NEW ON NAXOS | JANUARY 2023
WORLD PREMIERE RECORDINGS
Luis Humberto SALGADO (1903–1977) Chamber Music, Vol. 1 Viola Sonata • Selene • Cello Sonata • Woodwind Quintet Kansas Virtuosi
Luis Humberto Salgado was an essentially self-taught Ecuadorian composer inspired equally by the folk music of his country and by currents in contemporary modernism. He defined himself as a ‘polytechnic’ composer, absorbing folk motifs and individual dances into an eclectic, vibrant and highly personal idiom. This can be heard in the Viola Sonata where the lively sanjuanito indigenous dance is evoked in music of sophisticated harmonies. The Cello Sonata is more neo-Classical, while Selene commemorates the moon landing of 1969 in striking, unconventional sonorities. Salgado’s Woodwind Quintet combines pentatonic scales and serial techniques to create a ‘polychrome fabric’. Key Features: • 2023 marks the 120th anniversary of the Luis Humberto Salgado’s birth. •
8.579128 Release Date: 27 Jan 2023
Companion Titles – Latin American Classics
The Kansas Virtuosi are artist faculty members and advanced graduate students of the School of Music at the University of Kansas. With individual performance credentials spanning six continents, major symphony orchestras, and leading opera and musical theatre companies, the ensemble represents the finest collection of musical artists in the state of Kansas and the American Heartland.
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Click to listen to Sonata para viola y piano: II. Allegretto – Andante sostenuto ed espressivo
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Marco PÜTZ (b. 1958) Luxembourg Contemporary Music, Vol. 2 Chapters of Life 1 • Euphonia’s Voice 2 Moods • Elegia • Strömungen Karl Berkel, Tuba 1 • Philippe Schwartz, Euphonium 2 Cottbus State Theatre Philharmonic Orchestra • Alexander Merzyn
Marco Pütz gained international recognition after winning awards for his compositions in the mid-1990s. Accessibility and enjoyment for both audiences and musicians are a central element in Pütz’s music, and he is renowned for numerous symphonic, wind band and chamber works that have become standard repertoire throughout the world. Euphonia’s Voice is part of an exploration of lesser-known instruments, and the virtuoso contrasts of joy and grief in Chapters of Life are always at the service of expressiveness – the power of love, life and the commemoration of those close to us forming a theme throughout much of this superb programme. Key Features: • With an ever-increasing catalogue of recordings and a busy performance schedule, Marco Pütz ’s music is a success story that would be the envy of most contemporary composers. This release follows on from a first volume in this Naxos edition of new music from Luxembourg released in March 2021 (8.579059), a recording that generated a good deal of interest and acclaim in reviews. Fanfare described it as an ‘outstanding disc, with clear sound engineering that picks up the subtleties and clarity of each score.’ • Conductor Alexander Merzyn has performed with numerous orchestras in Europe and Asia, acquiring a repertoire that ranges from the Baroque to the present day. He has been general music director at the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Cottbus State Theatre since 2020.
8.579116 Release Date: 13 Jan 2023
Companion Titles – Music for Tuba / Euphonium
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Click to listen to Chapters of Life: III. A Celebration of Life
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