Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra & Stanislav Vavřínek - John A. Carollo: Music from the Ethereal Side of Paradise (2018) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist
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01. Awakenings
02. Romantica Passione Suite (Arr. for Orchestra): III: Romanzo!
03. Romantica Passione Suite (Arr. for Orchestra): IV: Splendido affare
04. Romantica Passione Suite (Arr. for Orchestra): V: La Tortura dell' amore
05. Romantica Passione Suite (Arr. For Orchestra): VIII: Un Giorno Teso
06. Metamorphosis No. 3 (Arr. for Orchestra)
07. 9 Guitar Preludes (Arr. for Orchestra): No. 3, The Tai Chi Set
08. 9 Guitar Preludes (Arr. for Orchestra): No. 7, The City of 100 Spires
09. 9 Guitar Preludes (Arr. for Orchestra): No. 9, What Now?
10. Crafted Stardust (Improvisations with Narrations) [Arr. for Orchestra]: Little Gems
11. Crafted Stardust (Improvisations with Narrations) [Arr. for Orchestra]: She Saw the Rainbow
12. Crafted Stardust (Improvisations with Narrations) [Arr. for Orchestra]: Moon Dust
13. Crafted Stardust (Improvisations with Narrations) [Arr. for Orchestra]: Crafted Stardust
14. Metamorphosis No. 13 (Arr. for Orchestra)
15. Bright Stillness (You Are My Desire)


John A. Carollo’s fourth Navona Records release, and follow up to 2017’s THE TRANSFIGURATION of GIOVANNI BAUDINO, is a wondrous musical journey through the world of desire. With MUSIC FROM THE ETHEREAL SIDE OF PARADISE, Carollo makes an impassioned plea for the power of romance.

From the opening tensions and mystery of “Awakenings for String Orchestra” through the surprising, amorous joy of “Romanzo!” “Splendido Affare,” and “La Tortura dell’ Amore,” Carollo’s compositions communicate what mere words cannot:the inner rapture, utter fulfillment, and yes, the torture, of being in love.

Shifting slightly, and perhaps more into the ethereal, “Metamorphosis No. 3 for Solo Violin” introduces a newer, more contemplative element. With short notes and runs, the violin first cries out with unanswered questions followed by furrowed introspection. Two Guitar Etudes follow, demonstrating both intimacy and technique, while maintaining an inquisitive tone throughout.

As the album continues, we arrive at a vocal suite with “Little Gems” to be discovered throughout.

T.S. Eliot wrote “…the end of all our exploring/Will be to arrive where we started/And know the place for the first time.”MUSIC FROM THE ETHEREAL SIDE OF PARADISE does just that. Concluding as we began with a sumptuous string orchestra, we arrive where we started – enlightened and wise from our journey.

Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra
Stanislav Vavrinek, conductor

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