Special offer. George Walker: Five Sinfonias
Aaron Goldman, Shana Oshiro, DeMarcus Bolds, Daniel J. Smith, V Savoy McIlwain, Kevin Thompson, National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center, Gianandrea Noseda
Awards:
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
Terse exchanges, angular phrasings, fierce dissonances with repeated brass bombardments: these are the Sinfonias’ usual ingredients, speckled with slightly jazzy bass lines and typically tangled...
Special offer. George Walker: Five Sinfonias
Aaron Goldman, Shana Oshiro, DeMarcus Bolds, Daniel J. Smith, V Savoy McIlwain, Kevin Thompson, National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center, Gianandrea Noseda
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Awards:
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
Terse exchanges, angular phrasings, fierce dissonances with repeated brass bombardments: these are the Sinfonias’ usual ingredients, speckled with slightly jazzy bass lines and typically tangled...
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The culmination of five digital releases, the National Symphony Orchestra will release the complete sinfonias of George Walker in September 2023.
"The National Symphony Orchestra's unprecedented digital recording cycle offers an opportunity to experience my father's compositional evolution in context for the first time. Peter Laki's text, Frank Schramm's photography, and, of course, the committed artistry of Maestro Noseda and the musicians make a compelling argument for this music's enduring significance."
– Gregory Walker, son of George Walker
Contents and tracklist
- National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center
- Gianandrea Noseda
- Aaron Goldman
- National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center
- Gianandrea Noseda
- National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center
- Gianandrea Noseda
- National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center
- Gianandrea Noseda
- Shana Oshiro, DeMarcus Bolds, Daniel J. Smith, V Savoy McIlwain, Kevin Thompson
- National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center
- Gianandrea Noseda
Spotlight on this release
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Remembering George Walker on his centenary
3rd Nov 2022
With a cycle of Walker's Sinfonias underway from the National Symphony Orchestra, the composer's son Gregory and conductor Gianandrea Noseda reflect on his legacy.
Awards and reviews
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Presto Recordings of the YearFinalist 2023
November 2023
Terse exchanges, angular phrasings, fierce dissonances with repeated brass bombardments: these are the Sinfonias’ usual ingredients, speckled with slightly jazzy bass lines and typically tangled lyrical flights… In any context, the more varied textures and excitements of Sinfonias Nos 2 and 3 would stand out from the pack.
The New York Times 28th September 2023
The National Symphony Orchestra’s compelling recordings, which followed performances organized around Walker’s centennial in 2022, should widen the awareness that this composer is a major American voice...Walker’s syntax is pointed, with a propensity for angular melodies, blocks of dissonance and shifting moods.
