Nicholas Kitchen, New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble, Frank Epstein – Agócs, Harrison & Rodríguez: Works for Violin & Percussion Orchestra (2022) [FLAC 24bit/44,1kHz]

Nicholas Kitchen, New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble, Frank Epstein – Agócs, Harrison & Rodríguez: Works for Violin & Percussion Orchestra (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:01:37 minutes | 611 MB | Genre: Classical
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The unique instrumentation of the three works in this album was pioneered by the innovative Lou Harrison, whose 1959 concerto encapsulates his culturally wide-ranging aesthetic. More conventional instruments work alongside calibrated extras such as wash tubs and flowerpots in a work of colour, languorous elegance and kinetic energy. The companion works were composed in its honour: Robert Xavier Rodríguez’s Xochiquetzal evokes the ancient Mayan world in imaginary folk music to form a synthesis of time periods and cultures, while the economical serenity of Kati Agócs’s concerto also includes bitonal effects and zesty syncopation.

Tracklist:

01. Nicholas Kitchen, New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble & Frank Epstein – Rodríguez: Xochiquetzal for Violin & Percussion Orchestra: I. Xochiquetzal and Her Retinue of Hummingbirds (03:48)
02. Nicholas Kitchen, New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble & Frank Epstein – Rodríguez: Xochiquetzal for Violin & Percussion Orchestra: II. Xochiquetzal’s Love Spell (04:17)
03. Nicholas Kitchen, New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble & Frank Epstein – Rodríguez: Xochiquetzal for Violin & Percussion Orchestra: III. Xochiquetzal’s Husband, Tlaloc, God of Thunder and Rain (03:57)
04. Nicholas Kitchen, New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble & Frank Epstein – Rodríguez: Xochiquetzal for Violin & Percussion Orchestra: IV. Xochiquetzal’s Tears of Yellow Marigolds (03:52)
05. Nicholas Kitchen, New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble & Frank Epstein – Rodríguez: Xochiquetzal for Violin & Percussion Orchestra: V. Xochiquetzal’s Gifts of Music and Dance (05:36)
06. Nicholas Kitchen, New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble & Frank Epstein – Harrison: Concerto for Violin & Percussion Orchestra: I. Allegro, maestoso (08:22)
07. Nicholas Kitchen, New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble & Frank Epstein – Harrison: Concerto for Violin & Percussion Orchestra: II. Largo, cantabile (08:07)
08. Nicholas Kitchen, New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble & Frank Epstein – Harrison: Concerto for Violin & Percussion Orchestra: III. Allegro, vigoroso, poco presto (04:29)
09. Nicholas Kitchen, New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble & Frank Epstein – Agócs: Concerto for Violin & Percussion Orchestra: I. Incantata (04:50)
10. Nicholas Kitchen, New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble & Frank Epstein – Agócs: Concerto for Violin & Percussion Orchestra: II. Inquieto (03:15)
11. Nicholas Kitchen, New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble & Frank Epstein – Agócs: Concerto for Violin & Percussion Orchestra: III. Maestoso (06:01)
12. Nicholas Kitchen, New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble & Frank Epstein – Agócs: Concerto for Violin & Percussion Orchestra: IV. Brioso – Cantabile (04:58)

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