Torke: Color Music (2012) / AvaxHome

Seven of Michael Torke's most popular orchestral showstoppers are presented on this 2012 compilation in Decca's 20C series, which surveys the most important works of the 20th century. The listener who is unacquainted with Torke's eclectic and ingenious compositions will get a clear idea of their originality as well as their slickness, and the high energy of his music as a whole is likely to leave a strong impression.

Composer: Michael Torke
Conductor: David Zinman, Kent Nagano, Yoel Levi
Orchestra/Ensemble: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Reviews: Torke is often superficially classed as a post-minimalist composer, but the interplay of minimalism, jazz, neo-romanticism, and popular elements puts him in a separate category that defies simplistic labeling. What is most evident is Torke's extraordinary need for speed, a preference for writing extremely propulsive music that sets him apart from most of his contemporaries, so Ecstatic Orange, Green, Ash, and Javelin are some of the fastest pieces in contemporary music, while Bright Blue Music, Purple, and Adjustable Wrench are only slightly less frenetic and volatile. The performances by David Zinman and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Kent Nagano and the London Sinfonietta, and Yoel Levy and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra are bright and vigorous, and the digital recordings from the 1990s sound great, with little variability of quality or volume.

Tracklisting:

1. Green by Michael Torke
Conductor: David Zinman
Orchestra/Ensemble: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1986; USA

2. Purple by Michael Torke
Conductor: David Zinman
Orchestra/Ensemble: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1987; USA

3. Ecstatic Orange by Michael Torke
Conductor: David Zinman
Orchestra/Ensemble: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1985/1987; USA

4. Ash by Michael Torke
Conductor: David Zinman
Orchestra/Ensemble: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1989; USA

5. Bright Blue Music by Michael Torke
Conductor: David Zinman
Orchestra/Ensemble: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1985; USA

6. Adjustable Wrench by Michael Torke
Conductor: Kent Nagano
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Sinfonietta
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1987; USA

7. Javelin by Michael Torke
Conductor: Yoel Levi
Orchestra/Ensemble: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1994; USA

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