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Music of the Spheres

Iestyn Davies (countertenor), Pekka Kuusisto (violin), Sam Swallow (vocalist), Aurora Orchestra, Nicholas Collon

Music of the Spheres

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Adès's appropriately stratospheric writing is despatched with fearless aplomb by Pekka Kuusisto. The main attractions, though, are an electric Jupiter Symphony (played from memory, and it shows...

Music of the Spheres

Iestyn Davies (countertenor), Pekka Kuusisto (violin), Sam Swallow (vocalist), Aurora Orchestra, Nicholas Collon

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Awards:

Adès's appropriately stratospheric writing is despatched with fearless aplomb by Pekka Kuusisto. The main attractions, though, are an electric Jupiter Symphony (played from memory, and it shows...

About

Aurora is many things. A virtuosic chamber orchestra, built of extraordinary musicians, giving electrifying performances at the very highest international standard. A pioneering creative community with a boundless appetite for adventure, the broadest of artistic horizons, and a playful approach to presentation.

“Aurora is the most bracing breath of fresh air to invigorate the British classical music scene in the past ten years.” (Richard Morrison, The Times)

A producer of intimate, hand-crafted works of ‘Orchestral Theatre’, sparking vibrant dialogue between music and other art forms. Above all, Aurora is about bringing the richest musical experiences to the broadest possible audience. We’re constantly searching for new ways to heighten engagement with music and help audiences get under the skin of great works: whether by performing whole symphonies from memory, collaborating with dancers or circus performers, commissioning film, combining chamber music with story-telling for children, or simply presenting viscerally powerful chamber orchestra performances in intimate settings.

Contents and tracklist

1. Allegro vivace
Track length11:29
2. Andante cantabile
Track length10:17
3. Menuetto. Allegretto. Trio
Track length4:10
4. Molto allegro
Track length8:21
2. Time Stands Still (Arr. Muhly)
Track length3:42
1. Rings
Track length3:53
2. Paths
Track length9:57
3. Rounds
Track length4:39

Spotlight on this release

  • Nicholas Collon on Music of the Spheres

    27th Aug 2020by Katherine Cooper

    Aurora Orchestra's Principal Conductor talks to Katherine about their debut recording on Deutsche Grammophon, featuring music by Mozart, Thomas Adès, Max Richter, Dowland/Nico Muhly and David Bowie.

Awards and reviews

  • Presto Editor's Choice
    June 2020

June 2020

Adès's appropriately stratospheric writing is despatched with fearless aplomb by Pekka Kuusisto. The main attractions, though, are an electric Jupiter Symphony (played from memory, and it shows in the best possible way) and Nico Muhly’s haunting arrangement of Dowland’s Time Stands Still, sung with ethereal beauty by Iestyn Davies.
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