Aporias: Requia for Piano and Orchestra
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Aporias: Requia for Piano and Orchestra is an album of contemporary classical music
by American
composer and saxophonist/multi-instrumentalist John Zorn
performed by Stephen Drury
, the Hungarian Radio Childrens Choir and the American Composers Orchestra
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Contemporary classical music
Contemporary classical music can be understood as belonging to the period that started in the mid-1970s with the retreat of modernism. However, the term may also be employed in a broader sense to refer to all post-1945 modern musical forms.-Categorization:...
by American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
composer and saxophonist/multi-instrumentalist John Zorn
John Zorn
John Zorn is an American avant-garde composer, arranger, record producer, saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist. Zorn is a prolific artist: he has hundreds of album credits as performer, composer, or producer...
performed by Stephen Drury
Stephen Drury
Stephen Drury is an American pianist, conductor and electronic musician.Drury has performed and recorded a range of compositions by classical and contemporary composers including Igor Stravinsky, Charles Ives, John Cage, Frederic Rzewski, and John Zorn...
, the Hungarian Radio Childrens Choir and the American Composers Orchestra
American Composers Orchestra
The American Composers Orchestra is an American orchestra based in New York City. It is the only orchestra in the world dedicated solely to the creation, performance, preservation, and promulgation of music by American composers...
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Track listing
- "Prelude" - 6:40
- "Impetuoso" 3:31
- "Con Mistero" - 2:58
- "Languendo" - 2:33
- "Risentito" - 2:50
- "Freddamente" - 2:33
- "Religioso" - 2:04
- "Drammatico" - 4:52
- "Postlude" 4:21
- "Coda" - 0:49
- All compositions by John Zorn.
Personnel
- Stephen DruryStephen DruryStephen Drury is an American pianist, conductor and electronic musician.Drury has performed and recorded a range of compositions by classical and contemporary composers including Igor Stravinsky, Charles Ives, John Cage, Frederic Rzewski, and John Zorn...
– piano - American Composers OrchestraAmerican Composers OrchestraThe American Composers Orchestra is an American orchestra based in New York City. It is the only orchestra in the world dedicated solely to the creation, performance, preservation, and promulgation of music by American composers...
conducted by Dennis Russell DaviesDennis Russell DaviesDennis Russell Davies is an American conductor and pianist. He studied piano and conducting at the Juilliard School where he received his doctorate... - Hungarian Radio Children's Choir