American Classics - Wuorinen: The Dante Trilogy

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Album Summary

Performers

• Michael Finn (Bassoon)
• Paul Carroll (Percussion)
• Christopher Oldfather (Piano)
• Richard Moredock (Piano)
• Cameron Grant (Piano)
• Benjamin Ramirez (Percussion)
• Alan Kay (Clarinet)
• Rachel Rudich (Flute)
• Thomas Kolor (Percussion)
• Phillip Bush (Piano)
• Curtis Macomber (Violin)
• Fred Sherry (Cello)
• Rachel Rudich (Piccolo)
• Susan Jolles (Harp)
• Timothy Cobb (Double Bass)
• Paul Neubauer (Viola)
• Stephen Taylor (Oboe)

Conductor

• Knussen, Oliver

Ensemble

• Contemporary Music Group

Composer

• Charles Wuorinen (1938 - )

Notes & Reviews:

In his long composing life, Charles Wuorinen has drawn on an extremely wide range of intellectual and musical inspirations, including many from science and literature. 'The Dante Trilogy' is among his most ambitious compositions, its source one of the great works of the Western intellectual canon. The three ballets each correspond to one of the books of Dante's 'Divina Commedia: The Mission of Virgil to Inferno', 'The Great Procession to Purgatorio', and 'The River of Light to Paradiso'; although rather than attempting to mirror the whole of Dante's narrative, Wuorinen's music relates to the detail and atmosphere of the books.

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Works Details

Wuorinen, Charles : The Mission of Virgil

• Performers: Richard Moredock (Piano); Cameron Grant (Piano)
• Running Time: 1 min. 13 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 1993-1994

Wuorinen, Charles : The Great Procession, ballet

• Performers: Benjamin Ramirez (Percussion); Alan Kay (Clarinet); Rachel Rudich (Flute); Thomas Kolor (Percussion); Phillip Bush (Piano); Curtis Macomber (Violin); Fred Sherry (Cello); Rachel Rudich (Piccolo)
• Conductor: Oliver Knussen
• Ensemble: Contemporary Music Group
• Notes: Peter Lewis Auditorium, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, NY (02/12/1999-02/13/1999)
• Running Time: 3 min. 17 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 1995

Wuorinen, Charles : The River of Light, ballet

• Performers: Curtis Macomber (Violin); Rachel Rudich (Piccolo); Susan Jolles (Harp); Timothy Cobb (Double Bass); Paul Neubauer (Viola); Phillip Bush (Piano); Stephen Taylor (Oboe); Michael Finn (Bassoon); Fred Sherry (Cello); Alan Kay (Clarinet); Paul Carroll (Percussion); Thomas Kolor (Percussion); Benjamin Ramirez (Percussion); Rachel Rudich (Flute); Christopher Oldfather (Piano)
• Conductor: Oliver Knussen
• Ensemble: Contemporary Music Group
• Notes: Peter Lewis Auditorium, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, NY (02/12/1999-02/13/1999)
• Running Time: 18 min. 58 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 1996