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ASIN: B000075BFE
Release Date: 2002-10-01
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| 1. El salon Mexico, Aaron Copland | ||
| 2. Prelude to "An Afternoon of a Faun", Claude Debussy | ||
| 3. Conga-Line in Hell, Miguel del Aguila | ||
| 4. Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Richard Strauss |
Editorial Reviews Mr. del Aguila lives in New York City. His catalog of over 70 compositions includes operatic, orchestral, choral, solo, chamber works, and music for theater and television. His orchestral works have been recently commissioned/performed by the Welsh BBC Symphony, Odessa Philharmonic, Budapest Youth, Brooklyn Philharmonic, Santa Barbara, New York’s Cosmopolitan Symphony, New Juilliard Ensemble, Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, American Music Ensemble-Vienna, Collegium Novum Zurich, and Bach Camerata. The long list of performers of del Aguila’s chamber music includes renowned ensembles and soloists, as well as members of such orchestras as the Berlin, Vienna, Oslo, Dresden, and Moscow Philharmonics. About the present work, Conga-Line in Hell, Mr. del Aguila writes: "Conga-Line in Hell began as the visual image of an endless line of dead people dancing through the fires of hell. This inferno was to me humorous, sarcastic, grotesque and terrifying. "I rely mainly on the dramatic and expressive qualities of rhythm to convey the diabolic forces that govern my imaginary hell. As thematic material I primarily use claves -- a sort of ‘rhythmic tonality’ to which harmony and melody must conform. The rhythm of the Conga dance beats obsessively throughout the piece and is at times distorted."
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American composer Miguel del Aguila was born 1957 in Uruguay. He moved to the US in 1978 and received his B.A. from the San Francisco Conservatory. After ten years in Vienna, during which time he was active as a composer, pianist, conductor, and music teacher, he moved to southern California. In 1994 local critics chose him "resident music man of the year" (Los Angeles Times) and to "cap the list of our top 10 people to watch" (The Star). He was honored with a Kennedy Center Friedheim Award in 1995 and several California Arts Council Artist-in-Residence Awards from 1996 through 2000.
Conga-Line in Hell, Music, Miguel del Aguila, Eric Kujawsky, Redwood Symphony Orchestra
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Conga-Line in Hell
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ASIN: B000075BFE Release Date: 2002-10-01 |
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American composer Miguel del Aguila was born 1957 in Uruguay. He moved to the US in 1978 and received his B.A. from the San Francisco Conservatory. After ten years in Vienna, during which time he was active as a composer, pianist, conductor, and music teacher, he moved to southern California. In 1994 local critics chose him "resident music man of the year" (Los Angeles Times) and to "cap the list of our top 10 people to watch" (The Star). He was honored with a Kennedy Center Friedheim Award in 1995 and several California Arts Council Artist-in-Residence Awards from 1996 through 2000.Mr. del Aguila lives in New York City. His catalog of over 70 compositions includes operatic, orchestral, choral, solo, chamber works, and music for theater and television. His orchestral works have been recently commissioned/performed by the Welsh BBC Symphony, Odessa Philharmonic, Budapest Youth, Brooklyn Philharmonic, Santa Barbara, New York's Cosmopolitan Symphony, New Juilliard Ensemble, Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, American Music Ensemble-Vienna, Collegium Novum Zurich, and Bach Camerata. The long list of performers of del Aguila's chamber music includes renowned ensembles and soloists, as well as members of such orchestras as the Berlin, Vienna, Oslo, Dresden, and Moscow Philharmonics.
About the present work, Conga-Line in Hell, Mr. del Aguila writes: "Conga-Line in Hell began as the visual image of an endless line of dead people dancing through the fires of hell. This inferno was to me humorous, sarcastic, grotesque and terrifying. "I rely mainly on the dramatic and expressive qualities of rhythm to convey the diabolic forces that govern my imaginary hell. As thematic material I primarily use claves -- a sort of `rhythmic tonality' to which harmony and melody must conform. The rhythm of the Conga dance beats obsessively throughout the piece and is at times distorted."
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Conga-Line in Hell: Modern Classics from Latin America
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ASIN: B00005JI4N Release Date: 2001-06-05 |
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