Reale / Jensen / Yale Symphony Orchestra- American Mosaic (CD)
Paul Reale is best known as an esteemed educator but his composing career blossomed in the latter part of his career. The three works on this album - the Cello Concerto "Live Free or Die", Piano Concerto No. 1 and Piano Sonata No. 6 'The Waste Land' - all display Reale's signature use of expressive melody, Baroque counterpoint, references to many types of jazz, and extensions of tonality. World premiere recordings.
Tracklist:
- Concerto for Cello, Strings, and Percussion "Live Free or Die"~I. Interregnum
- Concerto for Cello, Strings, and Percussion "Live Free or Die"~II. Angels
- Concerto for Cello, Strings, and Percussion "Live Free or Die"~III. Funk
- Piano Concerto No. 1~I.
- Piano Concerto No. 1~II.
- Piano Concerto No. 1~III.
- Piano Sonata No. 6 "The Waste Land"~I. April
- Piano Sonata No. 6 "The Waste Land"~II. Unreal City
- Piano Sonata No. 6 "The Waste Land"~III. Hurry Up Please, It's Time
- Piano Sonata No. 6 "The Waste Land"~IV. Shantih
Paul Reale is best known as an esteemed educator but his composing career blossomed in the latter part of his career. The three works on this album - the Cello Concerto "Live Free or Die", Piano Concerto No. 1 and Piano Sonata No. 6 'The Waste Land' - all display Reale's signature use of expressive melody, Baroque counterpoint, references to many types of jazz, and extensions of tonality. World premiere recordings.
Tracklist:
- Concerto for Cello, Strings, and Percussion "Live Free or Die"~I. Interregnum
- Concerto for Cello, Strings, and Percussion "Live Free or Die"~II. Angels
- Concerto for Cello, Strings, and Percussion "Live Free or Die"~III. Funk
- Piano Concerto No. 1~I.
- Piano Concerto No. 1~II.
- Piano Concerto No. 1~III.
- Piano Sonata No. 6 "The Waste Land"~I. April
- Piano Sonata No. 6 "The Waste Land"~II. Unreal City
- Piano Sonata No. 6 "The Waste Land"~III. Hurry Up Please, It's Time
- Piano Sonata No. 6 "The Waste Land"~IV. Shantih