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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…
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…
New York Times Reviews Utah Symphony at Carnegie Hall!
The New York Times reviews the Utah Symphony’s Friday night performance and the “Switch” New York Premiere at Carnegie Hall! “The inspired players excelled in an ambitious program that featured the New York premiere of Andrew Norman’s ‘Switch,’ one of several recent Utah Symphony commissions. … ‘Switch’ explores nonlinear, narrative-scrambling techniques borrowed from video games. His restless music gurgles and explodes in often fragmented phrases, leaping breathlessly from one thing to another. ‘Switch’ actually begins…
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 is Second Inversion’s Album of the Week!
“Utah Symphony and Thierry Fischer present an immaculately conceived performance of works by three of our most prominent composers of the moment: Augusta Read Thomas, Nico Muhly, and Andrew Norman. … Utah Symphony really wows in Augusta’s music: the way challenging runs pass through the entire orchestra with perfect precision and ensemble is truly something for the ears to behold… [Control is] a fascinating work, such a far evolution from Muhly’s earlier minimalist-influenced textures, although…
From Utah To Carnegie Hall!
Online magazine Smile Politely highlights the upcoming Utah Symphony tour on their way to next week’s Carnegie Hall Performance! “The Utah Symphony will perform a concert of varied works at the Foellinger Great Hall of Urbana’s Krannert Center on April 27. This is an orchestra from a seemingly small market that has earned a world-class pedigree through a legacy of fine recordings and superb playing. Current Music Director, Thierry Fischer, is touring his superb ensemble…
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…
ConcertoNet Highly Recommends Dawn To Dust!
“This is essential listening for fans of new American orchestral music. The triptych gives a fascinating cross-section of current trends, and RR’s “Fresh!” moniker is an incredibly accurate description of the results. The notes on the pieces are by the composers themselves, and it is interesting to see how the prose and musical writing mirror each other…Recorded sound is demonstration quality. Highly recommended!” —Marcus Karl Maroney, ConcertoNet Read the full review on ConcertoNet.com Dawn To…
Salt Lake Underground Says Dawn To Dust is for Everyone!
Salt Lake City Underground (SLUG) Magazine says it’s not just classical fans who will enjoy Utah Symphony’s new Dawn To Dust recording: “Thierry Fischer, music director of the Utah Symphony, has once again taken the symphony to new heights. Their latest album features music that goes in so many different directions that after the first listen, I understood why so many have an emotional reaction to classical music. Dawn to Dust is an epic, filled…
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…
Dawn To Dust: A Tale In Three Stories
Dawn To Dust producer Dirk Sobotka offers insight into the new Utah Symphony recording: Embarking on a recording project of a world premiere performance is always a very special journey. There is the excitement of being a witness to history unfolding: A new piece of music will be performed and heard for the very first time. One even feels a little proud of being part of that “making history”: Making the first recording of a…
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.”