Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884-1920): Orchesterwerke

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The White Peacock;Bacchanale;Clouds;
3 Tone Pictures;The Pleasure Dome of Kubla
Khan
+Poem für Flöte & Orchester
+3 Poems of Fiona McLeod

  • Artist: Barbara Quintiliani (Sopran),Carol Wincenc (Flöte),Buffalo PO, Falletta
  • Label: Naxos , DDD, 2002
  • Order number: 7279645
  • Release date: 2.2.2004
  1. 1 The White Peacock Start
  2. 2 The Lament Of Ian The Proud Start
  3. 3 Thy Dark Eyes To Mine Start
  4. 4 The Rose Of The Night Start
  5. 5 Bacchanale Start
  6. 6 Clouds Start
  7. 7 The Lake At Evening Start
  8. 8 The Vale Of Dreams Start
  9. 9 The Night Winds Start
  10. 10 Poem For Flute And Orchestra Start
  11. 11 The Pleasure Dome Of Kubla Khan Start

Product Information

During his brief life (cut short by pneumonia when he was just 35), Charles Griffes was able to compose music of distinctive beauty. He was fascinated by the music of the French-Impressionist composers Debussy and Ravel but was also influenced by the Russian sounds of Scriabin and Mussorgsky and a German post-romantic idiom. Ultimately, Griffes found his own unique voice that blended all of these characteristics. Griffes had a passion for verse and almost all of his orchestral scores are linked in some way to poetic or literary ideas. The works on this disc are notable examples of Griffes' "tone pictures" with the exception of the Poem for Flute and Orchestra, a miniature tone poem without associated text or images."

Press comments

FonoForum 07 / 04: "Das ist Musik, die innerhalb ihres engen Ausdrucksbereiches makellos wirkt. Sie wird hier freilich auch ebenso eingespielt."

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