Release type
ALBUM
Higdon: Piano Trio / Voices / Impressions
Product information
From $8.91
Release options
(C) 2006 Naxos
Volume 1
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1Popularity 10/10
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2Popularity 6/10
Volume 2
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1Popularity 4/10
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2Popularity 4/10
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3Popularity 3/10
Volume 3
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1
I. Bright Palette
08:39
Popularity 4/10 -
2
II. Quiet Art
08:06
Popularity 4/10 -
3
III. To The Point
03:34
Popularity 4/10 -
4
IV. Noted Canvas
06:23
Popularity 3/10
Jennifer Higdon is not only one of the most acclaimed of contemporary women composers, but one of the most widely performed and appreciated of contemporary American composers in general. Anyone unfamiliar with her work should check out at least one of her albums.
Though not claiming to have synesthesia like Scriabin, color and visual imagery play heavily in her compositional process. Her piano trio, in two movements, attempts to match the mood of the music to the "mood" of two specific colors -- "Pale Yellow" and "Fiery Red." Whether this synthesis of visual and aural arts is successful is largely up to the listener as Higdon certainly achieves two vastly contrasting dispositions. The performance itself is extremely energetic, rhythmically vital, and convincing. In Impressions, Higdon not only tips her hat to Impressionist composers Debussy and Ravel, but also to their canvas counterparts of the same era, again uniting the visual and the auditory. The Cypress Quartet, which commissioned the work, gives a performance that truly highlights the character of the movement titles. Reading Higdon's detailed program notes provides listeners with a further understanding and mental picture of what she's trying to depict; her thoughts and explanations are just as important to the full appreciation of her music as the notes themselves.
Though not claiming to have synesthesia like Scriabin, color and visual imagery play heavily in her compositional process. Her piano trio, in two movements, attempts to match the mood of the music to the "mood" of two specific colors -- "Pale Yellow" and "Fiery Red." Whether this synthesis of visual and aural arts is successful is largely up to the listener as Higdon certainly achieves two vastly contrasting dispositions. The performance itself is extremely energetic, rhythmically vital, and convincing. In Impressions, Higdon not only tips her hat to Impressionist composers Debussy and Ravel, but also to their canvas counterparts of the same era, again uniting the visual and the auditory. The Cypress Quartet, which commissioned the work, gives a performance that truly highlights the character of the movement titles. Reading Higdon's detailed program notes provides listeners with a further understanding and mental picture of what she's trying to depict; her thoughts and explanations are just as important to the full appreciation of her music as the notes themselves.
Volume 1
1. Piano Trio: I. Pale Yellow
- Primary Artist
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Anne Akiko Meyers
Adam Neiman
Alisa Weilerstein - Composer
- Jennifer Higdon
- Artist
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Anne Akiko Meyers
Adam Neiman
Alisa Weilerstein
2. Piano Trio: II. Fiery Red
- Primary Artist
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Anne Akiko Meyers
Adam Neiman
Alisa Weilerstein - Composer
- Jennifer Higdon
- Artist
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Anne Akiko Meyers
Adam Neiman
Alisa Weilerstein
Volume 2
1. Voices: I. Blitz -
- Primary Artist
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Nicholas Kitchen
Hsin-yun Huang
Melissa Kleinbart
Wilhelmina Smith - Composer
- Jennifer Higdon
- Artist
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Nicholas Kitchen
Hsin-yun Huang
Melissa Kleinbart
Wilhelmina Smith - Engineer
- Adrian Carr
2. Voices: II. Soft Enlacing -
- Primary Artist
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Nicholas Kitchen
Hsin-yun Huang
Melissa Kleinbart
Wilhelmina Smith - Composer
- Jennifer Higdon
- Artist
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Nicholas Kitchen
Hsin-yun Huang
Melissa Kleinbart
Wilhelmina Smith
3. Voices: III. Grace
- Primary Artist
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Nicholas Kitchen
Hsin-yun Huang
Melissa Kleinbart
Wilhelmina Smith - Composer
- Jennifer Higdon
- Artist
-
Nicholas Kitchen
Hsin-yun Huang
Melissa Kleinbart
Wilhelmina Smith
Volume 3
1. Impressions: I. Bright Palette
- Primary Artist
- Cypress String Quartet
- Composer
- Jennifer Higdon
- Ensemble
- Cypress String Quartet
- Producer
- Cecily Ward
2. Impressions: II. Quiet Art
- Ensemble
- Cypress String Quartet
- Primary Artist
- Cypress String Quartet
- Composer
- Jennifer Higdon
3. Impressions: III. To The Point
- Ensemble
- Cypress String Quartet
- Primary Artist
- Cypress String Quartet
- Composer
- Jennifer Higdon
4. Impressions: IV. Noted Canvas
- Ensemble
- Cypress String Quartet
- Primary Artist
- Cypress String Quartet
- Composer
- Jennifer Higdon
Technical Specifications
- Volume
- 3 volumes in total
- Tracks
- 9 tracks available
- Type
- ALBUM
- Format
- Digital Media
- Duration
- 57 minutes and 43 seconds
- Explicit
- None
- Coverart
- Available and up to 1400x1400 px
- Booklet
- Available in PDF format
- Max Quality
CD Quality (Lossless)
16bit / 44.1 kHz
Stereo
- Audio Extension
Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF
Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA
- Archive Format
- Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR
- Lyrics
- No lyrics found
- Synchronized Lyrics
- No synced lyrics found
- Genres
- Chamber Music, Classical, 20th, 21st Century, Chamber Group
- Label
- Naxos
- Music Distribution Service
- Naxos of America Inc.
- Country
Hong Kong SAR China- Language
- No linguistic content
- Popularity
- Popularity 0/10
- Release Date
- Nov 19, 2006
- Track Preview
- Available
- Delivery Charge
- Free
- Delivery Method
- Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site
- UPC
- 636943929827
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