Evelyn Glennie, Blair McMillen, Albany Symphony Orchestra & David Alan Miller - Joan Tower: Strike Zones, Small, Still/Rapids & Ivory and Ebony (2021) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Strike Zones
02. Small
03. Still/Rapids: I. Still
04. Still/Rapids: II. Rapids
05. Ivory and Ebony



Joan Tower is widely regarded as one of today’s most important American composers. The works heard here in their world premiere recordings are part of a growing legacy that one pundit has described as “The Power of Tower”.
Strike Zones is tailor-made for percussionist Evelyn Glennie’s dazzling technique and impeccable musicianship. The work’s orchestration is crafted to enhance a stage filled with percussion instruments – while in Small they are contained on a single table, the soloist working like a brilliant chef. The piano concerto Still/Rapids was inspired by the glistening beauty and powerful force of water, and Ivory and Ebony, written as a test piece for an international piano competition, is infused with Tower’s “high-energy” signature.

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