Yale Symphony Orchestra, William Boughton - Paul Reale: American Mosaic (2024)

Tracklist

01. Cello Concerto "Live Free or Die": I. Interregnum
02. Cello Concerto "Live Free or Die": II. Angels
03. Cello Concerto "Live Free or Die": III. Funk
04. Piano Concerto No. 1: I. —
05. Piano Concerto No. 1: II. —
06. Piano Concerto No. 1: III. —
07. Piano Sonata No. 6 "The Waste Land": I. April
08. Piano Sonata No. 6 "The Waste Land": II. Unreal City
09. Piano Sonata No. 6 "The Waste Land": III. Hurry Up Please, It's Time

Paul Reale’s composing career blossomed in the last years of his life, but he was long held in high esteem as a renowned educator, and as a “mighty maestro with a unique expressive voice.” The New Hampshire state motto “Live Free or Die,” provided the impetus for Reale to finally complete his Cello Concerto in a mere 17 days, spurred on by a diagnosis of terminal illness. This work and the First Piano Concerto gestated over many decades, and both share Reale’s signature toolbox of expressive melody, Baroque counterpoint, references to many types of jazz, and extensions of tonality. The program concludes with the Sixth Piano Sonata, each movement of which ties in with T.S. Eliot’s poem The Waste Land but within a cinematic structure that departs from any traditional form.

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