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Release Date: March 18, 1997 SK62729 CD Album John Williams -- film composer extraordinaire -- reveals a new musical dimension with this collection of orchestral works about the power and beauty of nature, including the world-premiere recording of his own composition for bassoon and orchestra, "The Five Sacred Trees". Working with the London Symphony Orchestra (with whom he recorded such soundtracks as Star Wars and Raiders of the Lost Ark) and Judith LeClair, the principal bassoonist for the New York Philharmonic, Williams explores the reverence for nature that permeates Celtic mythology in this moving work inspired by the writings of British poet and novelist Robert Graves. The other works on the album continue in this same theme: Toru Takemitsu's "Tree Line" is about a row of acacia trees near the studio of this Japanese composer; Alan Hohvaness' second symphony was inspired by the Hudson River School of painting; and Tobias Picker's "Old and Lost Rivers" is a tranquil tone poem inspired by the confluence of two rivers east of Houston. Fans of John Williams recordings will respond warmly to this deeply felt collection of music that reveals a profound inspiration from the natural world. |
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Track listing for CD Album The Five Sacred Trees (Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra) (Instrumental) 1 I. Eó Mugna 2 II. Tortan 3 III. Eó Rossa 4 IV. Craeb Uisnig 5 V. Dathi 6 Tree Line (Instrumental) Symphony No. 2, Op.132 "Mysterious Mountain" (Instrumental) 7 Andante con moto 8 Double Fugue (Moderato maestoso, allegro vivo) 9 Andante espressivo 10 Old and Lost Rivers (Instrumental) |
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