Karl Jenkins: Quirk - The Concertos (2008)

Karl Jenkins is Britain's crossover classical composer of the moment, with some of the syrupy old-England nostalgia that implies, but with a knack for novel textures that grab an audience's attention, and for carrying them through in a satisfying way. The concerto format seems to bring out the best in him, and the five pieces on this album are all works of recent vintage for one or more solo instruments with orchestra. Several are delightful, and the program offers a variety of ideas that recommends this disc to buyers ... Read More

Karl Jenkins is Britain's crossover classical composer of the moment, with some of the syrupy old-England nostalgia that implies, but with a knack for novel textures that grab an audience's attention, and for carrying them through in a satisfying way. The concerto format seems to bring out the best in him, and the five pieces on this album are all works of recent vintage for one or more solo instruments with orchestra. Several are delightful, and the program offers a variety of ideas that recommends this disc to buyers wanting to sample the music of this composer. Perhaps the best example of Jenkins' eclectic, crowd-pleasing approach is the title work, with three movements that fall into the traditional concerto form and seem mysteriously to hang together (partly it is because of Jenkins' skillful use of the percussion layer) even though they are irreducibly diverse. The allusions to Indian music in the central "Raga religioso" movement are subtle, with plucked piano strings simulating a sitar, and... Read Less

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