Boston Modern Orchestra Project – Lukas Foss: The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County (2025) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

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The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County comprises two of Foss’s one-act operas: the nine-minute Introductions and Good-Byes – a humorous yet virtuosic commentary on convention and etiquette – followed by the album’s title track. The Jumping Frog is based on Mark Twain’s earliest and most famous short story, Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog. Foss’s operatic adaptation successfully bridges the gap between a European classical music tradition and American folklore style, setting the tale at the geographical and cultural epicenter of the California Gold Rush era. By capturing the essence of regional American storytelling, Foss married local folk narratives with his aesthetic amalgamation of neo-classicism and eclectic modernism.

Tracklist:

1-1. Boston Modern Orchestra Project – Introductions and Good-Byes: Outer Curtain (01:21)
1-2. Boston Modern Orchestra Project – Introductions and Good-Byes: Inner Curtain (07:02)
1-3. Boston Modern Orchestra Project – The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County: Overture (03:02)
1-4. Boston Modern Orchestra Project – The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County: Scene 1. Jumped fourteen feet (06:18)
1-5. Boston Modern Orchestra Project – The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County: Scene 1. Mind if I join you? (07:12)
1-6. Boston Modern Orchestra Project – The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County: Scene 1. Lulu’s Song (02:35)
1-7. Boston Modern Orchestra Project – The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County: Scene 1. Each time I hit a town (03:47)
1-8. Boston Modern Orchestra Project – The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County: Scene 2. Oh don’t you remember sweet Betsy from Pike (04:21)
1-9. Boston Modern Orchestra Project – The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County: Scene 2. That was a mighty fine dinner (02:39)
1-10. Boston Modern Orchestra Project – The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County: Scene 2. How you been Lulu (05:51)
1-11. Boston Modern Orchestra Project – The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County: Finale. Unhappy day for Calaveras (05:34)