Bizarre set accord ! Je le trouve un peu trop dissonant. Mais chacun c'est goûts. Tout le reste est excellent.

Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178 "From the New World"

Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178 "From the New World": II. Largo

Live recording of "Wine-Dark Sea: Symphony for Band" by John Mackey.
Performed by the University of Texas Wind Ensemble, conducted by Jerry Junkin.
Program note and full score available here:
http://ostimusic.com/WineDarkSea.php

Wine-Dark Sea: 1. Hubris

Live recording of "Wine-Dark Sea: Symphony for Band" (2014) by John Mackey.
Performed by the University of Texas Wind Ensemble, conducted by Jerry Junkin.
Program note and full score available here:
http://ostimusic.com/WineDarkSea.php

Wine-Dark Sea: 3. The attentions of souls

Rhapsody In Blue

Civic Orchestra of Chicago in concert with Cliff Colnot - Orchestra Hall, May 29, 2011

The Rite of Spring  Part 2

Music: Scherzo Tarantelle, Op. 16
Composer: Henryk Wieniawski
Artists: Piet Koornhof, violin; Bernarda Vorster, piano;
Album: On Fire: The Virtuoso Violin
Label: Delos Productions - DE3479
Street Date: February 12, 2016

“...the elegance and immaculate suaveness of a Heifetz or Oistrakh” — Natal Daily News

Distinguished South African violinist Piet Koornhof’s third recording for Delos highlights (in keeping with the title) virtuoso showpieces for his instrument, both well-known and rare.

In this 2-CD set, Piet tackles some of the most brilliant and technically challenging repertoire for violin ever written. We hear glittering masterpieces by fabled masters of the instrument: Henryk Wienawski, Fritz Kreisler, and Eugene Ÿsaye. On the more rarely performed side, we get highly worthwhile violin treasures by, among others, Glazunov, Kroll, Taneyev, Rota, and Karayev – as well as a particularly fascinating cycle by Eduard Toldrà.

Piet’s jaw-dropping virtuosity and  ery interpretations are sensitively supported by his compatriot, pianist Bernarda Vorster. Together they have crafted a beautifully performed program that will appeal in particular to violinists and fans of the instrument, as well as an awe- inspiring listening experience for the rest of us.

On Fire: The Virtuoso Violin

Scherzo Tarantelle, Op. 16

Henryk Wieniawski: Scherzo Tarantelle, Op. 16

The Gift of Soothing Piano

Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.8 in C Minor, Op.13 – “Pathétique”: 2. Adagio Cantabile

ANTIQUE VIOLENCES : Concerto for Trumpet
Movement 1
by John Mackey

MIDI Demo
Commissioned by Michigan State University and The American Bandmasters Association
To premiere March 2017, CBDNA convention, Kansas City. Justin Emerich, trumpet.

Four movements in total, each depicting a type of violence. This movement (movement 1), portrays military violence, and imagines if the Revolutionary War had been fought against... I don't know. Where is the music modal and in 13/8? Macedonia?

Score available here: ostimusic.com/pdf/Mvt1-SCORE.pdf

John Mackey: Antique Violences - Mvt 1 demo

THIS CRUEL MOON
by John Mackey

performed by the University of Texas Wind Ensemble
conducted by Jerry Junkin

This piece is an adaptation of the middle movement of "Wine-Dark Sea: Symphony for Band." The full symphony tells the tale of Odysseus and his journey home following his victory in the Trojan War. But Odysseus' journey would take as long as the war itself. Homer called the ocean on which Odysseus sailed a wine-dark sea, and for the Greek king it was as murky and disorienting as its name; he would not find his way across it without first losing himself.

"This Cruel Moon" is the song of the beautiful and immortal nymph Kalypso, who finds Odysseus near death, washed up on the shore of the island where she lives all alone. She nurses him back to health, and sings as she moves back and forth with a golden shuttle at her loom. Odysseus shares her bed; seven years pass. The tapestry she began when she nursed him becomes a record of their love.

But one day Odysseus remembers his home. He tells Kalypso he wants to leave her, to return to his wife and son. He scoffs at all she has given him. Kalypso is heartbroken.

And yet, that night, Kalypso again paces at her loom. She unravels her tapestry and weaves it into a sail for Odysseus. In the morning, she shows Odysseus a raft, equipped with the sail she has made and stocked with bread and wine, and calls up a gentle and steady wind to carry him home. Shattered, she watches him go; he does not look back.

for score and other info, please visit:http://ostimusic.com/ThisCruelMoon.php

MACKEY : This Cruel Moon

Maurice Ravel - Sonatine (mvnt. I)

Igor Stravinsky [ The Firebird ] Twitter: @mclassica

Igor Stravinsky - The Firebird

John Mackey is a composer currently based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.  He's also lived in New York, Austin, Los Angeles, and Ohio, but he prefers not to talk about Ohio.

As a frequent collaborator, John has worked with a diverse range of artists, from the Santa Clara Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps to choreographer David Parsons, from the Alvin Ailey Dance Company to the US Olympic Synchronized Swim Team. (The team won a bronze medal in the 2004 Athens Olympics performing to Mackey's work for clarinet and percussion, "Damn.")

John has served as a Meet-The-Composer/American Symphony Orchestra League Composer In Residence with the Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphony and with the Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra. He has been Composer In Residence at the Vail Valley Music Festival in Vail, Colorado, and in 2005, at the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music.  He returns to Cabrillo this summer for  performances of his trombone concerto, "Harvest," conducted by Marin Alsop, with trombonist Joseph Alessi of the New York Philharmonic.

John holds degrees from The Juilliard School and The Cleveland Institute of Music, where he studied with John Corigliano and Donald Erb, respectively.

To entertain himself while procrastinating on commissions, John enjoys photography and road cycling (but not at the same time). You can hear his music and see his photography (mostly of food, and the backs of conductors’ heads) on his website: www.ostimusic.com

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