Berio: Sinfonia, Boulez: Notations I-IV & Ravel: La Valse
Seattle Symphony, Roomful of Teeth, Ludovic Morlot
To be clear, the lucidity in this performance is not simply due to the miking; Morlot is, as always, a punctilious conductor…Boulez’s Notations are similarly articulate…That there’s very little...
Berio: Sinfonia, Boulez: Notations I-IV & Ravel: La Valse
Seattle Symphony, Roomful of Teeth, Ludovic Morlot
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To be clear, the lucidity in this performance is not simply due to the miking; Morlot is, as always, a punctilious conductor…Boulez’s Notations are similarly articulate…That there’s very little...
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The eight-voice, Grammy-winning vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth joins the Seattle Symphony and Ludovic Morlot in an exhilarating live performance of Luciano Berio's Sinfonia. Morlot paired Berio's Sinfonia with Boulez's Notations and Ravel's La valse, creating a sonic spectrum unlike any other. Hear every stunning detail of this recording in an immaculate 5.1 digital surround sound version engineered by 2017 Grammy winner for Best Surround Sound, Dmitriy Lipay.
Contents and tracklist
- Roomful of Teeth, Seattle Symphony Orchestra
- Ludovic Morlot
- Recorded: 4 and 6 February 2016
- Recording Venue: S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, Washington
- Seattle Symphony Orchestra
- Ludovic Morlot
- Recorded: 7 and 9 November 2013
- Recording Venue: S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, Washington
- Seattle Symphony Orchestra
- Ludovic Morlot
- Recorded: 5, 7 and 8 February 2015
- Recording Venue: S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, Washington
Awards and reviews
December 2018
To be clear, the lucidity in this performance is not simply due to the miking; Morlot is, as always, a punctilious conductor…Boulez’s Notations are similarly articulate…That there’s very little Viennese schmaltz [in La valse] is refreshing.
