Late Works

Late Works
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2018 GRAMOPHONE AWARDS SHORTLIST - ORCHESTRAL
An impressive cast of artists are joining together in this Ondine recording dedicated to the late works by iconic American composer Elliott Carter. The album includes five premiere recordings, including Carter's final work Epigrams for piano trio, featuring Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Isabelle Faust and Jean-Guihen Queyras. Composer Elliott Carter's prolific career spanned over 80 years. He was encouraged towards a career in classical music by his friend and mentor Charles Ives. The earliest work included in this album, 'Dialogues', dates from 2003. It is a work for piano and orchestra composed of short, clearly articulated phrases. Carter wrote a sequel to the work, 'Dialogues II', for Daniel Barenboim's 70th birthday. Soundings was commissioned by the CSO and Interventions was written for the Boston Symphony Orchestra, James Levine and Daniel Barenboim. 'Conversations', a mini-concerto for piano and percussion requested by Colin Currie. The following year, at the suggestion of Oliver Knussen, Carter added two brief prefatory movements and retitled the piece 'Two Controversies and a Conversation'. Instances, for chamber orchestra, is dedicated to Ludovic Morlot, Music Director of the Seattle Symphony. 'Epigrams' is Carter's last composition was written ''to amuse myself'' as he put it. Carter, who studied Greek poetry as an undergraduate at Harvard, was clearly drawn to the concision, surprising turns, and wit of the literary genre to which his twelve short Epigrams allude.
Country USA
Brand Ondine
Manufacturer Ondine
Binding Audio CD
ReleaseDate 2017-08-11
UnitCount 1
UPCs 761195129623
EANs 0761195129623

Country	USA
Brand	Ondine
Manufacturer	Ondine
Binding	Audio CD
ReleaseDate	2017-08-11
UnitCount	1
UPCs	761195129623
EANs	0761195129623

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