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Kevin Puts: Symphony No. 2
Adam Walker (flute)
Peabody Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop
Put amplifies the pathos in Mozart’s well-known work while adding his own, peculiarly American commentary. LSO principal Adam Walker plays the solo part with exquisite race and purity of tone,...
Kevin Puts: Symphony No. 2
Adam Walker (flute)
Peabody Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop
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Put amplifies the pathos in Mozart’s well-known work while adding his own, peculiarly American commentary. LSO principal Adam Walker plays the solo part with exquisite race and purity of tone,...
About
Awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 2012, Kevin Puts now stands in the forefront of contemporary American composers. His powerfully conceived Symphony No. 2 is a musical illustration of the events of 9/11 and traces a movement from unsuspecting bliss and rhapsody through violent upheaval to a reflective epilogue that contains both uncertainty and hope. Possibly inspired by thoughts of the Mississippi, River’s Rush employs novel harmonies, while elegant transparency distinguishes the refined beauty of the Flute Concerto.
Contents and tracklist
Puts:
Symphony No. 2 "Island of Innocence"
Work length21:44
This work is only available as an album download.
- Peabody Symphony Orchestra
- Marin Alsop
- Peabody Symphony Orchestra
- Marin Alsop
- Adam Walker
- Peabody Symphony Orchestra
- Marin Alsop
Awards and reviews
Awards Issue 2016
Put amplifies the pathos in Mozart’s well-known work while adding his own, peculiarly American commentary. LSO principal Adam Walker plays the solo part with exquisite race and purity of tone, and Marin Alsop elicits an impressively polished performance from Peabody’s student orchestra
9th February 2017
Accessible, appealing and well-imagined music in excellent performances.
Classical Ear October 2016
In its unabashed emotion, high drama and cinematic sweep, the music of Kevin Puts (b.1972) is recognisably American…Marin Alsop and the Peabody Symphony Orchestra are entirely persuasive advocates of music that has much to recommend it.
