A palace upon the ruins : selected works / Howard Shore.
Material type:
MusicPublisher number: HWR-1020 | Howe Records1020 | Howe RecordsSpoken language: German, English Publisher: [New York] : Howe Records, [2016]Copyright date: ℗2016Description: 1 audio disc : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 inContent type: - performed music
- audio
- audio disc
- Works. Selections
- Cotnoir, Elizabeth -- Musical settings
- Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962 -- Musical settings
- Warren, Robert Penn, 1905-1989 -- Musical settings
- Songs (Medium voice) with instrumental ensemble
- Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with organ
- String quartets
- Orchestral music
- Songs (Medium voice) with orchestra
- Piano music
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The presence of such superstars as Lang Lang and the Kronos Quartet on this album may seem surprising until you consider that Howard Shore has penned scores for the highly successful Lord of the Rings films, as well as a host of other films (his association with director David Cronenberg has been a long one) and even an opera based on the film The Fly. He has the clout to call on major guest stars, and in fact, in this program of concert pieces he makes use of their talents. Shore's musical language here certainly bears the marks of his cinematic background, but the effect is different from that of film music because the pieces are shaped by a text (or in the case of the "Six Pieces," by an abstract form) rather than by onscreen action. His style is neo-Romantic, inflected in the direction of minimalism, with a characteristic way of stopping on a single chord to explore its sonorities rather than proceeding according to its harmonic implications. You can hear it deployed simply and distinctively in "Catania," written for a wedding in that locale, performed by Lang Lang, and entirely appropriate for future wedding ceremonies. Other highlights are the two choral works, one sung by a non-professional youth choir and the other by a more polished group, but each displaying a real knack for text-setting. "Peace," which sets texts by Eleanor Roosevelt, has an anthemic quality with a punch. The titular work is a song cycle evoking six different weather conditions; despite its thematic unity, it was assembled in steps, and it's not clear how the text, by Shore's wife, and written mostly for an American commission, happens to have been written in German. It is beautifully sung by mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano and accompanied by a small chamber ensemble. Concert music by top film composers is a small but fascinating field, and this entry is welcomed. ~ James Manheim
Title from disc label.
Sung in German and English.
Various musicians.
2nd work recorded 2009 February 7 Washington National Cathedral.
3rd work recorded live 2014 April 20 KKL Luzern, Switzerland.
4th work recorded Studio Trilogy, San Francisco.
Remaining works recorded at unspecified times and locations.
Program notes in English, French, and German, biographical notes on the performers in English, and texts with English, French, and German translations (where applicable) inserted in container.
A palace upon the ruins : a song cycle / lyrics by Elizabeth Cotnoir (Jennifer Johnson Canno, mezzo-soprano ; Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival) -- Peace / text by Eleanor Roosevelt (Essential Voices USA Youth Workshop ; Benjamin Hutto, organ ; Judith Clurman, conductor) -- The garden / text by Robert Penn Warren (21st Century Chamber Choir ; Ludwig Wicki, conductor) -- Six pieces. Pianoforte, string (Howard Shore, conductor) ; Quartet (Kronos Quartet) ; 10 celli (RTÉ Concert Orchestra) ; Strings ; Mezzo-soprano, 10 cello / lyrics by Elizabeth Cornoir (with Clara Sanabras, mezzo-soprano) ; Strings -- Catania (Lang Lang, piano).