Ludovic Morlot

Seattle Symphony & Ludovic Morlot – Messiaen: Des canyons aux étoiles (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:30:27 minutes | 1,58 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Seattle Symphony Media

The Seattle Symphony releases Des canyons aux étoiles… (“From the Canyons to the Stars…”), which takes inspiration from the rock spires, birdsong and night sky of Utah’s national parks. With Conductor Emeritus Ludovic Morlot at the podium and guest artist Steven Osborne on piano, the Symphony presents Messiaen’s starry-eyed journey through nature and the divine. Two concerts of the entire 110-minute-long work were recorded in the stunning acoustics of Benaroya Hall. Digital downloads and CDs will be available through all major online music retailers and streaming services on November 17, 2023.

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Seattle Symphony & Ludovic Morlot – John Luther Adams: The Become Trilogy (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:37:31 minutes | 1,70 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Cantaloupe Music

“When asked about three of his signature orchestral works — the Grammy-winning Become Ocean, its sequel Become Desert, and the original source Become River (previously unreleased as an official recording until now) — composer John Luther Adams refers to them collectively as “a trilogy that I never set out to write.” Collected here for the first time, with newly remastered versions of Become Ocean and Become Desert by acclaimed engineer Nathaniel Reichman, The Become Trilogy pays tribute to a magical partnership between Adams, conductor Ludovic Morlot and the renowned Seattle Symphony. As a whole, the music speaks both to the meditative solace of solitude, and the universally shared experience of living, giving and interacting as a citizen of the world.”

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Seattle Symphony, Ludovic Morlot – Berlioz: Requiem, Op. 5, H. 75 & La mort d’Orphée, H. 25 (Live) (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:28:52 minutes | 1,48 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © Seattle Symphony Media

Renowned for his interpretation of the French repertoire, Seattle Symphony Music Director Ludovic Morlot and the orchestra are joined by acclaimed tenor Kenneth Tarver, a voice of considerable beauty and freedom (Washington Post) in a masterful performance of Hector Berlioz s momentous Requiem. The first performance of Hector Berlioz s Grande messe des morts, or Requiem, took place in Paris in 1837. It was one of the high points of its author s career, but this triumph did not come easily. Still in his early 30s, Berlioz was widely considered the untamed radical among French composers, and the conservative bureaucrats who controlled the Paris Opera, the Conservatoire and other musical institutions saw fit to place obstacles in his path whenever they could. Kenneth Tarver is considered one of the outstanding Bel Canto tenors of his generation, acknowledged for his beauty of tone, virtuosic technique, extensive and even vocal range, coupled with an attractive and elegant stage presence.
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