Adagio

St. Michel Strings · Einojuhani Rautavaara · Cristina Spinei · Elliott Carter

2012 · ABCD 341

Credits

Performers: St. Michel Strings
Composers: Einojuhani RautavaaraCristina SpineiElliott CarterMarc SatterwhiteClark McAlisterLeevi MadetojaJosé SerebrierJoaquín TurinaGiacomo Puccini
Conductors and other contributors: José Serebrier — Conductor

About this release

Rautavaara - Spinei - Carter - Satterwhite - McAlister
Madetoja - Serebrier - Turina - Puccini
ADAGIO
Mikkeli City Orchestra
Conductor José Serebrier
On the new Adagio album by the world-famous star conductor José Serebrier and the Mikkeli City Orchestra, the pieces composed and arranged for the string orchestra play with passionate emotion. The news includes e.g. the world premiere of a work that Serebrier composed for an a cappella choir at the age of 15, but later orchestrated for a string ensemble. The original version is called Vocalise, but Serebrier named the new version Adagio to avoid confusion. In addition, the world premiere of the works of three American composers will be heard: Cristina Spinei Synched (2010), Elliott Carter Elegy for String Orchestra (1942) and Marc Satterwhite Ossuary Cross (2011).

Tracks

Divertimento (1953)
1.Allegrocomp. Einojuhani Rautavaara (b.1928)ISRC FIABA12000532:45
2.Adagiocomp. Einojuhani Rautavaara (b.1928)ISRC FIABA12000543:35
3.Allegretto ma energicocomp. Einojuhani Rautavaara (b.1928)ISRC FIABA12000552:56
4.Synched (2010)comp. Cristina Spinei (b.1984)ISRC FIABA120005610:52
5.Elegy for String Orchestra (1942)comp. Elliott Carter (b. 1908)ISRC FIABA12000575:06
6.Ossuary Cross (2011)comp. Marc Satterwhite (1954)ISRC FIABA12000587:11
7.Aquae Sulis (2011)comp. Clark McAlister (b.1946)ISRC FIABA120005910:05
8.Elegy Op. 4/1 (1909)comp. Leevi Madetoja (1887-1947)ISRC FIABA12000604:40
9.Adagio (1964)comp. José Serebrier (b.1938)ISRC FIABA12000613:10
La oración del torero (The Bullfighter’s Prayer) Op. 34 (1925)
10.La oración del torero (Härkätaistelijan rukous) op. 34 (1925)comp. Joaquín Turina (1882-1949)ISRC FIABA12000629:15
Divertimento (1953)
11.Crisantemi (1890)comp. Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)ISRC FIABA12000636:16

Reviews

It’s just not a satisfying program.
American Record Guide · Donald R Vroon · June 28, 2013
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Marc Satterwhite’s Ossuary Cross incorporates too many newer-music clichés to leave a distinctive impression; all those insistent repeating chordal punctuations and non-standard string sounds.
MusicWeb International · Stephen Francis Vasta · June 24, 2014
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