Emma Tring, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Martyn Brabbins - John Pickard: Symphonies 2 & 6; Verlaine Songs (2024) [Hi-Res] [Dolby Atmos]
BAND/ARTIST: Emma Tring, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Martyn Brabbins
- Title: John Pickard: Symphonies 2 & 6; Verlaine Songs
- Year Of Release: 2024
- Label: BIS
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: Dolby Atmos (E-AC-3 JOC) / flac lossless (tracks) / flac 24bits - 96.0kHz +Booklet
- Total Time: 01:12:50
- Total Size: 403 / 336 mb / 1.24 gb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. Symphony No. 2
02. Verlaine Songs: I. Chanson d'automne
03. Verlaine Songs: II. Spleen
04. Verlaine Songs: III. Marine
05. Verlaine Songs: IV. Le squelette
06. Verlaine Songs: V. L'heure exquise
07. Verlaine Songs: VI. Le soleil d'or
08. Symphony No. 6: I. –
09. Symphony No. 6: II. –
John Pickard is best known for his powerful orchestral and instrumental works, and his music has been widely praised for its large-scale sense of architecture and bold handling of an extended tonal idiom. This recording brings together three works composed over a period of almost forty years, providing a glimpse of the composer's creative range. The Second Symphony, completed when Pickard was 23, is an extremely impressive and concentrated work. Its starting point was John Hersey’s book Hiroshima, which describes how vegetation quickly reasserted its presence amid the city’s ashes. The Verlaine Songs feature six poems by the French poet Paul Verlaine. Chosen for their broad range of expression, the poems were grouped in an order that provides dramatic contrast and an overall progression of mood. The cycle was composed for the soprano Emma Tring, with her particular vocal characteristics very much in Pickard’s mind. The Sixth Symphony, which completes this recording, was composed at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, and is dedicated to Robert von Bahr, founder of BIS Records. After a first movement dominated by a feeling of unease, the second offers relief from the darkness. This recording was the work’s first performance.
01. Symphony No. 2
02. Verlaine Songs: I. Chanson d'automne
03. Verlaine Songs: II. Spleen
04. Verlaine Songs: III. Marine
05. Verlaine Songs: IV. Le squelette
06. Verlaine Songs: V. L'heure exquise
07. Verlaine Songs: VI. Le soleil d'or
08. Symphony No. 6: I. –
09. Symphony No. 6: II. –
John Pickard is best known for his powerful orchestral and instrumental works, and his music has been widely praised for its large-scale sense of architecture and bold handling of an extended tonal idiom. This recording brings together three works composed over a period of almost forty years, providing a glimpse of the composer's creative range. The Second Symphony, completed when Pickard was 23, is an extremely impressive and concentrated work. Its starting point was John Hersey’s book Hiroshima, which describes how vegetation quickly reasserted its presence amid the city’s ashes. The Verlaine Songs feature six poems by the French poet Paul Verlaine. Chosen for their broad range of expression, the poems were grouped in an order that provides dramatic contrast and an overall progression of mood. The cycle was composed for the soprano Emma Tring, with her particular vocal characteristics very much in Pickard’s mind. The Sixth Symphony, which completes this recording, was composed at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, and is dedicated to Robert von Bahr, founder of BIS Records. After a first movement dominated by a feeling of unease, the second offers relief from the darkness. This recording was the work’s first performance.
Year 2024 | Classical | FLAC / APE | HD & Vinyl
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