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Audiophile Audition reviews Dawn to Dust!
Audiophile Audition gives Utah Symphony’s Dawn To Dust recording four stars calling it a “Notable contemporary music from Utah in a lovely recording.” “Dawn To Dust contains live recordings of three significant and interesting works by leading composers Augusta Read Thomas, Nico Muhly, and Andrew Norman.… The first work on the disc is a lovely and dynamic contemporary ballet for orchestra by Ms. Thomas, called EOS – Goddess of the Dawn. It has a rich…
Dawn To Dust is a Sonic Spectacular!
“Prediction: The visionary new music, system-testing percussion, and virtual rainbow of colors that distinguish Dawn to Dust, the latest hybrid SACD in Reference Recordings’ Fresh! series, guarantee that it will become a hit among music-loving audiophiles who dare play tracks beyond 3 minutes in length. The inventive genius that courses through the recording’s three compositions—Control (Five Landscapes for Orchestra) by Nico Muhly, 34; Switch by Andrew Norman, 37; and Eos (Goddess of the Dawn), a…
Dawn To Dust “A Valuable Addition”
Classical Voice North America are fans of Andrew Norman and his new work Switch recorded by the Utah Symphony and Thierry Fischer on Dawn To Dust: “[Dawn To Dust] sets off into new territory with three commissioned pieces that the Utah Symphony performed and recorded last year.…Switch, by the omnipresent Andrew Norman, is the longest and most interesting piece here, virtually a percussion concerto for the nimble hands of Colin Currie, who is kept very…
The Wall Street Journal Features Utah Symphony and “Switch”
The Wall Street Journal published a double-review of recent percussion concerto performances and featured the Utah Symphony and Colin Currie’s performance of Andrew Norman’s Switch at Carnegie Hall: “…the Utah Symphony and its music director, Thierry Fischer, presented Mr. Norman’s “Switch,” with Mr. Currie as the intrepid, energetic soloist. When the concerto began, the percussionist was nowhere in sight. A few minutes later, he bounded onstage from the auditorium and began his solo perambulations, moving…
Utah Symphony’s Dawn to Dust in July issue of Gramophone Magazine
Kate Molleson reviews the Utah Symphony’s Dawn to Dust recording in the July issue of Gramophone Magazine: “This disc contains premiere recordings of the three works commissioned by the Utah Symphony to celebrate its 75th birthday, and as a bright and upbeat showcase for the orchestra it does its job nicely.…First comes the five-movement EOS (the goddess of the dawn) by Augusta Read Thomas, who knows what she wants from an orchestra…This is neat, well-crafted…
ClassicalEar Reviews Dawn To Dust
ClassicalEar‘s Colin Anderson gives a four-star rating to the Utah Symphony’s new Dawn To Dust recording: “One thing is certain, that the Utah Symphony and music director Thierry Fischer are going places. This superbly recorded anthology reports a top-drawer orchestra. Augusta Read Thomas’s EOS (Goddess of the Dawn) pulsates with life and suggestion, orchestrated with colour, a gleaming score conveying very likeable music to the ears.… Much is promised at the beginning [of Andrew Norman’s…
Utah Symphony At Carnegie Hall – TONIGHT!
TONIGHT — The Utah Symphony Returns to Carnegie Hall! Utah Symphony with Thierry Fischer, Andrew Norman, and Colin Currie The Utah Symphony, which opened Carnegie Hall’s 75th anniversary season, returns with Music Director Thierry Fischer to celebrate its own 75th anniversary. Colin Currie performs the New York premiere of Andrew Norman’s Switch on a program that opens with Haydn’s cheerful Symphony No. 96, “The Miracle.” The night closes with a performance of selections from Prokofiev’s…
Dawn To Dust a “gratifying” recording
“Dawn to Dust shows the broad diversity among contemporary American composers and presents a wide range of styles and quality of work. And each is played with fervor and passion. Nico Muhly’s Control…is distinctively American and calls to mind Aaron Copland’s Western inspired works. Andrew Norman’s Switch… is a tour de force piece that puts the virtuosity of both the soloist and orchestra on full display. It’s a fabulously dynamic piece that takes the listener…
Dawn To Dust Impresses The Arts Fuse
“It’s no secret that 2016 has already been a strong year for albums featuring new and recent music… Now things get even better with the release of Dawn to Dust, a collection of three scores commissioned and performed by the Utah Symphony and its music director, Thierry Fischer. The highlight of the disc is the debut recording of Andrew Norman’s riotous Switch, a percussion concerto that’s played here with aplomb by Colin Curie. Over the…
Utah Symphony: Dawn To Dust — Now Available!
Dawn To Dust World Premieres of Three Works Commissioned by the Utah Symphony Utah Symphony Thierry Fischer, Music Director DAWN TO DUST contains live recordings of three significant and adventurous works by leading composers Augusta Read Thomas, Nico Muhly, and Andrew Norman. World-renowned percussionist Colin Currie performs on Andrew Norman’s “Switch.” The Utah Symphony, celebrating its 75th anniversary in the 2015-16 season, is one of America’s major symphony orchestras and a leading cultural organization in…
HRAudio.net Reviews Dawn To Dust!
Graham Williams gives five stars across the board for Utah Symphony’s new Dawn To Dust recording! “The programme opens with ‘Eos (Goddess of the Dawn)’ by Augusta Read Thomas (b.1964) whose command of a wide ranging orchestral palette is breathtaking. … The music is full of ravishing orchestral sonorities, the subtle use of glittering percussion and writing for winds being immediately striking, whilst the almost Mahlerian string passages in the fourth section ‘Dreams and Memories’…
Utah Symphony: Dawn To Dust — This Week!
Dawn To Dust World Premieres of Three Works Commissioned by the Utah Symphony Utah Symphony Thierry Fischer, Music Director Pre-Order on Amazon Today DAWN TO DUST contains live recordings of three significant and adventurous works by leading composers Augusta Read Thomas, Nico Muhly, and Andrew Norman. World-renowned percussionist Colin Currie performs on Andrew Norman’s “Switch.”
Andrew Norman’s “Switch” A Game of Control
The Utah Symphony’s Dawn To Dust release features three new world premieres. Find out about Andrew Norman’s work Switch and watch/listen to a preview from the Utah Symphony: Andrew Norman © Jessa Anderson During rehearsals for the premiere performances of Switch, Colin Currie gave me an amazing metaphor for the piece. He said that playing Switch feels like being trapped (in the best possible way) inside a giant pinball machine. It’s an apt image for…
A First Listen to Utah Symphony’s “Dawn To Dust”
Dawn To Dust World Premieres of Three Works Commissioned by the Utah Symphony Utah Symphony Thierry Fischer, Music Director Pre-Order on Amazon Today First Listen: DAWN TO DUST contains live recordings of three significant and adventurous works by leading composers Augusta Read Thomas, Nico Muhly, and Andrew Norman. World-renowned percussionist Colin Currie performs on Andrew Norman’s “Switch.” The Utah Symphony, celebrating its 75th anniversary in the 2015-16 season, is one of America’s major symphony orchestras…