Special offer. Poema 1. Ad Astra
Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra, Alexander Shelley
Shelley conducts assured performances of all four works, and the opening of Don Juan brims with testosterone before swooning rapture turns to disillusionment and death.
Special offer. Poema 1. Ad Astra
Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra, Alexander Shelley
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Shelley conducts assured performances of all four works, and the opening of Don Juan brims with testosterone before swooning rapture turns to disillusionment and death.
About
Poema 1. Ad Astra is the first in a series of recordings by Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra in which Music Director Alexander Shelley asked Canadian Composers to craft compositions that respond to masterpieces by German Composer, Richard Strauss (1864-1949). Kelly‑Marie Murphy responds to Don Juan and Kevin Lau to Death and Transfiguration. This latest cycle of recordings, a dialogue between the past and our modern era, strikes a perfect balance between the exhilaration of the new and the charm of the timeless classic.
Contents and tracklist
- Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra
- Alexander Shelley
Murphy, K-M:
Dark Night, Bright Stars, Vast Universe
Work length10:07
This work is only available as an album download.
- Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra
- Alexander Shelley
- Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra
- Alexander Shelley
Work length23:12
This work is only available as an album download.
- Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra
- Alexander Shelley
Awards and reviews
May 2025
Shelley conducts assured performances of all four works, and the opening of Don Juan brims with testosterone before swooning rapture turns to disillusionment and death.
