London Symphony Orchestra, Sergey Smbatyan - Alexey Shor: Images from the Great Siege & Verdiana (2020) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Images from the Great Siege: I. Premonition
02. Images from the Great Siege: II. Call to Arms
03. Images from the Great Siege: III. Leaving Home
04. Images from the Great Siege: IV. Solitary Rider
05. Images from the Great Siege: V. Grand Master's Ball
06. Images from the Great Siege: VI. Young Knight's Dream
07. Images from the Great Siege: VII. Mirage
08. Images from the Great Siege: VIII. Cannonade
09. Images from the Great Siege: IX. St. Elmo Barcarolle
10. Images from the Great Siege: X. A Loss
11. Images from the Great Siege: XI. Wartime Lullaby
12. Images from the Great Siege: XII. The Big Bluff
13. Images from the Great Siege: XIII. Victory Celebration
14. Verdiana



One of the pivotal and bloodiest battles of 16th-century Europe, the four-month siege of Malta by an Ottoman armada of some 200 ships, from which the local population led by the Knights of Malta emerged victorious, was an extraordinary episode of heroism overcoming overwhelming odds. Alexey Shor’s orchestral cycle Images from the Great Siege allows his signature lyrical expressiveness free rein in a suite of romanticised impressions – from an atmospheric Premonition of the Ottoman invasion, to the daring and climactic The Big Bluff and final jubilant Victory Celebration. Verdiana is a virtuosic showpiece that celebrates and transforms Verdi’s music into samba, bossa nova and tango styles.

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