Albany Records: The Great Gatsby Suite

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John Harbison's suite from his opera The Great Gatsby is coupled with a new work for voice and orchestra.

The Albany Symphony conducted by David Alan Miller offers a recording of major works by the illustrious American composer John Harbison. The Great Gatsby Suite comes from Harbison's opera and concentrates on the instrumental music. Darkbloom: Overture for an imagined opera comes from material for an opera project that Harbison decided not to continue. The newest work on the recording, Closer to My Own Life, uses texts extracted from stories written by Alice Munroe, Harbison's favorite prose writer. Acclaimed soprano Mary Elizabeth Mackenzie joins Maestro Miller and the Albany Symphony for this work.

John Harbison, composer
The Great Gatsby Suite
Albany Symphony Orchestra, David Alan Miller, conductor

John Harbison, composer
Darkbloom: Overture for an imagined opera
Albany Symphony Orchestra, David Alan Miller, conductor

John Harbison, composer
Closer to My Own Life
Mary Mackenzie, soprano; Albany Symphony Orchestra, David Alan Miller, conductor

Review:

“In short, [ The Great Gatsby Suite] is one of the best orchestral suites written by an American in the last 30 years, and even without direct knowledge of the opera, I ap-preciated every single note and theme in this superb piece.” (Fanfare)

John Harbison's suite from his opera The Great Gatsby is coupled with a new work for voice and orchestra.

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