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The American composer Gordon Getty is best known for his vocal works (previously released on PTC5186017, PTC5186040 and PTC5186054). This CD features some of his orchestral pieces. The Ancestor Suite is a ballet score which was premiered in 2009 by the Russian National Orchestra. The overture “Plump Jack” is taken from Getty’s 2-Act Opera. All World Premiere Recordings.
Gordon Getty: Plump Jack
Plump Jack: Overture
Gordon Getty: Ancestor Suite
I. Zwei Walzer
II. Waltz of the Ancestors
III. Schottische
IV. Waltz: Landler
V. Polka: Polonaise
VI. Gavotte
VII. Gothic Waltz
VIII. March - Sarabande: Presto
IX. Madeline
X. Ewig Du
XI. Finale
Gordon Getty: Tiefer und Tiefer
Tiefer und Tiefer
Gordon Getty: Homework Suite
I. Seascape
II. Giga
III. Ghost Waltz
IV. Berceuse
V. Night Horses
Gordon Getty: The Fiddler of Ballykeel
The Fiddler of Ballykeel
Gordon Getty: Raise the Colors
Raise the Colors
August 2010
“...the Ancestor and Homework Suites offer a winning series of orchestral miniatures, beautifully, sometimes robustly scored...Marriner and the Academy play all this music with great character and finesse, and the pianissimo strings are often exquisitely beautiful.”
May 2011
“There is the scent of Aaron Copland in the air, or, more unexpectedly, Malcolm Arnold....Tiefer und Tiefer is a slow waltz for strings, again suggesting Copland or, in its harmonic changes, Leonard Bernstein. In its own small way, it works wonder, and Getty should pay himself on the back...The recorded sound is fit for a king.”
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Plump Jack: Overture
