This album features three new Concertos for Orchestra commissioned by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO) as part of its 2015-2016 season.
Composer Biography
Sebastian Currier, composer of FLEX, received the Grawemeyer Award in 2007, informally known as the "Nobel Prize" of music.
Recording & Production
The recordings on this album are world premiere performances, captured live at Cincinnati Music Hall.
Performer Biography
Louis Langrée, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra's Music Director, also serves as Music Director of Lincoln Center's Mostly Mozart Festival.
Composer Biography
Thierry Escaich, composer of Psalmos, is a virtuoso organist who serves at the historic St. Étienne-du-Mont in Paris, a position once held by Maurice Duruflé.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Zhou Tian, the composer of the Concerto for Orchestra, describes his piece as a "love letter to the symphony orchestra."
Compositional Technique
Thierry Escaich's Psalmos is based on familiar chorale melodies from J.S. Bach and the German Lutheran tradition, which he reworks in original ways.
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