Aspects of America

2018 studio album by Oregon Symphony

Aspects of America

Studio album by

Oregon Symphony

Released| September 2018[1]
Venue| Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, Oregon
Genre| Classical
Label| Pentatone
Oregon Symphony chronology
| Haydn Symphonies
(2017)  | Aspects of America
(2018)  |

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Aspects of America is a classical music album recorded by the Oregon Symphony under the direction of Carlos Kalmar, released by Pentatone on September 7, 2018.[1] Featured works include: Magiya by Sean Shepherd, Microsymph by Sebastian Currier, Supplica by Christopher Rouse, Aspects of an Elephant by Kenji Bunch, and Souvenirs by Samuel Barber.[2]

## Reception

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Jonathan Blumhofer of The Arts Fuse said the recording "is at once superbly played, astutely programmed, and aesthetically necessary".[2] He called "Magiya" "a spirited, blazingly colorful, seven-minute overture that brims with striking gestures and elegant musical ideas dressed up in a brilliant orchestration and never overstaying its welcome".[2]

The album helped earn Blanton Alspaugh a Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Classical.[citation needed]

## Track listing

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1. "Magiya", Sean Shepherd - 7:14
2. "Microsymph", Sebastian Currier - 12:33
3. "Supplica", Christopher Rouse - 14:11

Aspects of an Elephant, Kenji Bunch

1.   2. Introduction. Into Darkness - 2:18
3. Var. 1, The Elephant Is a Whip - 1:44
4. Var. 2, The Elephant Is a Spear - 1:38
5. Var. 3, The Elephant Is a Silk Cloth - 2:30
6. Var. 4, The Elephant Is a Tree - 2:02
7. Var. 5, The Elephant Is a Snake - 1:43
8. Var. 6, The Elephant Is a Throne - 1:55
9. The Argument - 1:34
10. Finale. The Creature Revealed - 6:21

Souvenirs, Op. 28 (Version for Orchestra), Samuel Barber

1.   2. I. Waltz - 4:05
3. II. Schottische - 2:24
4. III. Pas de deux - 4:38
5. IV. Two-Step - 1:53
6. V. Hesitation-Tango - 3:52
7. VI. Galop - 2:42

Track listing adapted from the iTunes Store.[3]

## See also

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* Classical music portal
* Oregon portal

* 2018 in classical music

## References

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1. ^ a b "Aspects of America: Shepherd, Currier, Rouse, Bunch, Barber". Allmusic. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
2. ^ a b c "Classical CD Reviews: Tesla Quartet plays Haydn, Ravel, and Stravinsky, Michael Tilson Thomas conducts Bernstein, Aspects of America". The Arts Fuse. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
3. ^ Aspects of America by Oregon Symphony & Carlos Kalmar, September 7, 2018, retrieved September 27, 2018

## External links

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* "Aspects of America". Pentatone.

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directors|

* Carl Denton
* Theodore Spiering (1925)
* Willem van Hoogstraten (1925)
* Werner Janssen (1947)
* James Sample (1949)
* Theodore Bloomfield (1955)
* Piero Bellugi (1959)
* Jacques Singer (1962)
* Lawrence Leighton Smith (1973)
* James DePreist (1980)
* Carlos Kalmar (2003)
* David Danzmayr (2021)

Discography|

* Joseph Schwantner: New Morning for the World; Nicolas Flagello: The Passion of Martin Luther King (1995)
* Orchestral Works by Tomas Svoboda (2003)
* Tragic Lovers (2008)
* Music for a Time of War (2011)
* This England (2012)
* Spirit of the American Range (2015)
* Haydn Symphonies (2017)
* Aspects of America (2018)
* Aspects of America: Pulitzer Edition (2020)

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