The program notes for this CD begin with a quote from British visual artist Michael Craig Martin: "Minimalism presents the viewer with objects of charged neutrality...objects that are without any hierarchy of interest...objects that reveal everything about themselves, but little about the artist." If that can be taken as an adequate definition of minimalism, the works on this CD can hardly be called minimalist. In the performances by Christopher Warren-Green and the London Chamber Orchestra, these pieces throb with ...
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The program notes for this CD begin with a quote from British visual artist Michael Craig Martin: "Minimalism presents the viewer with objects of charged neutrality...objects that are without any hierarchy of interest...objects that reveal everything about themselves, but little about the artist." If that can be taken as an adequate definition of minimalism, the works on this CD can hardly be called minimalist. In the performances by Christopher Warren-Green and the London Chamber Orchestra, these pieces throb with expressiveness, passion, and personality.The works by Adams, Glass, and Reich included here are classics in the minimalist tradition. They've been recorded by the composers themselves and their handpicked ensembles, or under the composer's close supervision, in performances that could be considered authoritative. This CD is welcome because the interpretations by Christopher Warren-Green give us a fresh take on these pieces. He's clearly aware of the folly of simply mimicking the original...
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