Agócs, Harrison & Rodríguez: Works for Violin & Percussion Orchestra
Nicholas Kitchen, New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble, Frank Epstein
Available in 44.1 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC audio formats
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Xochiquetzal for Violin & Percussion Orchestra
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1.1
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I. Xochiquetzal and Her Retinue of Hummingbirds
Nicholas Kitchen; New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble; Frank Epstein |
3:48 | |||
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1.2
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II. Xochiquetzal's Love Spell
Nicholas Kitchen; New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble; Frank Epstein |
4:17 | |||
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1.3
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III. Xochiquetzal's Husband, Tlaloc, God of Thunder and Rain
Nicholas Kitchen; New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble; Frank Epstein |
3:57 | |||
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1.4
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IV. Xochiquetzal's Tears of Yellow Marigolds
Nicholas Kitchen; New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble; Frank Epstein |
3:53 | |||
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1.5
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V. Xochiquetzal's Gifts of Music and Dance
Nicholas Kitchen; New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble; Frank Epstein |
5:36 | |||
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Concerto for Violin & Percussion Orchestra
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1.6
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I. Allegro, maestoso
Nicholas Kitchen; New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble; Frank Epstein |
8:22 | |||
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1.7
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II. Largo, cantabile
Nicholas Kitchen; New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble; Frank Epstein |
8:07 | |||
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1.8
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III. Allegro, vigoroso, poco presto
Nicholas Kitchen; New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble; Frank Epstein |
4:29 | |||
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1.9
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I. Incantata
Nicholas Kitchen; New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble; Frank Epstein |
4:50 | |||
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1.10
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II. Inquieto
Nicholas Kitchen; New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble; Frank Epstein |
3:15 | |||
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1.11
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III. Maestoso
Nicholas Kitchen; New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble; Frank Epstein |
6:01 | |||
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1.12
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IV. Brioso - Cantabile
Nicholas Kitchen; New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble; Frank Epstein |
4:58 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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The unique instrumentation of the three works in this album was pioneered by the innovative Lou Harrison, whose 1959 concerto encapsulates his culturally wide-ranging aesthetic. More conventional instruments work alongside calibrated extras such as wash tubs and flowerpots in a work of colour, languorous elegance and kinetic energy. The companion works were composed in its honour: Robert Xavier Rodríguez’s Xochiquetzal evokes the ancient Mayan world in imaginary folk music to form a synthesis of time periods and cultures, while the economical serenity of Kati Agócs’s concerto also includes bitonal effects and zesty syncopation. The New England Percussion Ensemble was founded by Frank Epstein in 1968 and is rapidly approaching its 55th anniversary They have recorded two albums of American percussion music for Naxos – Vol. 1 (8.559683) included Robert Xavier Rodriguez’s El dia de los Muertos, and was one of MusicWeb International’s ‘Recordings of the Year’ in 2011. Vol. 2 is on 8.559684.
44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Naxos Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.69 -2.41 to -0.44 | -23.61 -31.71 to -19.35 | -19.83 -27.10 to -15.70 | 14 10 to 22 | |
| 1 | I. Xochiquetzal and Her Retinue of Hummingbirds | -0.52 | -24.19 | -20.7 | 14 |
| 2 | II. Xochiquetzal's Love Spell | -2.41 | -23.91 | -20.4 | 12 |
| 3 | III. Xochiquetzal's Husband, Tlaloc, God of Thunder and Rain | -0.51 | -19.39 | -16.4 | 10 |
| 4 | IV. Xochiquetzal's Tears of Yellow Marigolds | -0.52 | -28.56 | -25.0 | 14 |
| 5 | V. Xochiquetzal's Gifts of Music and Dance | -0.52 | -20.37 | -17.0 | 13 |
| 6 | I. Allegro, maestoso | -0.51 | -25.06 | -21.6 | 17 |
| 7 | II. Largo, cantabile | -0.52 | -31.71 | -27.1 | 22 |
| 8 | III. Allegro, vigoroso, poco presto | -0.51 | -21.55 | -18.0 | 14 |
| 9 | I. Incantata | -0.50 | -23.56 | -18.6 | 15 |
| 10 | II. Inquieto | 0.00 | -21.96 | -17.6 | 14 |
| 11 | III. Maestoso | -0.44 | -23.66 | -19.9 | 15 |
| 12 | IV. Brioso - Cantabile | -0.63 | -19.35 | -15.7 | 11 |