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NEW RELEASE Secret Alchemy: Chamber Works by Pierre Jalbert, Music from Copland House
Four stunning works by Pierre Jalbert, three in their World Premiere recordings, including a Copland House commission – in performances by the internationally-acclaimed Music from Copland House ensemble. “…breathtaking beauty, lyricism and intricacy of the chamber works on this new disc …every work gets a robust and ingratiating performance from Music from Copland House.” San Francisco Chronicle
“Pierre Jalbert writes music that is direct, speaks to the mind, heart, and soul, traverses a musical landscape, and expresses a wide range of emotion,” the Huffington Post said. On Secret Alchemy [with] Music from Copland House… the four works are played expertly and the sound is to perfection. Standouts are violinist Curtis Macomber and pianist Michael Boriskin who appear on most of the pieces.
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“The concerto’s most arresting music came in the outer sections of the opening movement, where slithering piano glissandos and twinkling percussion meshed with wispy violins to conjure a magically airborne texture.”
SPCO concertmaster Steven Copes took the stage as soloist for Jalbert’s Violin Concerto. By turns haunting and menacing in the early going, the two-movement concerto became an absorbing meditation.
The Minnesota Post’s Pamela Espeland spoke with Houston-based composer Pierre Jalbert in advance of the premiere of his new violin concerto, co-commissioned by the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and the Milwaukee Symphony to showcase their concertmasters….
