Jennifer Higdon: City Scape; Concerto for Orchestra [Hybrid SACD] [Hybrid SACD - DSD]

Jennifer Higdon (Composer), Robert Spano (Conductor), Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
• Conductor: Robert Spano
• Composer: Jennifer Higdon
• Audio CD (March 23, 2004)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Hybrid SACD - DSD
• Label: Telarc
• ASIN: B0001KL4IG
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #67,640 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Concerto for Orchestra, in 5 movements: Part 1

2. Concerto for Orchestra, in 5 movements: Part 2

3. Concerto for Orchestra, in 5 movements: Part 3

4. Concerto for Orchestra, in 5 movements: Part 4

5. Concerto for Orchestra, in 5 movements: Part 5

6. City Scape, for orchestra: Skyline

7. City Scape, for orchestra: river sings a song to trees

8. City Scape, for orchestra: Peachtree Street

Customer Reviews

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4.0 out of 5 stars see cd reviews, January 15, 2011

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DECKARD "REPDETECT" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jennifer Higdon: City Scape; Concerto for Orchestra [Hybrid SACD] (Audio CD)

Don't let this one naysayer review discourage you- read the reviews for the cd version for balance.

I loved it. SACD version is outstanding.

0 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Higdon Disappoints, January 14, 2011

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Charles Stubbert "Purplefred" (Waterville, Maine) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jennifer Higdon: City Scape; Concerto for Orchestra [Hybrid SACD] (Audio CD)

After learning that Jennifer Higdon was the most performed of our current crop of American composers I bought this recording of her work in great anticipation. I must admit that I was greatly disappointed by both the Concerto for Orchestra and City Scape. Higdon clearly thinks that her music must break new ground of "challenges" to the listener rather than providing a pleasant musical experience, which I'm sure she is capable of producing. Her music is the type that excites academics and some musicians with irs inventiveness, but fails to captivate a concert audience.