℗ 2020 Navona
Released | January 24, 2020 |
Duration | 54m 00s |
Record Label | Navona |
Catalogue No. | NV6267 |
Genre | Classical (Chamber) |
Landscapes, Series 2
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1.1
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I. Tall Mountains, Rising Mist, and Shinto Shrine
Traci Mendel; John McGuire; Kevin Chance |
5:17 | |||
1.2
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II. Rain Falling on Rice Fields
Traci Mendel; John McGuire; Kevin Chance |
4:14 | |||
1.3
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III. Tokyo in the Distance
Traci Mendel; John McGuire; Kevin Chance |
6:47 | |||
1.4
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Lines at Dusk (Hymn to the Rising Moon)
Traci Mendel; John McGuire; Kevin Chance |
4:28 | |||
1.5
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Nocturne for Horn & Piano
Traci Mendel; John McGuire; Kevin Chance |
5:26 | |||
Batuque
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1.6
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I. Kantaderas
James M. David; John McGuire; Wesley Ferreira; Kevin Chance |
5:28 | |||
1.7
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II. Batukaderas
James M. David; John McGuire; Wesley Ferreira; Kevin Chance |
3:51 | |||
1.8
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Intrada (Version for Solo Horn)
Otto Ketting; John McGuire |
4:21 | |||
1.9
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Laudatio
Bernhard Krol; John McGuire |
4:56 | |||
Brass Quintet No. 1
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1.10
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I. Allegro Vivo
Alexey Posin; The Fortress Brass Quintet; Bradley Ulrich; Eric Yates; John McGuire; Bradley Kerns; Michael Dunn |
3:42 | |||
1.11
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II. Intermezzo - III. Rondo-tarantella
Alexey Posin; The Fortress Brass Quintet; Bradley Ulrich; Eric Yates; John McGuire; Bradley Kerns; Michael Dunn |
5:30 | |||
Digital Booklet
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On Lines At Dusk, acclaimed hornist John McGuire presents seven pieces, written by a variety of composers, with performances that are at once deep and expansive. The three movements of "Landscapes, Series II", inspired by Japanese landscape paintings and woodcuts, travel from the dangerous mountains through the tranquility of the countryside and the bustling energy of a large city. It closes with an extended coda, with longer note values and a more sustained piano part that indicates a return to a calmer, more serene environment.
Beginning with "Landscapes, Series II" and throughout the album’s next three selections, McGuire is accompanied by pianist Kevin Chance. The duo’s performance on the programmatic "Lines at Dusk: Hymn to the Rising Moon", which was inspired by two of Percy Bysshe Shelley’s poems, effectively utilizes harmonic color to convey atmosphere as well as emotion.
"Nocturne" was written by Traci Mendel for horn and piano for McGuire’s birthday in 2000. Embedded in the chords is the opening melody from Strauss’s Horn Concerto No. 1, which McGuire was working on at the time. The piece’s solemn, almost foreboding pace belies the composition’s celebratory inspiration.
On "Bataque", McGuire and Chance are joined by Wesley Ferreira, one of the prominent clarinetists of his generation. “Bataque” refers to a genre of music and dance associated with coastal West Africa and Brazil, and this two-movement composition explores the heterophonic and call-and-response techniques of the genre. The first movement focuses on the tuneful melodies performed by the kantaderas (singers) while the second, more energetic movement captures the complex polyrhythms of the batukaderas (drummers.)
The album’s two solo pieces – "Intrada" and "Laudatio" – highlight McGuire’s ability to deliver revelatory performances that embody each composer’s inspiration. Lines At Dusk closes with "Brass Quintet No. 1", presented by the Fortress Brass Quintet, of which McGuire is a founding member. Opening with the energetic, inspiring “Allegro Vivo,” the piece’s three movements deliver a sense of enthusiastic forward momentum and emphatically conclude the album.
48 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Navona Studio Masters
Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -1.15 -6.50 to -0.50 | -20.58 -27.72 to -18.07 | -16.55 -21.90 to -13.80 | 11 9 to 14 | |
1 | I. Tall Mountains, Rising Mist, and Shinto Shrine | -0.50 | -19.70 | -15.4 | 10 |
2 | II. Rain Falling on Rice Fields | -6.50 | -27.72 | -21.9 | 12 |
3 | III. Tokyo in the Distance | -0.50 | -18.96 | -14.4 | 9 |
4 | Lines at Dusk (Hymn to the Rising Moon) | -0.50 | -18.20 | -13.9 | 9 |
5 | Nocturne for Horn & Piano | -1.60 | -22.38 | -18.3 | 12 |
6 | I. Kantaderas | -0.50 | -19.10 | -16.0 | 12 |
7 | II. Batukaderas | -0.50 | -19.95 | -16.9 | 13 |
8 | Intrada (Version for Solo Horn) | -0.50 | -18.43 | -14.3 | 10 |
9 | Laudatio | -0.50 | -18.07 | -13.8 | 10 |
10 | I. Allegro Vivo | -0.50 | -21.49 | -18.2 | 14 |
11 | II. Intermezzo - III. Rondo-tarantella | -0.50 | -22.39 | -19.0 | 14 |