Title : Zwilich: Symphony 4
Author : Zwilich, Ellen Taaffe
Release Date : 20001128
Binding : Audio CD
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Buyer Reviews : Ellen Zwilich's 4th Symphony (The Gardens) was written to commemorate and immortalize rare and endangered, as well as common, species of plants in the Michigan State University gardens. This piece has moments of wonder and hope for the future ('We will protect our heritage!' sings the children's chorus), as well as questions of what might have been ('Meditation on Living Fossils' has segments that make me think of wiry limbs trying desperately to cling to life, and not quite succeeding).
David Jolley and Charles Vernon are masters of their instruments, and soar through these concerti, commissioned for them specifically. While both concerti can be dark and desolate at times, they are stunningly performed and recorded. And the Michigan State University Orchestra and Leon Gregorian perform with passion throughout. Kudos to all involved.
