Alan Gilbert, the conductor, was the first native New Yorker to hold the post of Music Director of the New York Philharmonic and one of the youngest in its history.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Christopher Rouse's Flute Concerto reflects his musical 'genetic memory' of the British Isles, incorporating elements of Irish folk music, Scottish bagpipes, and English coronation marches.
Composer Biography
Christopher Rouse, one of America's most prominent composers, has won a Pulitzer Prize for his Trombone Concerto and a Grammy Award for Concert de Gaudí.
Composition History
Christopher Rouse's Flute Concerto was dedicated to the memory of James Bulger, a two-year-old boy murdered in Liverpool, as an emotional reaction to the tragedy.
Performer Biography
Sharon Bezaly, the flutist on this album, was described by The Times (UK) as 'God's gift to the flute' and has been named 'Instrumentalist of the Year' and 'Young Artist of the Year' by prestigious awards.
Composer Biography
Christopher Rouse, the composer, taught a course on the history of rock music for many years at the Eastman School of Music.
Compositional Technique
Christopher Rouse's Second Symphony is one of his most contrapuntally conceived works and is almost claustrophobic due to its severe restriction of musical material, deriving almost entirely from a motif of two adjacent minor seconds.
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