J. A. Kawarsky Archive

Prisma: Contemporary works for Orchestra – Music composed by Lionel Sainsbury, Clive Muncaster, Patricia Julien, and J. A. Kawarsky. Multiple Orchestras and conductors – Navona

by Audiophile Audition | Feb 9, 2018 | Classical CD Reviews

Compelling contemporary music from lesser known but hight talented composers Prisma: Contemporary works for Orchestra – Music composed by Lionel Sainsbury, Clive Muncaster, Patricia Julien, and J. A. Kawarsky. Multiple Orchestras and conductors – Navona CD NV6141 (2/9/18) TT: 49:00 *** 1/2 Navona is offering listeners another fine disc of contemporary music by composers from both the United States and England. The first work is Lionel Sainsbury’s Time of the Comet Op. 25. It’s a rousing piece celebrating the appearance of the Hale-Bobb comet discovered in 1995 which quickly became visible to the naked eye, It’s performed by the Moravian Philharmonic conducted by Petr Vronsky. The piece is joyous throughout and well orchestrated. Next is Clive Muncaster’s Reflective Thought Patterns performed by the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra. Starting broadly with Brass and Tympani, it contains many orchestral colors including a marimba, vibraphone and french horn. It’s a good listen from a talented composer. Track 3 is Patrcia Julien’s Among the Hidden. Darker and more restrained than the previous tracks, it starts with a piano soon joined by the Moranvian Philharmonic. It has lovely string melodies, and again, it’s a very listenable piece of contemporary music. Finally, the disc features Kawarsky’s […]