Rouse: Symphony No. 5, Supplica & Concerto for Orchestra

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One of Rouse’s first musical loves was Beethoven, and he turns to the German’s iconic Fifth Symphony in a homage that radiates joy in invention…Not just Beethoven, but Nielsen and Copland are... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2020, 5 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Release Date: 24th Jul 2020
Catalogue No: 8559852
Label: Naxos
Length: 71 minutes

Gramophone Magazine

Critics' Choice 2020
Grammy Awards

63rd Awards (2021)

Nominee - Best Classical Composition
Grammy Awards

63rd Awards (2020)

Winner - Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Gramophone Awards

2021

Shortlisted - Contemporary

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Rouse, C: Symphony No. 5

Work length30:06

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Nashville Symphony
Giancarlo Guerrero

Rouse, C: Supplica

Work length12:23

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Nashville Symphony
Giancarlo Guerrero

Rouse, C: Concerto for Orchestra

Work length28:59

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Nashville Symphony
Giancarlo Guerrero

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Few contemporary artists have been as significant as Pulitzer Prize and GRAMMY Award winner Christopher Rouse, whose imaginative approach made him one of the most frequently performed composers during his lifetime. The Concerto for Orchestra is a ‘hyper-concerto’ that gives each player a chance to shine, while the mournful intimacy and passion of Supplica unfolds somewhat like the slow movement of a Bruckner or Mahler symphony. Rouse’s Fifth Symphony fondly recalls Beethoven’s mighty Fifth but blurs the lines between tradition and modernity, transporting the listener from turbulence to serenity. It was described as “brilliant, exciting and at times hauntingly beautiful” in The Dallas Morning News.

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September 2020

One of Rouse’s first musical loves was Beethoven, and he turns to the German’s iconic Fifth Symphony in a homage that radiates joy in invention…Not just Beethoven, but Nielsen and Copland are discernible among other forebears whose presence underpins Rouse’s ability to straddle tonality and dissonance with heartfelt expressiveness yet showman flair. It’s a distinctive mix – and renders his neglect in the UK a mystery.

October 2020

[The Fifth is] a finely proportioned and readily communicative work, such as makes an ideal point of entry into Rouse’s symphonies, and one which is appropriately complemented by the Concerto for Orchestra..the Nashville Symphony rises admirably to these pieces’ not inconsiderable challenges. Sound has no lack of clarity or definition.

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