Did anyone get the chance to see this premiered in Liverpool, and how was the entire Concerto in general? This trailer just gives you a tantalizing piece.
Got it today! It's playing on my hi-fi system right now. Loving what I hear. Unless some film composers going to other worlds with their contemporary music, you fully recognize that's a Horner work, within the way he wrote it and his famous colors. And yes Star Trek II finale too! Powerful, moving, beautiful. Highly recommended.
This is a beautiful piece by Horner and it's very well performed! I am a little surprised at the blatant lift from Gorecki's symphony #3 at the opening of the second movement, especially since this piece by is probably meant to appeal to a classical audience who would probably be quite familiar with the Gorecki piece. Other than that, it's a lovely work!
This is a beautiful piece by Horner and it's very well performed! I am a little surprised at the blatant lift from Gorecki's symphony #3 at the opening of the second movement, especially since this piece by is probably meant to appeal to a classical audience who would probably be quite familiar with the Gorecki piece. Other than that, it's a lovely work!
Chris
Well, you know, there are only so many notes so there are bound to be repeats.
Okay, mandatory Horner bashing aside, I am looking forward to hearing it.
I purchased the download a few days ago (it's not available at many places until June though) and listened to it several times.
It's likeable, certainly for Horner devotees. The first movement is the weakest: lots of busy "dancing" of the soloists (hence Pas de Deux), but no truly memorable themes. Organic, but anticlimactic. The second and third movements, which are full of Horner's familar touches, are much better. Some genuine lyrical invention in those.
Not quite happy with the mix. The soloists are so closely miked that the orchestral parts are sometimes obscured.
On the whole, a must for Horner fans and probably also for classical lovers who are looking for neo-romantic contemporary music. The fillers aren't that great, alas.
Ah I finally got a chance to listen to this last night.
The work as a whole is very sublime. Full of Horner's colors and touches but nothing that's overly copied from his scores (even the Star Treky end is not 100% from those scores). Lovers of The New World and, particularly, Iris, will be right at home here. The middle sections get very slow and intimate. If that's not the side of Horner you like, skip to Part 3. There are a few recurring motifs but as the poster above me said, they aren't particularly memorable given the composer. The magic is in the solos. If you don't like Horner's style of solo violin writing (again, see Iris), you're doomed with this.
I found it interesting that Part's Fratres was one of the "bonus" cues. Horner borrows verbatim out of Fratres in Sneakers for the Cosmo material and Apollo 13 for the "wonder of space" material. The performance on this CD isn't the best I've heard nor is it the worst.
$10 is a steal for this Horner work and I recommend it extensively. Its a 4/5 effort from him.
1) To anyone familiar with video game music, am I losing my mind or between 0:45 and 1:01 in Part 3 does Horner quote music from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker? If so, Horner's cache goes up significantly in my book for pure nerdiness.
2) My album booklet refuses to download. Can anyone share the technical credits?
Mari Samuelsen plays on a G.B. Guadagnini violin, Turin 1773, Hakon Samuelsen plays on a Francesco Ruggieri cello, Cremona 1687, both instruments generously loaned to them by the Anders Sveaas Charitable Foundation.
Recording: Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, 11/2014 (Horner); Liverpool, The Friary, 1/2015 Executive Producer: Dr. Alexander Buhr Recording & Production Engineer: Simon Rhodes Recording Equipment & Organisation: Philip Siney
