Michael Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony on CD
Metropolis Symphony
CD
CD (Compact Disc)
Conventional CD, playable with all CD players and computer drives, but also with most SACD or multiplayers.
- +Deus ex Machina für Klavier & Orchester
- Artists:
- Terrence Wilson, Nashville SO, Giancarlo Guerrero
- Label:
- Naxos
- Year of recording ca.:
- 2007/2008
- Item number:
- 1104603
- UPC/EAN:
- 0636943963524
- Release date:
- 28.9.2009
- Series:
- Naxos American Classics
Inspiriert durch den fünfzigsten Jahrestag von Supermans erstem Auftritt in den Comics, wurde die Metropolis Symphony von Orchestern auf der ganzen Welt aufgeführt. Von der London Times als "Symphonie Fantastique for our times" gefeiert, ist die Metropolis Symphony eine musikalische Antwort auf den Mythos Superman und drückt die Energien, Mehrdeutigkeiten, Paradoxien und den Witz der amerikanischen Populärkultur aus. Deus ex Machina ist ein Klavierkonzert, das von Zügen der Zukunft und Vergangenheit inspiriert ist: Fast Forward rekreiert die maschinenartigen Rhythmen moderner Züge, die von den italienischen Futuristen bewundert wurden; Train of Tears erinnert an Abraham Lincolns Beerdigungszug; Night Steam erinnert an O. Winston Links historische Fotografien von Dampflokomotiven, die rumpeln und pfeifen, bis sie aussterben.
Inspired by the fiftieth anniversary of Superman’s first appearance in the comics, Metropolis Symphony has been performed by orchestras all over the world. Hailed by the London Times as a “Symphonie Fantastique for our times,” Metropolis Symphony is a musical response to the myth of Superman, expressing the energies, ambiguities, paradoxes, and wit of American popular culture. Deus ex Machina is a piano concerto inspired by trains of the future and past: Fast Forward re-creates the machine-like rhythms of modern trains admired by the Italian futurists; Train of Tears recalls Abraham Lincoln’s funeral train; Night Steam evokes O. Winston Link’s historic photographs of steam locomotives rumbling and whistling their way into extinction.
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Inspired by the fiftieth anniversary of Superman’s first appearance in the comics, Metropolis Symphony has been performed by orchestras all over the world. Hailed by the London Times as a “Symphonie Fantastique for our times,” Metropolis Symphony is a musical response to the myth of Superman, expressing the energies, ambiguities, paradoxes, and wit of American popular culture. Deus ex Machina is a piano concerto inspired by trains of the future and past: Fast Forward re-creates the machine-like rhythms of modern trains admired by the Italian futurists; Train of Tears recalls Abraham Lincoln’s funeral train; Night Steam evokes O. Winston Link’s historic photographs of steam locomotives rumbling and whistling their way into extinction.
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Tracklisting
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Contributors
Disk 1 von 1 (CD)
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1 Metropolis Symphony: I. Lex
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2 Metropolis Symphony: II. Krypton
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3 Metropolis Symphony: Iii. Mxyzptlk
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4 Metropolis Symphony: IV. Oh, Lois!
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5 Metropolis Symphony: V. Red Cape Tango
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6 Deus ex Machina: I. Fast Forward (Di andata veloce)
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7 Deus ex Machina: II. Train of Tears
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8 Deus Ex Machina: Iii. Night Steam
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