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Adès: Living Toys

~ Thomas Adès (Composer), Markus Stenz (Conductor), Stephen Cleobury (Conductor), Ensemble (Orchestra), London Sinfonietta (Orchestra), et al.
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Track Listings

1. Living Toys, Op. 9: I: Angels
2. Living Toys, Op. 9: II: Aurochs
3. Living Toys, Op. 9: Balett
4. Living Toys, Op. 9: III: Militiamen
5. Living Toys, Op. 9: IV: H.A.L.'s Death
6. Living Toys, Op. 9: Battle
7. Living Toys, Op. 9: V: Playing Funerals
8. Living Toys, Op. 9: Tablet
9. Arcadiana op.12: I: Venezia notturna
10. Arcadiana op.12: II: Das klinget so herrlich, das klinget so schon
11. Arcadiana op.12: III: Auf dem Wasser zu singen
12. Arcadiana op.12: IV: Et... (tango mortale)
13. Arcadiana op.12: V: L'Embarquement
14. Arcadiana op.12: VI: O Albion
15. Arcadiana op.12: VII: Lethe
16. Sonata da Caccia op.11: I: Gravement
17. Sonata da Caccia op.11: II: Gayement
18. Sonata da Caccia op.11: III: Naivement
19. Sonata da Caccia op.11: IV: Galament
20. The Origin On The Harp, Op. 13: I: Dolcissimo ed espressivo
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On this CD:
  1. Arcadiana
    Composed by Thomas Adès

  2. (The) Origin of the Harp
    Composed by Thomas Adès
    Performed by Ensemble
    Conducted by Thomas Adès

  3. Sonata da Caccia
    Composed by Thomas Adès
    with Michael Neisemann, Andrew Clark, Thomas Adès

  4. Living Toys
    Composed by Thomas Adès
    Performed by London Sinfonietta
    Conducted by Markus Stenz

  5. Gefriolsae me
    Composed by Thomas Adès
    Conducted by Stephen Cleobury

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5.0 out of 5 stars Prodigious invention, 12 Nov 1999
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This outstanding disc is EMI's second of music by Ades, and creditably it is also issued at budget price - a real bargain for listeners new to this music. Living Toys is a tour de force: it's hard not to be bowled over by the sheer excitement and verve of its opening, and enthralled by the wealth of invention and intimate expression thereafter. As the excellent programme notes point out, this is young man's music (the composer was a precocious 22 when the work was first performed by the London Sinfonietta), but crucially Ades never gets carried away in his inventive exuberance. This goes even for the extended piccolo trumpet solo, surely one of the most formidable in the repertoire. I was particularly impressed with the maturity of the work's almost narrative structure (based on a fragment of Spanish folklore) and the instrumentation of the work's quieter moments is often touching and novel. The London Sinfonietta under Stenz play beautifully and often virtuosically; and the trumpet playing...!

Of the other works on the disc, the string quartet Arcadiana (played sinuously by the Endellion Quartet) has received most attention, though I must admit unease at the range of styles it encompasses. My reservations aside, it's self-evidently accomplished music, and there are moments of real beauty - witness the stratospheric violin harmonics in the middle section.

The Origin of the Harp, a shortish ensemble piece, is a good example of Ades's exploitation of unusual ensembles; and the Sonata da Caccia, for harpsichord, baroque oboe and natural horn, is a light but witty tribute to his beloved Couperin - but with contemporary touches (do I detect the influence of Gyorgy Ligeti?) The shortest piece on this disc is the anthem Gefriolsae Me: a minor student work, but it still puts most recent church music in the shade.

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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Adès at his finest., 29 Jan 2000
By lee.dunleavy@hertford.ox.ac.uk (Oxford, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
There is not much more to add...this is surely his finest moment. Can he sustain it is the question? The EMI marketing must help, but how long will it last? This is perhaps the best buy of the year. For me 'Gefriolsae Me' is the most telling track on this disc. It is early Adès and yet the best. Even without the tangos or blues it is still hard hitting. Fantastic. Buy now!
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