Melinda Wagner: Concerto for Flute, Strings, and Percussion; Poul Ruders: Concerto in Pieces (Purcell Variations)

Poul Ruders (Orchestra), Melinda Wagner (Artist), Mark Mandarano (Artist), Paul Lustig Dunkel (Artist), BBC Symphony Orchestra (Artist), Westchester Philharmonic Orchestra (Artist)

Product Details

• Orchestra: Poul Ruders
• Audio CD (June 27, 2000)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Bridge
• ASIN: B00004T8MN
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #273,535 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Concerto for flute, strings & percussion

2. Concerto for flute, strings & percussion

3. Concerto for flute, strings & percussion

4. Concerto in Pieces (Purcell Variations for orchestra): 1. Theme and Variation 1: Vivace maestoso

5. Concerto in Pieces (Purcell Variations for orchestra): 2. Variation 2: Vivace scherzando

6. Concerto in Pieces (Purcell Variations for orchestra): 3. Variation 3: Parlando alla breve

7. Concerto in Pieces (Purcell Variations for orchestra): 4. Variation 4: Largo recitativo

8. Concerto in Pieces (Purcell Variations for orchestra): 5. Variation 5: Allegretto capriccioso

9. Concerto in Pieces (Purcell Variations for orchestra): 6. Variation 6: Martellato feroce

10. Concerto in Pieces (Purcell Variations for orchestra): 7. Variation 7: Andante lamentoso

11. Concerto in Pieces (Purcell Variations for orchestra): 8. Variation 8: Adagio lontano

12. Concerto in Pieces (Purcell Variations for orchestra): 9. Variation 9: Intermezzo

13. Concerto in Pieces (Purcell Variations for orchestra): 10. Variation 10: Finale Fugato ... Vivace

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4.0 out of 5 stars Young Person's Guide to the (1990's) Orchestra, July 12, 2000

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I first heard (and saw) the Ruders work, "Concerto in Pieces," on the BBC's "Last Night of the Proms" and was captivated by the sight of the percussionists dipping tubular bells into whimsically decorated aquariums to get that amazing sliding effect in the fourth variation. The orchestration is brilliant, the textures and colors uncanny, and the BBC Symphony rises to the challenge virtuosically, the brass in particular. "Concerto in Pieces" is the best sort of accessable, exuberant music-making: comprehenisble but not condescending. A touching tribute to Purcell (the theme is from Henry P.'s Dido and Aeneas) and to Benjamin Britten and his "Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra" - two great representatives of the tradition of musical "Englishness". You'd never guess it from hearing the piece, but Ruders is from Denmark! Incidentally, the crowd at Albert's Hall loved the piece at its premiere and its not every day you see a sea of people dressed like soccer-hooligans so enthusiastic about a new symphonic work.