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Hallowed Ground
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Hallowed Ground
Genre: Classical
 
In conceiving his inaugural season as Music Director of the Cincinnati Symphony, Louis Langrée wanted to celebrate the Orchestra's rich tradition of excellence and its legacy of introducing the world to new works. Aar...  more »

     
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All Artists: Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Title: Hallowed Ground
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Label: Naxos of America, Inc.
Release Date: 9/9/2014
Genre: Classical
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Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 870362000037

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In conceiving his inaugural season as Music Director of the Cincinnati Symphony, Louis Langrée wanted to celebrate the Orchestra's rich tradition of excellence and its legacy of introducing the world to new works. Aaron Copland's Lincoln Portrait had its world premiere performance by the Cincinnati Symphony at Music Hall in 1942. November of 2013 marked the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Those powerful words were delivered here by legendary author, poet, activist and humanitarian Dr. Maya Angelou, a mere seven months before her recent passing at the age of 86; Hallowed Ground is dedicated in her memory. Hallowed Ground also features live recordings of two new works commissioned by the Orchestra for the MusicNOW Festival in March of 2014. Nico Muhly's Pleasure Ground is a musical portrait of the iconic landscape architect and designer Frederick Law Olmsted and David Lang's mountain is a musical portrait of composer Aaron Copland, who had a strong connection with the Cincinnati Symphony. Both these pieces and the Orchestra's overall collaboration with the MusicNOW Festival represent a true spirit of innovation in Cincinnati, and affirm this as a place of experimentation.