Paul Jacobs, Nashville Symphony, Giancarlo Guerrero – Wayne Oquin, Parker & Rouse: Organ Concertos (2024) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Paul Jacobs, Nashville Symphony, Giancarlo Guerrero – Wayne Oquin, Parker & Rouse: Organ Concertos (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:01:01 minutes | 1,01 GB | Genre: Classical
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The organ concerto tradition goes back to the 17th century and the Baroque era, but composers have constantly adapted this age-old genre to their own expressive ends – this recording provides ample evidence of its appeal today. The Organ Concerto by Horatio Parker, today remembered as Charles Ives’ teacher, emerged at a time when composers were seeking an authentically American voice and was hailed by one critic as “imposing and brilliant.” Dedicated to Paul Jacobs, Christopher Rouse’s Organ Concerto is notable for its contrasting dark and light sonorities both in instrumentation and harmonic colour. Wayne Oquin’s Resilience reflects the human capacity for tenacity and perseverance; the composer describes it as “a 13-minute exploration of two seemingly limitless spheres.” The programme ends with Ives’ Variations on “America” – a piece for solo organ composed for the Fourth of July celebrations in 1892.

Tracklist:

1-01. Paul Jacobs – Organ Concerto in E-Flat Minor, Op. 55: I. Allegro moderato – Andante (10:32)
1-02. Paul Jacobs – Organ Concerto in E-Flat Minor, Op. 55: II. Allegretto, ma ben marcato (03:11)
1-03. Paul Jacobs – Organ Concerto in E-Flat Minor, Op. 55: III. Allegro moderato, molto risoluto (06:54)
1-04. Paul Jacobs – Resilience (12:06)
1-05. Paul Jacobs – Organ Concerto: I. Allegro non troppo (06:36)
1-06. Paul Jacobs – Organ Concerto: II. Lento (08:19)
1-07. Paul Jacobs – Organ Concerto: III. Presto (05:19)
1-08. Paul Jacobs – Variations on “America”: Introduction (01:09)
1-09. Paul Jacobs – Variations on “America”: Theme (00:40)
1-10. Paul Jacobs – Variations on “America”: Var. 1, Moderato (00:46)
1-11. Paul Jacobs – Variations on “America”: Var. 2, Andante (00:52)
1-12. Paul Jacobs – Variations on “America”: Interlude I (00:30)
1-13. Paul Jacobs – Variations on “America”: Var. 3, Allegro (00:59)
1-14. Paul Jacobs – Variations on “America”: Var. 4, Polonaise (00:50)
1-15. Paul Jacobs – Variations on “America”: Interlude II (00:14)
1-16. Paul Jacobs – Variations on “America”: Var. 5 – Finale (01:55)

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