Night Skies - Orchestra Music of Katherine Hoover / Suben
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A hint of Morton Feldman atmospherics, a taste of klezmer, a tone poem--it can all be found in the diverse output of American composer Katherine Hoover. And on Night Skies, the Slovak Radio Symphony under Joel Eric Suben performs a fascinating cross-section of her works. "Turnabout," one-half of Two Sketches, is a sonic palindrome in which the orchestra literally turns around and plays the short piece backward. Eleni: A Greek Tragedy is apparently where the klezmer comes in; its layerings of Greek melodies and spiky orchestrations create a moving lament. The title track is an orchestral tone poem where percussion and flute create a storm to remember. The flute is given prominence in many of Hoover's works (she's also a flutist), but the variety of her output on Night Skies is what's really astounding. These pieces brim with inventiveness and energy. --Jason Verlinde
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Night Skies - Orchestra Music of Katherine Hoover / Suben
Joel Suben Manufacturer: Parnassus ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD  General
| Concertos
| Forms & Genres
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
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| Symphonies
| Classical
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| Music
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| Classical
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| Music
ASIN: B00000I549 Release Date: 1999-02-15 |
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Amazon.com
A hint of Morton Feldman atmospherics, a taste of klezmer, a tone poem--it can all be found in the diverse output of American composer Katherine Hoover. And on Night Skies, the Slovak Radio Symphony under Joel Eric Suben performs a fascinating cross-section of her works. "Turnabout," one-half of Two Sketches, is a sonic palindrome in which the orchestra literally turns around and plays the short piece backward. Eleni: A Greek Tragedy is apparently where the klezmer comes in; its layerings of Greek melodies and spiky orchestrations create a moving lament. The title track is an orchestral tone poem where percussion and flute create a storm to remember. The flute is given prominence in many of Hoover's works (she's also a flutist), but the variety of her output on Night Skies is what's really astounding. These pieces brim with inventiveness and energy. --Jason VerlindeCustomer Reviews:
Each piece a gem!.......2002-12-30
Track Listings:
Track Listings
Bacchanal/1969 [Original recording remastered]
It Ended on an Oily Stage, Vol. 1 [CD-single] [Import]
In Concert/I Put a Spell on You [Live]
George W. Chadwick: String Quartets Nos. 4 & 5
Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 1