Katalógové číslo:
8.574212
Autori:
Kati Ágocs, Lou Harrison, Robert Xavier Rodríguez
Interpreti:
New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble, Nicholas Kitchen
Dátum vydania: 28. 10. 2022
Rodriguez, Robert Xavier: Xochiquetzal
1. I. Xochiquetzal and Her Retinue of Hummingbirds -
2. II. Xochiquetzal's Love Spell -
3. III. Xochiquetzal's Husband, Tlaloc, God of Thunder and Rain -
4. IV. Xochiquetzal's Tears of Yellow Marigolds -
5. V. Xochiquetzal's Gifts of Music and Dance
Harrison, Lou: Concerto for Violin and Percussion Orchestra
6. I. Allegro, maestoso
7. II. Largo, cantabile
8. III. Allegro, vigoroso, poco presto
Agócs, Kati
9. I. Incantada
10. II. Inquieto
11. III. Maestoso -
12. IV. Brioso; Cantabile
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.