Ductus figuratus – Kirk O’Riordan
1. Cadens
2. Abeo
3. Tripudio
4. Demum
La Creation du Monde – Darius Milhaud
Overture
The Chaos Before Creation
The slowly lifting darkness, the creation of trees, plants, insects, birds and beasts
Dance of Created Beings - Man and woman created
The desire of man and woman
The Man and Woman Kiss – Coda
Little Threepenny Music – Kurt Weill
Overture
The Moritat of Mack the Knife
The Instead-of Song
The Ballad Of The Easy Life
Polly’s Song
Tango-Ballad
Cannon Song
Threepenny Finale
The Voxman Project
Crystal Records CD 782
“beautifully programmed hour of music for mixed ensemble …O’Riordan writes with both fluidity and intelligence…Darius Milhaud’s riotous La création du monde is a glorious celebration of polytonality as a means of representing primordial chaos…[in the Weill], what character there is to “Mack the Knife,” while the “Tango-Ballad,” with its evocative sax solos, is a triumph. This is stimulating repertoire, superbly performed and well recorded. Another gem for Crystal Records’ catalog.”
“a lot of clever and effective writing, and Tse is a splendidly fluent and masterful advocate for this new concerto…[The Weill] is a most credible performance which stands comparison with the best in the field.”
“The Voxman Ensemble gives robust performances…The Milhaud and Weill are solid, and all the lyrical passages are especially heartfelt. Tse is excellent all through, easily handling all the challenges of the O’Riordan and delivering elegant and expressive phrasing in the Milhaud and Weill.”