Special offer. Lou Harrison: Violin Concerto
Tim Fain (violin), Tim Fain (violin) & Michael Boriskin (piano)
PostClassical Ensemble, Angel Gil-Ordóñez
Lou Harrison had a pioneer’s imagination...What’s more striking in this performance by Tim Fain, the PostClassical Ensemble and conductor Angel Gil-Ordóñez is the brilliance of his writing for...
Special offer. Lou Harrison: Violin Concerto
Tim Fain (violin), Tim Fain (violin) & Michael Boriskin (piano)
PostClassical Ensemble, Angel Gil-Ordóñez
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Lou Harrison had a pioneer’s imagination...What’s more striking in this performance by Tim Fain, the PostClassical Ensemble and conductor Angel Gil-Ordóñez is the brilliance of his writing for...
About
Lou Harrison was a composer far ahead of his time. A protean innovator, he espoused ‘world music’ before it had a name, and this recording documents his pioneering rôles as a composer for percussion and as an integrator of Western and Indonesian idioms. The Concerto for Violin and Percussion, both intimate and vigorous, demonstrates his experimental enthusiasm in the use of non-pitched percussion. The Grand Duo for Violin and Piano is a remarkable example of gamelan-infused chamber music while Double Music, co-composed with Harrison’s friend John Cage, is a well-known product of their celebrated San Francisco percussion concerts.
Contents and tracklist
- Tim Fain
- PostClassical Ensemble
- Angel Gil-Ordóñez
- Tim Fain, Michael Boriskin
Awards and reviews
4th May 2017
Lou Harrison had a pioneer’s imagination...What’s more striking in this performance by Tim Fain, the PostClassical Ensemble and conductor Angel Gil-Ordóñez is the brilliance of his writing for violin, a collision between itchy dance rhythms and soaring lyricism.
July 2017
Sonically delightful music…it’s a fascinating, engrossing disc that showcases not only Harrison’s disarming Romanticism, but also Fain’s deeply committed playing.
Classical Ear July 2017
Double music, a collaboration with John Cage for percussion alone, is treated to exemplary playing by the ensemble under Angel Gil- Ordóñez’s well- proportioned marshalling. Worth investigating.
