Release type
ALBUM
McPhee: Tabuh-tabuhan - Ung: Inner Voices - Harrison: Suite for Symphonic Strings
Product information
From $9.90
1994
3 Volumes
11 Tracks
01:09:28
Release options
(C) 2008 Phoenix USA
Volume 1
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1
I. Estampie
04:00
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2
II. Chorale "Et in Arcadio Ego"
05:54
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3
III. Ductia "In Honor of Eros"
02:41
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4
IV. Lament
05:24
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5
V. Round "In Honor of Hermes"
03:11
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6
VI. Little Fugue "Violas' Reward"
03:41
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7
VII. Nocturne
03:55
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Volume 2
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1
Inner Voices
20:26
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Volume 3
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2Popularity 0/10
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New Jersey-based label Phoenix, like its namesake, raises significant classical recordings from the ashes. With the inelegantly titled Harrison/Ung/McPhee, Phoenix manages to resurrect one of the finest recordings of contemporary music to appear on a major label in the 1990s, a 1994 effort by the American Composers Orchestra under Dennis Russell Davies that originally appeared on U.K. Decca's imprint Argo. It features the Suite for Symphonic Strings of Lou Harrison, originally commissioned for the Louisville Orchestra in 1961 and first recorded under Robert Whitney for the orchestra's own label. The Suite for Symphonic Strings is one of Harrison's characteristic suites, cobbled together out of various movements ranging from throughout his career. However, this particular suite is one of his most successful efforts in that vein, and Harrison utilizes tasteful percussion to underscore imaginative tropes of old dance forms, ranging from French renaissance dances to the music evocative of Pacific Rim cultures, though he does not directly invoke them here. The other older work is Colin McPhee's imaginative concerto Tabuh-Tabuhan (1936) based on Balinese music; at the time Davies recorded it for Decca, this important work hadn't been seen on discs since Howard Hanson waxed it in the 1950s with Eastman-Rochester. In the years to follow 1995, Tabuh-Tabuhan has been rediscovered in Canada -- McPhee was a Canadian native -- and has become quite popular there. The third, and most imaginative choice of the program, is Inner Voices by Cambodian composer Chinary Ung; this wildly colorful and strongly colorful piece is extremely flexible in terms of its approach to orchestration, and while unconventional, something about it captures the ear. Though Ung had appeared on recordings before, Inner Voices -- in a very real sense -- made his reputation.
Davies' Argo disc made a conspicuous number of strides in its time, among them it demonstrated that contemporary orchestral music need not be punishing or uncompromisingly repetitive to be fresh, and that there is a sense of continuity from composers such as Harrison and McPhee to later developments, which, in mid-century, were regarded as isolated and cut off. It is certainly a welcome prospect to have this one back; however, one might want the reissue CD to reflect what the original is like, and for some reason the Phoenix issue doesn't quite pass muster. It is a little tinnier than and not as crisp as the Argo original, and the editing of individual tracks seems to fall a little harder on one another, particularly openings of tracks. Nevertheless, for those who missed this great CD the first time it came around, the Phoenix CD is an option, though between that and the older Argo version, the latter should be preferred.
Davies' Argo disc made a conspicuous number of strides in its time, among them it demonstrated that contemporary orchestral music need not be punishing or uncompromisingly repetitive to be fresh, and that there is a sense of continuity from composers such as Harrison and McPhee to later developments, which, in mid-century, were regarded as isolated and cut off. It is certainly a welcome prospect to have this one back; however, one might want the reissue CD to reflect what the original is like, and for some reason the Phoenix issue doesn't quite pass muster. It is a little tinnier than and not as crisp as the Argo original, and the editing of individual tracks seems to fall a little harder on one another, particularly openings of tracks. Nevertheless, for those who missed this great CD the first time it came around, the Phoenix CD is an option, though between that and the older Argo version, the latter should be preferred.
Volume 1
1. Suite for Symphonic Strings: I. Estampie
- Primary Artist
- American Composers Orchestra
- Orchestra
- American Composers Orchestra
- Composer
- Lou Harrison
- Conductor
- Dennis Russell Davies
2. Suite for Symphonic Strings: II. Chorale "Et in Arcadio Ego"
- Primary Artist
- American Composers Orchestra
- Orchestra
- American Composers Orchestra
- Composer
- Lou Harrison
- Conductor
- Dennis Russell Davies
3. Suite for Symphonic Strings: III. Ductia "In Honor of Eros"
- Primary Artist
- American Composers Orchestra
- Orchestra
- American Composers Orchestra
- Composer
- Lou Harrison
- Conductor
- Dennis Russell Davies
4. Suite for Symphonic Strings: IV. Lament
- Primary Artist
- American Composers Orchestra
- Orchestra
- American Composers Orchestra
- Composer
- Lou Harrison
- Conductor
- Dennis Russell Davies
5. Suite for Symphonic Strings: V. Round "In Honor of Hermes"
- Primary Artist
- American Composers Orchestra
- Orchestra
- American Composers Orchestra
- Composer
- Lou Harrison
- Conductor
- Dennis Russell Davies
6. Suite for Symphonic Strings: VI. Little Fugue "Violas' Reward"
- Primary Artist
- American Composers Orchestra
- Orchestra
- American Composers Orchestra
- Composer
- Lou Harrison
- Conductor
- Dennis Russell Davies
7. Suite for Symphonic Strings: VII. Nocturne
- Primary Artist
- American Composers Orchestra
- Orchestra
- American Composers Orchestra
- Composer
- Lou Harrison
- Conductor
- Dennis Russell Davies
Volume 2
1. Inner Voices
- Primary Artist
- American Composers Orchestra
- Orchestra
- American Composers Orchestra
- Composer
- Chinary Ung
- Conductor
- Dennis Russell Davies
Volume 3
1. Tabuh-tabuhan: I. Ostinatos
- Primary Artist
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Peter Basquin
American Composers Orchestra
Christopher Oldfather - Orchestra
- American Composers Orchestra
- Composer
- Colin Mcphee
- Conductor
- Dennis Russell Davies
- Artist
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Christopher Oldfather
Peter Basquin
2. Tabuh-tabuhan: II. Nocturne
- Primary Artist
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Peter Basquin
American Composers Orchestra
Christopher Oldfather - Orchestra
- American Composers Orchestra
- Composer
- Colin Mcphee
- Conductor
- Dennis Russell Davies
- Artist
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Christopher Oldfather
Peter Basquin
3. Tabuh-tabuhan: III. Finale
- Primary Artist
-
Peter Basquin
American Composers Orchestra
Christopher Oldfather - Orchestra
- American Composers Orchestra
- Composer
- Colin Mcphee
- Conductor
- Dennis Russell Davies
- Artist
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Christopher Oldfather
Peter Basquin
Technical Specifications
- Volume
- 3 volumes in total
- Tracks
- 11 tracks available
- Type
- ALBUM
- Format
- Digital Media
- Duration
- 1 hour, 9 minutes and 28 seconds
- Explicit
- None
- Coverart
- Available and up to 3000x3000 px
- Booklet
- Not available
- 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
- Classical, Orchestral, Big Band
- Label
- Phoenix USA
- Music Distribution Service
- Naxos of America Inc.
- Country
United States- Language
- No linguistic content
- Popularity
- Popularity 0/10
- Release Date
- Dec 31, 1994
- Track Preview
- Available
- Delivery Charge
- Free
- Delivery Method
- Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site
- UPC
- 94629317120
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