Credits:

Ades (1971-)

Description:

Includes the premiere of a highly acclaimed work by one of the most popular composers & conductors of our time Thomas Adès, one of the most acclaimed and most performed composers of our time, performed the world premiere of his own concerto for piano and orchestra with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Kirill Gerstein in March 2019. Commissioned by the Boston Symphony Orchestra for Kirill Gerstein, the work has already become part of the world concerto repertoire. The live recording of the piano concerto, which has received an enthusiastic response from audiences and critics alike and has become a generous tribute to contemporary music, is coupled with Adès's 2013 work, The Dance of Death. The Dance of Death features baritone Mark Stone, mezzo-soprano Christiane Stotin, and orchestra. The dialogue between the creepy Grim Reaper and the many victims in the procession unfolds. Universal Music/IMS

Tracklisting:

1.Concerto for Piano and Orchestra~I. Allegramente (Quarter Note = 112)
2.Concerto for Piano and Orchestra~II. Andante gravemente (Quarter Note = 66 intimo)
3.Concerto for Piano and Orchestra~III. Allegro gioioso (Quarter Note = 120)
4.Totentanz - Dance of Death for Mezzo-Soprano, Baritone and Orchestra~Der Prediger (The Preacher)
5.Totentanz - Dance of Death for Mezzo-Soprano, Baritone and Orchestra~Der Tod (Death)
6.Totentanz - Dance of Death for Mezzo-Soprano, Baritone and Orchestra~Der Tod zum Papst - Der Papst (Death to the Pope - The Pope)
7.Totentanz - Dance of Death for Mezzo-Soprano, Baritone and Orchestra~Der Tod zum Kaiser - Der Kaiser (Death to the Emperor - The Emperor)
8.Totentanz - Dance of Death for Mezzo-Soprano, Baritone and Orchestra~Der Tod zum Kardinal - Der Kardinal (Death to the Cardinal - The Cardinal)
9.Totentanz - Dance of Death for Mezzo-Soprano, Baritone and Orchestra~Der Tod zum Konig - Der Konig (Death to the King - The King)
10.Totentanz - Dance of Death for Mezzo-Soprano, Baritone and Orchestra~Der Tod zum Monch - Der Monch (Death to the Monk - The Monk)
11.Totentanz - Dance of Death for Mezzo-Soprano, Baritone and Orchestra~Der Tod zum Ritter - Der Ritter (Death to the Knight - The Knight) / Der Tod zum Burgermeister - Der Burgermeister (Death to the Mayor - The Mayor)
12.Totentanz - Dance of Death for Mezzo-Soprano, Baritone and Orchestra~Der To zum Arzt - Der Arzt (Death to the Doctor - The Doctor) / Der Tod zum Wucherer - Der Wucherer (Death to the Usurer - The Usurer)
13.Totentanz - Dance of Death for Mezzo-Soprano, Baritone and Orchestra~Der Tod zum Kaufmann - Der Kaufmann (Death to the Merchant - The Merchant)
14.Totentanz - Dance of Death for Mezzo-Soprano, Baritone and Orchestra~Der Tod zum Kuster - Der Kuster - Der Tod zum Kuster (Death to the Parish Clerk - The Parish Clerk - Death to the Parish Clerk)
15.Totentanz - Dance of Death for Mezzo-Soprano, Baritone and Orchestra~Der Handwerker - Der Tod zum Handwerker (The Handworker - Death to the Handworker)
16.Totentanz - Dance of Death for Mezzo-Soprano, Baritone and Orchestra~Der Tod zum Bauer - Der Bauer (Death to the Peasant - The Peasant)
17.Totentanz - Dance of Death for Mezzo-Soprano, Baritone and Orchestra~Der Tod zum Madchen - Das Madchen (Death to the Maiden - The Maiden)
18.Totentanz - Dance of Death for Mezzo-Soprano, Baritone and Orchestra~Der Tod zum Kind - Das Kind (Death to the Child - The Child)