℗ 2020 Deutsche Grammophon, Berlin
Released | June 12, 2020 |
Duration | 1h 09m 07s |
Record Label | Deutsche Grammophon (DG) |
Genre | Classical |
Music of the Spheres
Aurora Orchestra, Nicholas Collon
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551 "Jupiter"
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1. Allegro vivace
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Aurora Orchestra; Nicholas Collon |
11:25 | |||
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2. Andante cantabile
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Aurora Orchestra; Nicholas Collon |
10:15 | |||
1.3
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3. Menuetto. Allegretto. Trio
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Aurora Orchestra; Nicholas Collon |
4:09 | |||
1.4
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4. Molto allegro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Aurora Orchestra; Nicholas Collon |
8:14 | |||
1.5
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Journey (CP1919)
Max Richter; Aurora Orchestra; Nicholas Collon |
9:28 | |||
Third Booke of Songs, 1603
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2. Time Stands Still (Arr. Muhly)
John Dowland; Nico Muhly; Iestyn Davies; Aurora Orchestra; Nicholas Collon |
3:37 | |||
Violin Concerto "Concentric Paths"
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1.7
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1. Rings
Thomas Adès; Pekka Kuusisto; Aurora Orchestra; Nicholas Collon |
3:51 | |||
1.8
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2. Paths
Thomas Adès; Pekka Kuusisto; Aurora Orchestra; Nicholas Collon |
9:55 | |||
1.9
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3. Rounds
Thomas Adès; Pekka Kuusisto; Aurora Orchestra; Nicholas Collon |
4:32 | |||
1.10
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Life on Mars? (Arr. Barber)
David Bowie; John Barber; Sam Swallow; Aurora Orchestra; Nicholas Collon |
3:41 |
Deutsche Grammophon has released the Aurora Orchestra’s debut album for the label, Music Of The Spheres. Music Of The Spheres is based on the ancient Greek concept that the movement of the planets produces a celestial harmony of profound beauty and significance. This poetic idea of music in the cosmos inaudible to the human ear became an enduring concept for thinkers and scientists in understanding the universe for over two thousand years, from Antiquity to the Renaissance. Pythagoras noted, “There is geometry in the humming of the strings. There is music in the spacing of the spheres.”
Music Of The Spheres marks the first time the Aurora Orchestra has applied its trailblazing memorised-performance approach to a studio recording. The album features memorised performances of Mozart’s 41st and final symphony, the ‘Jupiter’, and the world premiere recording of Max Richter’s ‘Journey (CP1919)’ which was commissioned especially for this project and is inspired by the discovery of the first pulsar star, CP1919. Richter’s ‘Journey’, uses rhythms governed by the same ratios used by ancient astronomers to describe the orbits of the planets and – inspired by Aurora’s “by heart” projects – Richter created it to be performed by players from memory.
Aurora Orchestra’s Music Of The Spheres also features Thomas Adès’s ‘Concentric Paths’ Violin Concerto, with soloist Pekka Kuusisto, the first studio recording of Nico Muhly’s arrangement of John Dowland‘s song ‘Time Stands Still’, featuring Iestyn Davies as soloist, and David Bowie’s ‘Life On Mars’, arranged by John Barber.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Deutsche Grammophon (DG) Studio Masters
Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.88 -3.29 to -0.22 | -22.39 -27.17 to -19.75 | -18.58 -23.50 to -16.20 | 14 11 to 15 | |
1 | 1. Allegro vivace | -0.51 | -21.67 | -17.2 | 14 |
2 | 2. Andante cantabile | -3.29 | -27.17 | -23.5 | 15 |
3 | 3. Menuetto. Allegretto. Trio | -1.79 | -23.43 | -19.3 | 14 |
4 | 4. Molto allegro | -0.51 | -20.51 | -16.3 | 13 |
5 | Journey (CP1919) | -0.51 | -20.04 | -16.6 | 11 |
6 | 2. Time Stands Still (Arr. Muhly) | -0.51 | -20.64 | -17.4 | 13 |
7 | 1. Rings | -0.22 | -22.98 | -18.7 | 15 |
8 | 2. Paths | -0.45 | -22.27 | -18.4 | 14 |
9 | 3. Rounds | -0.45 | -25.46 | -22.2 | 15 |
10 | Life on Mars? (Arr. Barber) | -0.53 | -19.75 | -16.2 | 13 |