Li-Wei Qin, Robert Ashworth, Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, Garry Walker, Brett Dean - Ross Harris: Symphony No. 4 & Cello Concerto (2014) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Cello Concerto
02. Symphony No. 4, "To the memory of Mahinarangi Tocker": I. The sea mimics a thousand applauding kanuka
03. Symphony No. 4, "To the memory of Mahinarangi Tocker": II. I'm happy, dressed for laughter
04. Symphony No. 4, "To the memory of Mahinarangi Tocker": III. The window fogs
05. Symphony No. 4, "To the memory of Mahinarangi Tocker": IV. I'm the only one turning
06. Symphony No. 4, "To the memory of Mahinarangi Tocker": V. No sky in her day


Commissioned by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, Ross Harris’s Fourth Symphony is a tribute to and a portrait of poet and songwriter Mahinārangi Tocker. Her movingly evocative words and songs serve as references for each movement, while a solo viola increasingly takes on her character and personality. The Cello Concerto was inspired by the brilliant playing of cellist Li-Wei Qin, its single continuous movement a dramatic dark-to-light journey filled with rich singing lines and extravagant virtuosity. Ross Harris’s Symphonies 2 and 3 can be heard on Naxos 8.572574.

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