Ecstatic Collection: Music by Michael Torke (Box Set) [Box set]

Editorial Reviews
The New York Times
"...a handsome package of vibrant, appealing and well-wrought music."

Album Description
Michael Torke has created a substantial body of works in virtually every genre, each with a characteristic personal stamp that combines restless rhythmic energy with ravishingly beautiful melodies.

Last December, this boxed set of Michael Torke's complete recordings was picked by The New York Times as one of the top classical albums of the year.

Ecstatic Collection: Music by Michael Torke (Box Set), Music, Kurt Ollmann, Michael Torke, David Allen Miller, David Zinman, Edo de Waart, Jurgen Hempel, Kent Nagano, Lothar Zagrosek, Michael Torke, Yoel Levi, Apollo Quartet, Argo Band, Balanescu Quartet, Michael Torke Band, Present Music Ensemble, Albany Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Orkest de Volharding, Philharmonia Orchestra of London, John Harle, Catherine Bott, Valdine Anderson, 20th/21st Century Ballet, 20th/21st Century Orchestral Music, Ballet, Box Sets (Audio Only), Chamber, Chamber Music, Choral, Choral Music, Classical, Classical Composers, Concerto, Orchestral, Orchestral & Symphonic, Orchestral Music, Quartet for Four String Instruments, Saxophone Concerto, Saxophone Quartet, Vocal, Vocal Music

Average customer rating: What's not to like about contemporary music?

Ecstatic Collection: Music by Michael Torke (Box Set) Manufacturer: Ecstatic Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Torke | Torke, Michael | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Saxophone | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Atlanta Symphony Orchestra | ( A ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music London Philharmonic Orchestra | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Michael Torke: Strawberry Fields Michael Torke: An Italian Straw Hat Michael Torke: Rapture; An American Abroad; Jasper Reich: Different Trains, Electric Counterpoint / Kronos Quartet, Pat Metheny ASIN: B00067HPNC Release Date: 2004-11-02

Tracks:

1. Green - Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
2. Purple - Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
3. Ecstatic Orange - Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
4. Ash - Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
5. Bright Blue Music - Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Tracks:

1. I. Better A Dish - Catherine Bott
2. II. Drink Water - Catherine Bott
3. III. One Man Pretends - Catherine Bott
4. IV. There Is Joy - Catherine Bott
5. I. Opening - Kurt Ollmann
6. II. The Door Turns - Kurt Ollmann
7. III. Better A Dry Crust - Kurt Ollmann
8. IV. The Whip For The Horse - Kurt Ollmann
9. V. The Way Of An Eagle - Kurt Ollmann
10. VI. Drink Our Fill Of Love - Kurt Ollmann
11. VII. Like The Man Who Seizes - Kurt Ollmann
12. VIII. Boast Not Of Tomorrow - Kurt Ollmann

Tracks:

1. Javelin - Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
2. I. - John Harle
3. II. - John Harle
4. III. - John Harle
5. December - Philharmonia Orchestra
6. Run - Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
7. Charcoal - Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Tracks:

1. Adjustable Wrench - London Sinfonietta
2. Priority - Orkest de Volharding
3. Standard - Orkest de Volharding
4. Saturday Delivery - Orkest de Volharding
5. Monday - Lothar Zagrosek
6. Tuesday - Lothar Zagrosek

Tracks:

1. Vanada - London Sinfonietta
2. Flint - Michael Torke
3. I. - Lothar Zagrosek
4. II. - Lothar Zagrosek
5. III. - Lothar Zagrosek
6. Slate - London Sinfonietta
7. Rust - David Alan Miller

Tracks:

1. The Yellow Pages - Present Music
2. The Blue Pages - Present Music
3. The White Pages - Present Music
4. July - Apollo Saxophone Quartet
5. Chalk - Balanescu Quartet
6. East 33rd Street - Michael Torke Band
7. Riverside Drive - Michael Torke Band
8. Bank Street - Michael Torke Band
9. West 102nd Street - Michael Torke Band
10. West 4th Street - Michael Torke Band
11. West Houston Street - Michael Torke Band

Album Description

Last December, this boxed set of Michael Torke's complete recordings was picked by The New York Times as one of the top classical albums of the year.

Customer Reviews:

What's not to like about contemporary music?.......2006-07-08

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