) BIS
Geoffrey Gordon, Composer - Viggo Mangor, Producer, SoundEngineer - Toke Møldrup, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Steven Beck, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2020 BIS 2020 (P) BIS
Geoffrey Gordon, Composer - Viggo Mangor, Producer, SoundEngineer - Toke Møldrup, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Steven Beck, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2020 BIS 2020 (P) BIS
Geoffrey Gordon, Composer - Viggo Mangor, Producer, SoundEngineer - Toke Møldrup, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Steven Beck, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2020 BIS 2020 (P) BIS
Geoffrey Gordon, Composer - Viggo Mangor, Producer, SoundEngineer - Toke Møldrup, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Steven Beck, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2020 BIS 2020 (P) BIS
Ode to a Nightingale (Geoffrey Gordon)
Geoffrey Gordon, Composer - Viggo Mangor, Producer, SoundEngineer - Mogens Dahl, Conductor, MainArtist - Toke Møldrup, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mogens Dahl Chamber Choir, Choir, MainArtist
2020 BIS 2020 (P) BIS
Geoffrey Gordon, Composer - Viggo Mangor, Producer, SoundEngineer - Mogens Dahl, Conductor, MainArtist - Toke Møldrup, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mogens Dahl Chamber Choir, Choir, MainArtist
2020 BIS 2020 (P) BIS
Geoffrey Gordon, Composer - Viggo Mangor, Producer, SoundEngineer - Mogens Dahl, Conductor, MainArtist - Toke Møldrup, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mogens Dahl Chamber Choir, Choir, MainArtist
2020 BIS 2020 (P) BIS
Geoffrey Gordon, Composer - Viggo Mangor, Producer, SoundEngineer - Mogens Dahl, Conductor, MainArtist - Toke Møldrup, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mogens Dahl Chamber Choir, Choir, MainArtist
2020 BIS 2020 (P) BIS
Geoffrey Gordon, Composer - Viggo Mangor, Producer, SoundEngineer - Mogens Dahl, Conductor, MainArtist - Toke Møldrup, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mogens Dahl Chamber Choir, Choir, MainArtist
2020 BIS 2020 (P) BIS
Geoffrey Gordon, Composer - Viggo Mangor, Producer, SoundEngineer - Mogens Dahl, Conductor, MainArtist - Toke Møldrup, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mogens Dahl Chamber Choir, Choir, MainArtist
2020 BIS 2020 (P) BIS
Geoffrey Gordon, Composer - Viggo Mangor, Producer, SoundEngineer - Mogens Dahl, Conductor, MainArtist - Toke Møldrup, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mogens Dahl Chamber Choir, Choir, MainArtist
2020 BIS 2020 (P) BIS
Geoffrey Gordon, Composer - Viggo Mangor, Producer, SoundEngineer - Mogens Dahl, Conductor, MainArtist - Toke Møldrup, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mogens Dahl Chamber Choir, Choir, MainArtist
2020 BIS 2020 (P) BIS
Album review
Dividing his time between the United States and the United Kingdom, the composer Geoffrey Gordon writes music that has been described as ‘darkly seductive’ (New York Times), ‘richly satisfying’ (BBC Music Magazine) and ‘iridescent and fierce’ (The Chicago Tribune). The present, amply-filled album brings together three of his recent works, all composed between 2013 and 2018 for the soloist recording them here, the Danish cellist Toke Møldrup. In several of his works, Gordon takes his inspiration from other art forms – sculptures by Giacometti, a self portrait by Warhol, a children’s picture book by Maurice Sendak.
The works gathered here are inspired by or reactions to three literary masterworks. The ‘creative blueprint’ for the opening work, the Cello Concerto, is the novel Doktor Faustus by Thomas Mann. Organized into a Prologue and seven Episodes, the work traces the progress of Mann’s protagonist Adrian Leverkühn from innocence to madness, with the cello both embodying and (occasionally) commenting on the proceedings. For this recording, Møldrup receives the support of the Copenhagen Phil and conductor Lan Shui.
In the score of Fathoms, Gordon’s sonata for cello and piano, each of the five movements is headed with a quotation from Shakespeare’s The Tempest which sets the scene for the musical impression that follows. Here Møldrup is joined by the American pianist Steven Beck.
This amply-filled recital closes with Ode to a Nightingale, with the words of John Keat’s immortal poem heard from the Mogens Dahl Chamber Choir, and given emphasis by Toke Møldrup’s obbligato cello. © BIS Records
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 23 track(s)
- Total length: 01:21:28
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Toke Møldrup
- Composer: Geoffrey Gordon
- Label: BIS
- Genre: Classical
2020 BIS 2020 BIS
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