Michael Torke: Chamber Works

On this CD:

1. Yellow Pages, for violin, cello, flute, clarinet & piano
Composed by Michael Torke
Performed by Michael Torke, London Sinfonietta
Conducted by David Miller

2. Slate for piano, piano 4-hands, xylophone, marimba & ensemble
Composed by Michael Torke
Performed by Michael Torke, Double Edge, London Sinfonietta, James Pugliese, Gary Schall
Conducted by Kent Nagano

3. Adjustable Wrench, The, for piano & ensemble
Composed by Michael Torke
Performed by Michael Torke, London Sinfonietta
Conducted by Kent Nagano

4. Vanada for piano & ensemble
Composed by Michael Torke
Performed by Michael Torke, London Sinfonietta
Conducted by Kent Nagano

5. Rust for piano & ensemble
Composed by Michael Torke
Performed by Michael Torke, London Sinfonietta
Conducted by David Miller

Michael Torke: Chamber Works, Music, Michael Torke, David Miller, Kent Nagano, Double Edge, London Sinfonietta, Michael Torke, James Pugliese, Chamber, Chamber Music, Classical, Classical Music, Concerto, Orchestral, Orchestral Music
Michael Torke: Chamber Works
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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 Michael Torke: Chamber Works

Manufacturer: Polygram Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000012U7
Release Date: 1990-10-11

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Why do I write these reviews?.......2004-02-12

I am on a Roll today, finding all the odd balls that nobody has reviewed yet. Okay, get this: take the beautiful simplicity of chamber music from the London Sinfonietta; add some Rock-N-Roll rhythms with some wacky modern instrumentation, throw some of the songs off the beat just when you understand the melody, & use some strange titles like 'Yellow Pages', 'Adjustable Wrench', & 'Rust for Piano'...I think that will describe it. Some experts compare his style to the metric complexities of Stravinsky & the repeated formulae of Phillip Glass with the energy Madonna's dance music. Why isn't there a 'Listen to Samples' section? Okay, so you can't hear it for yourself. You will have to take my word on it...Bummer, it maybe out of print...never mind.

This is Michael Torke's (born in 1961 & growing up in Milwaukee, Wisc.) earliest & most original work, his later work is more mainstream but still has the some of the features of this very interesting musical experiment. If you find it, grab it.

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