℗ 2014 Cedille
| Released | August 12, 2014 |
| Duration | 1h 03m 21s |
| Record Label | Cedille |
| Catalogue No. | CDR90000-148 |
| Genre | Classical (Chamber Music) |
Excelsior
Fifth House Ensemble
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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1.1
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Perpetual Spark
Alex Shapiro; Fifth House Ensemble |
6:53 | |||
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1.2
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Air
Jesse Limbacher; Fifth House Ensemble |
6:08 | |||
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Red River
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1.3
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I. The Continental Divide
Mason Bates; Fifth House Ensemble |
4:18 | |||
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1.4
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II. Interstate 70
Mason Bates; Fifth House Ensemble |
3:54 | |||
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1.5
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III. Zuni Visions from the Canyon Walls
Mason Bates; Fifth House Ensemble |
4:34 | |||
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1.6
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IV. Hoover Slates Vegas
Mason Bates; Fifth House Ensemble |
3:50 | |||
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1.7
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V. Running Dry on the Sonoran Floor
Mason Bates; Fifth House Ensemble |
2:47 | |||
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1.8
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Excelsior
Caleb Burhans; Fifth House Ensemble |
30:57 | |||
"The ensemble plays with absolute glee ... Excelsior is accessible but staunchly 21st century ... a good introduction to modern music for anyone who has just begun to investigate the music of contemporary composers. The sound is clear and the recording presents each instrument as separately as necessary for the integrity of each piece."
- Fanfare
Visionary chamber music group the Fifth House Ensemble of Chicago aims for the stratosphere with Excelsior, its adventurous debut album. The title refers to an experimental, extreme-altitude U.S. Air Force project of the Cold War era. The ensemble presents the world premiere recording of the title work by Caleb Burhans, a recipient of commissions from Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall and the Library of Congress, as well as pieces by prolific, award-winning composer Alex Shapiro and Jesse Limbacher, winner of the ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Award. The programme also includes Red River by Chicago Symphony Orchestra composer-in-residence Mason Bates.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Cedille Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.54 -2.12 to 0.00 | -23.77 -27.58 to -21.43 | -19.81 -24.00 to -17.90 | 14 13 to 16 | |
| 1 | Perpetual Spark | -0.44 | -22.44 | -17.9 | 13 |
| 2 | Air | -0.07 | -23.74 | -18.3 | 15 |
| 3 | I. The Continental Divide | 0.00 | -21.43 | -18.3 | 14 |
| 4 | II. Interstate 70 | -2.12 | -24.36 | -20.9 | 14 |
| 5 | III. Zuni Visions from the Canyon Walls | -0.09 | -25.72 | -21.9 | 16 |
| 6 | IV. Hoover Slates Vegas | 0.00 | -22.05 | -18.6 | 15 |
| 7 | V. Running Dry on the Sonoran Floor | -1.28 | -27.58 | -24.0 | 14 |
| 8 | Excelsior | -0.31 | -22.82 | -18.6 | 13 |