Bubalo: Concertino; Valence II

On this CD:

1. Concerto for cello & orchestra
Composed by Rudolph Bubalo
Performed by Cleveland Chamber Symphony with Regina Mushabec
Conducted by Edwin London

2. Concertino
Composed by Rudolph Bubalo
Performed by Cleveland Chamber Symphony Conducted by Edwin London

3. Valence II, for clarinet & bassoon
Composed by Rudolph Bubalo
with Lawrence McDonald , Kenneth Moore

4. Offset I, Three Pieces for orchestra and Synthesizers
Composed by Rudolph Bubalo
Performed by Cleveland Chamber Symphony Conducted by Edwin London

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Bubalo: Concertino; Valence II
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Adventurous, energising music
Bubalo: Concertino; Valence II

Manufacturer: New World Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
CelloCello | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
ASIN: B0000030I2
Release Date: 1997-03-25

Tracks:

  1. Concerto For Cello And Orchestra: Part 1
  2. Concerto For Cello And Orchestra: Part 2
  3. Concerto For Cello And Orchestra: Part 3
  4. Concertino
  5. Valence II
  6. Offset 1: Part 1
  7. Offset 1: Parts 2 & 3

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Adventurous, energising music.......2002-06-17

This fine collection of chamber pieces by contemporary US composer Rudolph Bubalo (b. 1927) was one of those happy chance finds that makes life especially worthwhile for the restless music lover. Bubalo began his career as a jazz pianist and arranger and ended up switching streams into what gets awkwardly called 'classical'. He is now both professor of composition and director of the electronic and computer music studios at Cleveland State University. This is a joint production of CSU and New World Records in New York.

The four pieces represented on the CD illustrate different facets of the composer's varied interests - from the integration of orchestra and synthesisers on 'Concertino' and 'Offset 1' (where the electronics are mainly used to enhance colour and texture), through to the vibrantly serialist 'Concerto for Cello and Orchestra' and woodwind multiphonics of 'Valence II'.

Bubalo explains: "In all my work I am concerned with the expressive content of sound... sound that engages and stimulates the consciousness of the listener." In these aims he certainly succeeds. These pieces are among the most energising, adventurous, timbrely full-bodied and rhythmically packed I have heard for a long time. They combine formal musical interest with a real visceral punch, revealing their originator's intellectual rigour but also his delight in musics outside the canonical high art tradition. Synaesthetically speaking, his sound palettes are full of deep reds and blues contrasting with lighter hues and some surprising splashes of colour. This is a superb collection by a relatively little-known composer. Thoroughly recommended.

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