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Charles Wuorinen: The Dante Trilogy (Chamber Version)Various Artists
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The Dante Trilogy consists of three modernist ballets by Charles Wuorinen: The Mission of Virgil (1993), The Great Procession (1995), and The River of Light (1996), which correspond to the Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso of La Divina Commedia by Dante Alighieri. Without attempting to depict the poem's otherworldly narrative through scene painting, Wuorinen instead supplies stark tableaux and brooding atmospheres that suggest the action and allow the imagination to roam freely through Dante's cosmology. Pianists Richard Moredock and Cameron Grant present the first ballet in a reduced version for two pianos, and Oliver Knussen leads the Group for Contemporary Music in the chamber versions of the second and third ballets. All the musicians deliver the spiky, angular, intensely active, and frequently violent music with crisp rhythms, bright timbres, and forceful attacks, and the virtuoso performances are remarkably tight, with precise attacks and impressively brisk tempos. As usual, Naxos provides exceptionally clean and responsive recording, so the wide ranges of dynamics and pitches are captured with the presence and clarity of a live concert, and every note is audible, thanks to careful microphone placement, though a few extraneous background noises have been picked up as well. © Blair Sanderson, All Music Guide
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Charles Wuorinen ComposerMission of Virgil, ballet in 7 parts WorkRecorded 1996
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| 1 | Prelude | 1:16 |
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| 2 | 1.Flight from the Three Beasts | 2:20 |
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| 3 | 2.The Mission of Virgil | 5:05 |
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| 4 | 3.Limbo [They enter Limbo - Poets - Warriors - Philosophers - Leaving Limbo segue to...] | 3:56 |
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| 5 | 4.Paolo and Francesca [Arrival - The Story - Departure] | 5:02 |
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| 6 | 5.Monsters of the Prime [Geryon - Nimrod - Antaeus] | 3:57 |
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| 7 | 6.Satan | 1:57 |
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| 8 | 8.Journey through the Center | 3:34 |
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Charles Wuorinen ComposerThe Great Procession, ballet WorkRecorded 1999
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Oliver Knussen Conductor,
Phillip Bush Piano,
Thomas Kolor Percussion,
Benjamin Ramirez Percussion,
Alan R. Kay Clarinet (Bass),
Fred Sherry Cello,
Curtis Macomber Violin,
Rachel Rudich Piccolo
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| 9 | 1.The Seven Lights | 3:21 |
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| 10 | Refrain #1. | 0:28 |
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| 11 | 2.The Elders | 2:07 |
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| 12 | 3.The Chariot | 4:13 |
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| 13 | Refrain #2. | 0:28 |
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| 14 | 4.The Griffin | 5:50 |
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| 15 | Refrain #3. | 0:27 |
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| 16 | 5.The Seven Virtues | 2:51 |
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| 17 | 6.The Departure | 2:22 |
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| 18 | Refrain #4. | 0:28 |
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| 19 | 8.The Unveiling | 3:26 |
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Charles Wuorinen ComposerThe River of Light, ballet WorkRecorded 1999
Curtis Macomber Violin,
Timothy Cobb Double Bass,
Paul Carroll Percussion,
Alan R. Kay Clarinet (Bass),
Phillip Bush Celeste,
Paul Neubauer Viola,
Michael R. Finn Bassoon,
Oliver Knussen Conductor,
Benjamin Ramirez Percussion,
Stephen Taylor Oboe,
Rachel Rudich Piccolo,
Fred Sherry Cello,
Susan Jolles Harp,
Christopher Oldfather Piano,
Thomas Kolor Percussion
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| 20 | The River of Light, ballet | 19:03 |
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