Osvaldo Golijov: Oceana

Osvaldo Golijov: Oceana

Osvaldo Golijov: Oceana
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Composer: Osvaldo Golijov
Conductor: Robert Spano
Orchestra: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
Performer: Jay Anderson
Performer: John Dearman
Performer: Scott Tennant
Performer: Elizabeth Remy Johnson
Performer: Jamey Haddad
Performer: Dawn Upshaw
Performer: Luciana Souza
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 2007-07-10
Music Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Product features:
  • UPSHAW / SOUZA / KRONOS / ATLANTA S. O. GOLIJOV: OCEANA
Soundtracks:
  1. Call
  2. First Wave: 'Oceana Nupical, Cadera De Las Islas' - Rain Train Interlude
  3. Second Wave: 'Quiero Oir Lo Invisible'
  4. Second Call
  5. Third Wave: 'Oceana, Reclina Tu Noche En El Castillo'
  6. Aria: 'Tengo Hambre De No Ser Sino Piedra Marina'
  7. Chorale Of the Reef: 'Oceana, Dame Las Conchas Del Arrecife'
  8. I
  9. II
  10. Night Of the Flying Horses: Close Your Eyes - Doina - Gallop
  11. Lua Descolorida
  12. How Slow the Wind

Free Music Notes for Osvaldo Golijov: Oceana

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Hit: 5 Stars

Golijov is one of the best composers of art music out there today. His style has been called 'maximalist' in other reviews, which I understand to mean he incorporates a vast variety of stylistic influences into his music. Oceana was composed for a Bach festival, and the choral movements especially reflect that. But latin, flamenco, and other modern techniques are used in a manner that is less eclectic than cohesively energetic. Bach can be seen again in the piece for string quartet, which is by far the calmest thing for string quartet I've heard from Golijov (check out the CD 'Yiddishbuk' - which shows Golijov's modern and Jewish side). The three songs for orchestra are breathtaking. 'Lua descolorida' can be found in the midst of Golijov's St. Mark Passion, and Lullaby and Doina can be found on the Yiddishbuk CD in instrumental arrangement, but these newly orchestrated versions capture a new tenderness and wild gypsy abandon that aren't as clear in the other versions. 'How slow the wind' in English, is a stunning performance by Dawn Upshaw. That piece is also available as a cello piece on an album by Maya Beiser. This performance gives it a much more 'alive' feel.
All in all, this is a very good recording of several works by Osvaldo Golijov. It gives a good representation of the breadth of his style, from flamenco to minimalism to eastern european. It is essential for anyone who is following Golijov's rise, and a good CD to get aquainted with his music. If you liked Ainadamar, (his opera that won two grammies) you will like this.
The liner notes also promise a new recording of the St. Mark Passion to be released soon!

Osvaldo Golijov: Oceana Poster

Oceana is the key work of this album, a composition for orchestra, three guitars, harp and voice, filled with Latin and jazz sounds. It is performed by the acclaimed Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra under conductor Robert Spano (also on Ainadamar), and the multiple Grammy® nominated Brazilian jazz singer Luciana Souza. This piece was Golijov's first commission of a choral work in the spirit of J.S. Bach and became a source of inspiration for La Pasión según San Marcos (St. Mark Passion), a future release on DG.

Tenebrae is a collaboration with the famous Kronos Quartet--one of the most influential ensembles of our time. The meditative work in two movements "is about pain," says Golijov, "but pain seen from inside and from a distance." Despite being Golijov's reflection on today's tormented world, Tenebrae is a work of radiant beauty that offers consolation and a prayer for peace.

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