Michael Torke - Ecstatic Collection

• Album Summary
• Notes & Reviews
• Also Purchased
• Works Details

Album Summary

Performers

• Catherine Bott
• Valdine Anderson (Soprano)
• Kurt Ollmann (Baritone)
• John Harle (Saxophone)

Conductors

• De Waart, Edo
• Hempel, Jurgen
• Levi, Yoel
• Miller, David A.
• Nagano, Kent
• Torke, Michael
• Zagrosek, Lothar
• Zinman, David

Ensembles

• 
• Albany Symphony Orchestra
• Apollo Saxophone Quartet
• Argo Band
• Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
• Balanescu Quartet
• Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
• London Sinfonietta
• Michael Torke Band
• Philharmonia Orchestra
• Present Music

Composer

• Michael Torke (1961 - )

Notes & Reviews:

"What a midcareer retrospective at the Whitney Museum is to a visual artist, Michael Torke's six-CD set of orchestral music is for a composer. When his recordings for Argo/Decca label went out of print, Mr. Torke bought up the rights and reissued them himself in a handsome package of vibrant, appealing and well-wrought music." - The New York Times

Reviews

There are currently no reviews, be the first one!

Also Purchased

Works Details

Torke, Michael : Green for orchestra

• Conductor: David Zinman
• Ensemble: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
• Running Time: 12 min. 1 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 1986

Torke, Michael : Purple, ballet

• Conductor: David Zinman
• Ensemble: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
• Running Time: 6 min. 16 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Form: Ballet
• Written: 1987

Torke, Michael : Ecstatic Orange, ballet

• Conductor: David Zinman
• Ensemble: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
• Running Time: 11 min. 5 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Form: Ballet
• Written: 1986

Torke, Michael : Ash for orchestra

• Conductor: David Zinman
• Ensemble: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
• Running Time: 15 min. 2 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 1989

Torke, Michael : Bright Blue Music

• Conductor: David Zinman
• Ensemble: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
• Running Time: 9 min. 9 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 1985

Torke, Michael : Proverbs (4), for female voice & ensemble

• Performer: Catherine Bott
• Conductor: Michael Torke
• Ensemble: Argo Band
• Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (07/19/1993-07/20/1993)
• Running Time: 14 min. 12 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 1993

Torke, Michael : Book of Proverbs, for chorus & orchestra

• Performers: Valdine Anderson (Soprano); Kurt Ollmann (Baritone)
• Conductor: Edo De Waart
• Notes: Muziekcentrum, Hilversum, The Netherlands (09/12/1996-09/13/1996)
• Running Time: 35 min. 44 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 1996

Torke, Michael : Javelin, overture for orchestra

• Conductor: Yoel Levi
• Ensemble: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
• Running Time: 8 min. 35 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1994

Torke, Michael : Concerto for saxophone

• Performer: John Harle (Saxophone)
• Conductor: David Miller
• Ensemble: Albany Symphony Orchestra
• Running Time: 18 min. 3 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1993

Torke, Michael : December, for string orchestra

• Conductor: Michael Torke
• Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
• Running Time: 9 min. 4 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 1995

Torke, Michael : Run, for orchestra

• Conductor: Yoel Levi
• Ensemble: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
• Running Time: 6 min. 37 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 1992

Torke, Michael : Charcoal, for orchestra

• Conductor: David Zinman
• Ensemble: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
• Notes: Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, MD (04/09/1994-04/10/1994)
• Running Time: 6 min. sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 1988

Torke, Michael : The Adjustable Wrench, for ensemble

• Conductor: Kent Nagano
• Ensemble: London Sinfonietta
• Notes: CBS Studio 1, London, England (11/09/1989-11/13/1989)
• Running Time: 11 min. 7 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 1987

Torke, Michael : Overnight Mail, for orchestra

• Conductor: Jurgen Hempel
• Running Time: 16 min. 27 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 1997

Torke, Michael : Monday and Tuesday, for chamber ensemble

• Conductor: Lothar Zagrosek
• Ensemble: London Sinfonietta
• Running Time: 23 min. 36 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 1992

Torke, Michael : Vanada for brass, keyboard & percussion

• Conductor: Kent Nagano
• Ensemble: London Sinfonietta
• Notes: CBS Studio 1, London, England (11/09/1989-11/13/1989)
• Running Time: 13 min. 6 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 1984

Torke, Michael : Flint, for 2 pianos, cello, double bass & saxophone quartet

• Conductor: Michael Torke
• Ensemble: Apollo Saxophone Quartet
• Running Time: 9 min. 19 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Form: Chamber Music
• Written: 1995

Torke, Michael : Music on the Floor

• Conductor: Lothar Zagrosek
• Ensemble: London Sinfonietta
• Running Time: 20 min. 18 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 1992

Torke, Michael : Slate for piano, piano 4-hands, xylophone, marimba & ensemble

• Conductor: Kent Nagano
• Ensemble: London Sinfonietta
• Notes: Studio 1, The Hit Factory, London, England (11/09/1989-11/13/1989)
• Running Time: 8 min. 41 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary

Torke, Michael : Rust for piano & ensemble

• Conductor: David Miller
• Ensemble: Albany Symphony Orchestra
• Notes: Studio 1, The Hit Factory, London, England (11/09/1989-11/13/1989)
• Running Time: 15 min. 38 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1989

Torke, Michael : Telephone Book

• Ensemble: Present Music
• Running Time: 16 min. sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 1995

Torke, Michael : July

• Conductor: Michael Torke
• Ensemble: Apollo Saxophone Quartet
• Notes: Air Lyndhurst, London, England (09/04/1996-09/08/1996)
• Running Time: 7 min. 32 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Form: Chamber Music
• Written: 1995

Torke, Michael : Chalk for string quartet

• Ensemble: Balanescu Quartet
• Notes: Henry Wood Hall, London, England (03/01/1992-03/04/1992)
• Running Time: 16 min. 17 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Form: Chamber Music
• Written: 1991

Torke, Michael : Change of Address, for chamber ensemble

• Ensemble: Michael Torke Band
• Running Time: 16 min. 16 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 1997