The Cleveland Orchestra & Franz Welser-Möst — George Walker: Antifonys, Lilacs, Sinfonias Nos. 4 & 5

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The African American composer George Walker won the Pulitzer Prize in 1996 yet continually struggled to have his work performed by leading orchestras. Since his death in 2018, however, Walker’s music has attracted increased attention, and this Cleveland Orchestra album surveys four of his most substantial pieces. The Pulitzer-winning <i>Lilacs</i>, setting verses by Walt Whitman, is one of these and is fulsomely sung by soprano Latonia Moore. Walker’s <i>Sinfonias Nos 4 & 5</i> highlight the tautness of his musical thought processes and his lean, athletic orchestration. The Cleveland strings bring a bracing intensity to the brief <i>Antifonys</i>, and conductor Franz Welser-Möst’s palpable commitment to all four works makes this an ideal introduction to Walker’s music.

Артист

The Cleveland Orchestra & Franz Welser-Möst

Треки

  1. Antifonys for String Orchestra 6:01
  2. Sinfonia No. 4 "Strands" 8:43
  3. Lilacs for Voice and Orchestra: I. When lilacs last in the dooryard bloom'd 4:20
  4. Lilacs for Voice and Orchestra: II. O powerful western fallen star! 2:22
  5. Lilacs for Voice and Orchestra: III. In the dooryard fronting an old farm-house 3:02
  6. Lilacs for Voice and Orchestra: IV. Sing on, sing on you gray-brown bird 4:22
  7. Sinfonia No. 5 "Visions" (For Voice and Orchestra) 14:39