The Nashville Symphony, led by Music Director Giancarlo Guerrero, is one of the most active recording orchestras in the U.S., with over 25 releases on Naxos and 11 GRAMMY® Awards.
Performer Biography
Giancarlo Guerrero, the conductor, is a five-time GRAMMY®-winning Music Director of the Nashville Symphony and also serves as Music Director of the Wrocław Philharmonic in Poland.
Performer Biography
Érik Gratton, the flute soloist, is a native of Montréal, Canada, and has performed with the Montréal Symphony, Seattle Symphony, and Pittsburgh Symphony.
Performer Biography
Leslie Norton, the horn soloist, joined the Nashville Symphony as Principal Horn in 1990 at age 23, after graduating from the Eastman School of Music.
Performer Biography
James Zimmermann, the clarinet soloist, is an active recording musician whose playing can be heard in films, theme parks, video games, advertisements, and television.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The three concertos on this album, while sharing a traditional three-movement structure, vary greatly in their influences, from jazz and diatonic scales to Persian musical culture.
Recording & Production
This album features world premiere recordings of all three concertos: Frank Ticheli's Clarinet Concerto, Brad Warnaar's Horn Concerto, and Behzad Ranjbaran's Flute Concerto.
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