Charles Wuorinen
On Alligators (CD)
LabelTzadikGenreContemporary Composition
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2025 stock Four masterpieces by one of the world’s greatest composers of classical concert music, including three pieces that have never been released before. The fourth quartet is perhaps Wuorinen’s most complex and exciting composition, and it receives a passionate performance by the prestigious Brentano Quartet. Also included is the intense and colorful chamber piece On Alligators, conducted by the composer, and a moody piece for organ performed by one of the world’s greatest organists on one of the world’s greatest organs. Completing this eclectic program of Wuorinen as you’ve never heard him before, is the phenomenal Third Piano Concerto, newly remastered and reworked by the composer himself. Intense and beautiful music by a modern master.
Format
'On Alligators' recorded live October 13, 2002 at Merkin Concert Hall, NYC.
'Fourth String Quartet' recorded live February 9, 2001 at Richardson Auditorium, Princeton University by James Allington.
'Natural Fantasy' produced and recorded June 4, 2004 at The Chapel of Saint Augustine, Tonbridge School, Kent, UK by Gary Cole.
Organ builder, Marcussen 1995.
'Third Piano Concerto' produced and recorded September 22, 1987 at Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA by Marc Aubort and Joanna Nickrenz.
Release notes
'On Alligators' recorded live October 13, 2002 at Merkin Concert Hall, NYC. 'Fourth String Quartet' recorded live February 9, 2001 at Richardson Auditorium, Princeton University by James Allington. 'Natural Fantasy' produced and recorded June 4, 2004 at The Chapel of Saint Augustine, Tonbridge School, Kent, UK by Gary Cole. Organ builder, Marcussen 1995. 'Third Piano Concerto' produced and recorded September 22, 1987 at Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA by Marc Aubort and Joanna Nickrenz.
| 1 | On Alligators | 14:50 | |
| 2 | Fourth String Quartet | 21:44 | |
| 3 | Natural Fantasy | 12:53 | |
| Third Piano Concerto | |||
| 4 | Allegro Giusto | 6:22 | |
| 5 | Quarter Note = 52 | 13:26 | |
| 6 | Dotted Eighth Note = 96 | 9:11 | |
- Charles Wuorinen
- Composed By, Producer
- Heung-Heung Chin
- Design
- John Zorn
- Executive-Producer
- Kazunori Sugiyama
- Executive-Producer [Associate Producer]
- Scott Hull
- Mastered By
- Susan Johann
- Photography By [Bio]
- Nina Roberts
- Photography By [Obi, Inlay, Inside]
- Howard Stokar
- Producer
