[ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD ]
Release Date: Wednesday 10 November 2010
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"...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."
(Gramophone August 2010)
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.
Ancestor Suite
Plump Jack Overture
Tiefer und Tiefer
Homework Suite