Katalógové číslo:
BIS-2683
Autori:
Kaikhosru Sorabji
Interpreti:
Andrew Garland, Bryan Chuan, Chappell Kingsland, Christopher Grundy, Emily Walker, Jeremy Reynolds, Julie Thornton, Sarah Bierhaus, Sharon Bezaly, Sharon Harms, Taylor Gonzales, Wild Beautiful Ensemble, Wild Beautiful Orchestra, Zoë Spangler
1 Désir éperdu KSS 13
2 Il tessuto d'arabeschi KSS 99
3 Le mauvais jardinier KSS 11a
4 Framento cantato für Bariton und Klavier KSS 88
5 Fantasietta atematica KSS 103
Trois poèmes, KSS 65
6 I. Le faune
7 II. Les chats
8 III. La dernière fête galante
Cinque sonetti di Michelangelo Buonarroti, KSS 36
9 I. Tu sa’ ch’i’ so, signor mie, che tu sai
10 II. Non so se s’è la desï̈ata luce
11 III. A che più debb’i’ omai l’intensa voglia
12 IV. Veggio nel tuo bel viso, signor mio
13 V. Se nel volto per gli occhi il cor si vede
14 Arabesque, KSS 24
15 Benedizione di San Francesco d’Assisi, KSS 91
Trois poèmes du Gulistān de Saʿdī, KSS 42
16 I. La lampe
17 II. La jalousie
18 III. La fidelité
19 [4] Frammenti aforistici, KSS 96
20 Frammento cantato, KSS 88
21 Movement, KSS 52
Our knowledge of Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji is based more on his reputation than on his work. A marginal figure in 20th century music, he is known for the length and complexity of his compositions. After being banned from performing his music, he earned a small income through his writings as a critic and essayist of great wit. His best-known works are for solo piano, many of which have been published by BIS. This album presents premiere recordings of his music for chamber ensemble and chamber orchestra, as well as several world premieres of art songs, including a new arrangement and the first completion of a fragment. The American collective Wild Beautiful Orchestra, consisting of instrumentalists and singers known for their versatility and enthusiasm, and its founder, conductor Chappell Kingsland, together with flutist Sharon Bezaly, present this program of partly unpublished music by the unconventional composer. There is no doubt that this extraordinary variety will broaden our collective appreciation of Sorabji's genius and that this album can serve as an introduction to his unique musical imagination.