℗ 2021 Cedille
Released | August 13, 2021 |
Duration | 1h 18m 18s |
Record Label | Cedille |
Catalogue No. | CDR90000-205 |
Genre | Classical (Modern Era) |
Leo Sowerby: The Paul Whiteman Commissions & Other Early Works
Andy Baker Orchestra, Andy Baker, Avalon String Quartet, Winston Choi, Alexander Hanna
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
1.1
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Synconata, H. 176a
Leo Sowerby; Andy Baker Orchestra; Andy Baker |
11:35 | |||
1.2
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Serenade for String Quartet in G Major, H. 137
Leo Sowerby; Avalon String Quartet |
9:36 | |||
String Quartet in D Minor, H. 172
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1.3
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I. Somber and Slow - Heavily, Not Fast
Leo Sowerby; Avalon String Quartet |
6:57 | |||
1.4
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II. Quietly, but with Warmth
Leo Sowerby; Avalon String Quartet |
10:56 | |||
1.5
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III. Fast and with Passionate Urge
Leo Sowerby; Avalon String Quartet |
11:04 | |||
1.6
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Tramping Tune for Piano & Strings, H. 122c
Leo Sowerby; Winston Choi; Avalon String Quartet; Alexander Hanna |
3:18 | |||
Symphony for Jazz Orchestra, H. 178 "Monotony"
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1.7
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I. Nights Out
Leo Sowerby; Andy Baker Orchestra; Andy Baker |
7:58 | |||
1.8
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II. Fridays at Five
Leo Sowerby; Andy Baker Orchestra; Andy Baker |
4:57 | |||
1.9
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III. Sermons
Leo Sowerby; Andy Baker Orchestra; Andy Baker |
5:21 | |||
1.10
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IV. Critics
Leo Sowerby; Andy Baker Orchestra; Andy Baker |
6:36 | |||
Digital Booklet
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Evoking the Roaring Twenties, Chicago composer Leo Sowerby’s engaging and ingenious Synconata (1924) and Symphony for Jazz Orchestra (“Monotony”) (1925), critically praised for their distinctive harmony, counterpoint, and humor, receive world-premiere recordings by Chicago bandleader-trombonist Andrew Baker and his Andy Baker Orchestra, making their Cedille Records debuts. Sowerby was among the leading young American classical composers commissioned by celebrity bandleader Paul Whiteman to create fresh repertoire for his landmark series of “symphonic jazz” concerts — a roster that also included George Gershwin, Ferde Grofé, and Zez Confrey. The same Jazz Age concerts that saw the premieres of Sowerby’s Synconata and Symphony for Jazz Orchestra also launched Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue into America’s consciousness. The program also includes Sowerby chamber works from the same period: his Serenade for String Quartet and the world-premiere recordings of his String Quartet in D minor and Tramping Tune for piano and strings, all performed by the Avalon String Quartet, an ensemble “prizing grace, charm and elegance” (WQXR Radio). Joining the Avalon in Tramping Tune are pianist Winston Choi, head of the piano program at Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts, and Alexander Hanna, principal double-bassist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The album was recorded by the Grammy Award-winning team of producer James Ginsburg and engineer Bill Maylone.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Cedille Studio Masters
Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.91 -2.18 to 0.00 | -21.25 -25.00 to -17.27 | -17.76 -21.40 to -14.20 | 13 11 to 14 | |
1 | Synconata, H. 176a | -0.86 | -19.73 | -16.2 | 12 |
2 | Serenade for String Quartet in G Major, H. 137 | -1.51 | -22.15 | -18.9 | 13 |
3 | I. Somber and Slow - Heavily, Not Fast | -0.84 | -21.73 | -18.4 | 14 |
4 | II. Quietly, but with Warmth | -2.18 | -25.00 | -21.4 | 14 |
5 | III. Fast and with Passionate Urge | -0.51 | -21.90 | -18.4 | 14 |
6 | Tramping Tune for Piano & Strings, H. 122c | 0.00 | -17.27 | -14.2 | 12 |
7 | I. Nights Out | -0.72 | -21.67 | -16.8 | 12 |
8 | II. Fridays at Five | -0.82 | -21.64 | -18.4 | 13 |
9 | III. Sermons | -1.14 | -22.69 | -19.7 | 13 |
10 | IV. Critics | -0.50 | -18.72 | -15.2 | 11 |