℗ 2020 Naxos
| Released | August 28, 2020 |
| Duration | 57m 43s |
| Record Label | Naxos |
| Catalogue No. | 8.559853 |
| Genre | Classical (Orchestral) |
Tobias Picker: Opera Without Words & The Encantadas
Tobias Picker, Nashville Symphony, Giancarlo Guerrero
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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The Encantadas (Version for Narrator & Orchestra)
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1.1
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I. Dream
Tobias Picker; Tobias Picker; Nashville Symphony; Giancarlo Guerrero |
4:38 | |||
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1.2
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II. Desolation
Tobias Picker; Tobias Picker; Nashville Symphony; Giancarlo Guerrero |
2:46 | |||
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1.3
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III. Delusion
Tobias Picker; Tobias Picker; Nashville Symphony; Giancarlo Guerrero |
3:30 | |||
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1.4
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IV. Diversity
Tobias Picker; Tobias Picker; Nashville Symphony; Giancarlo Guerrero |
10:19 | |||
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1.5
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V. Din
Tobias Picker; Tobias Picker; Nashville Symphony; Giancarlo Guerrero |
3:27 | |||
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1.6
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VI. Dawn
Tobias Picker; Tobias Picker; Nashville Symphony; Giancarlo Guerrero |
5:21 | |||
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Opera Without Words, Scene 1
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1.7
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The Beloved
Tobias Picker; Nashville Symphony; Giancarlo Guerrero |
5:12 | |||
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Opera Without Words, Scene 2
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1.8
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The Minstrel
Tobias Picker; Nashville Symphony; Giancarlo Guerrero |
5:03 | |||
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Opera Without Words, Scene 3
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1.9
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The Idol
Tobias Picker; Nashville Symphony; Giancarlo Guerrero |
6:42 | |||
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Opera Without Words, Scene 4
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1.10
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The Gladiator
Tobias Picker; Nashville Symphony; Giancarlo Guerrero |
4:02 | |||
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Opera Without Words, Scene 5
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1.11
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The Farewell
Tobias Picker; Nashville Symphony; Giancarlo Guerrero |
6:43 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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Tobias Picker, hailed as “a genuine creator” by The New Yorker, has written extensively for the stage and for symphonic forces, and these two approaches are represented in this album. The "Encantadas" (an older name for the Galapagos Islands) derives from a novella by Herman Melville. Picker has set it as a melodrama, exploring the enchanted isles in all their quietly menacing and spectacular beauty. In a radical new form, Picker’s "Opera Without Words" is set to a libretto by Irene Dische that has now been removed, allowing the music alone to bear the expressive richness and intensity of this “secret opera.”
Tobias Picker has been commissioned to write numerous works in other genres, including operas, three symphonies, concertos for violin, viola, cello and oboe, four piano concertos and chamber music. His many honors include the 2020 GRAMMY Award for "Best Opera Recording" (Fantastic Mr. Fox). Picker is a lifetime member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and is artistic director of the Tulsa Opera, a post he has held since 2016.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Naxos Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -4.83 -9.87 to -0.42 | -30.11 -32.26 to -27.87 | -26.07 -28.60 to -23.50 | 15 13 to 17 | |
| 1 | I. Dream | -4.83 | -29.79 | -24.6 | 14 |
| 2 | II. Desolation | -7.14 | -32.12 | -28.6 | 17 |
| 3 | III. Delusion | -8.60 | -32.14 | -27.9 | 16 |
| 4 | IV. Diversity | -3.88 | -32.26 | -27.8 | 17 |
| 5 | V. Din | -3.29 | -28.06 | -24.4 | 14 |
| 6 | VI. Dawn | -9.87 | -31.96 | -28.6 | 14 |
| 7 | The Beloved | -0.82 | -27.99 | -23.7 | 15 |
| 8 | The Minstrel | -0.42 | -27.87 | -23.5 | 14 |
| 9 | The Idol | -5.85 | -30.68 | -26.5 | 14 |
| 10 | The Gladiator | -3.75 | -28.85 | -24.8 | 16 |
| 11 | The Farewell | -4.67 | -29.52 | -26.4 | 13 |