William Bolcom: Canciones de Lorca & Prometheus (Live)
René Barbera, Pacific Symphony Orchestra, Carl St. Clair, Pacific Chorale, Jeffrey Biegel
Available in 88.2 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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Canciones de Lorca
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1.1
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I. Introduction: Balanza
William Bolcom; René Barbera; Pacific Symphony Orchestra; Carl St. Clair |
1:10 | |||
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1.2
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II. Instrumental Interlude I
William Bolcom; Pacific Symphony Orchestra; Carl St. Clair |
1:11 | |||
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III. La casada infiel
William Bolcom; René Barbera; Pacific Symphony Orchestra; Carl St. Clair |
7:15 | |||
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1.4
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IV. Alba
William Bolcom; René Barbera; Pacific Symphony Orchestra; Carl St. Clair |
3:44 | |||
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1.5
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V. Danza da lua en Santiago
William Bolcom; René Barbera; Pacific Symphony Orchestra; Carl St. Clair |
3:14 | |||
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1.6
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VI. Arboles
William Bolcom; René Barbera; Pacific Symphony Orchestra; Carl St. Clair |
2:57 | |||
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1.7
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VII. Soneto de la dulce queja
William Bolcom; René Barbera; Pacific Symphony Orchestra; Carl St. Clair |
4:34 | |||
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1.8
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VIII. Instrumental Interlude II: A Poet in New York
William Bolcom; Pacific Symphony Orchestra; Carl St. Clair |
3:04 | |||
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1.9
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IX. El poeta llega a la Habana
William Bolcom; René Barbera; Pacific Symphony Orchestra; Carl St. Clair |
4:43 | |||
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1.10
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Prometheus
William Bolcom; Pacific Chorale; Jeffrey Biegel; Pacific Symphony Orchestra; Carl St. Clair |
22:58 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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"... (Barbera’s) part is demanding, at times florid and high-flying, always passionate."
- Fanfare
"Four Stars ... the Pacific Chorale and Orchestra played faultlessly and the producers of this recording captured these performances in a very realistic way. Bolcom is always interesting and these two works will please lovers of contemporary music. Prometheus is the highlight of the disc to my ear, but the entire disc is beyond reproach musically and technically."
- Audiophile Audition
The Pacific Symphony Orchestra and the Pacific Chorale are joined by tenor René Barbera and pianist Jeffrey Biegel on this live album dedicated to Pulitzer Prize and multiple Grammy winner William Bolcom, one of America’s leading composers with a prolific and widely performed catalogue. Written for tenor Plácido Domingo, Canciones de Lorca explores the full variety of that Spanish poet’s surrealistic humour, passion and mystery, as well as invoking the Andalusian flamenco and popular song lyric atmosphere the composer feels is latent in each poem. Bolcom's Prometheus is a metaphor for our turbulent times, starkly examining how we are chained to a rock of technological dependency but dedicated to hope and a peace derived from greater universal understanding.
88.2 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Naxos Studio Masters
Recorded live in concert at the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Costa Mesa, California, USA, October 24 - 26, 2013 (tracks 1 - 9) and November 18 - 20, 2010 (track 10) Producer and editor: Blanton Alspaugh Engineers: Ted Ancona and John Newton Mixing and mastering: Mark Donahue Publisher: Edward B. Marks Co. Booklet notes: William Bolcom Cover by Cosmin4000 (iStockphoto.com)
Recorded live in concert at the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Costa Mesa, California, USA, October 24 - 26, 2013 (tracks 1 - 9) and November 18 - 20, 2010 (track 10) Producer and editor: Blanton Alspaugh Engineers: Ted Ancona and John Newton Mixing and mastering: Mark Donahue Publisher: Edward B. Marks Co. Booklet notes: William Bolcom Cover by Cosmin4000 (iStockphoto.com)
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -2.15 -8.25 to -0.57 | -23.76 -28.55 to -19.93 | -19.20 -23.80 to -16.40 | 14 11 to 16 | |
| 1 | I. Introduction: Balanza | -8.25 | -28.55 | -23.8 | 11 |
| 2 | II. Instrumental Interlude I | -0.60 | -19.93 | -16.5 | 13 |
| 3 | III. La casada infiel | -2.51 | -25.12 | -20.7 | 14 |
| 4 | IV. Alba | -0.60 | -21.06 | -16.4 | 13 |
| 5 | V. Danza da lua en Santiago | -0.57 | -21.67 | -17.1 | 14 |
| 6 | VI. Arboles | -0.60 | -25.37 | -19.6 | 16 |
| 7 | VII. Soneto de la dulce queja | -6.40 | -27.56 | -23.2 | 12 |
| 8 | VIII. Instrumental Interlude II: A Poet in New York | -0.58 | -23.01 | -17.7 | 14 |
| 9 | IX. El poeta llega a la Habana | -0.60 | -22.11 | -18.0 | 14 |
| 10 | Prometheus | -0.75 | -23.24 | -19.0 | 14 |