Lou Harrison: A Portrait

Album by Lou Harrison & John Cage & California Symphony & Barry Jekowsky & Al Jarreau

This compilation presents an overview of Lou Harrison’s music, assembling performances for Western chamber and orchestral forces alongside Indonesian gamelan, often in just intonation. It centres on his cross-cultural approach, combining Asian and Western instruments and tuning systems within contemporary classical idioms.
First released: 1997

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Elegy: To the memory of Calvin Simmons
    4:48
  2. 2.
    Solstice: I. Garden of the Sun
    4:22
  3. 3.
    Solstice: IIa. Entrance of the Moon Bull
    1:59
  4. 4.
    Solstice: IV. Earth Invitation
    2:49
  5. 5.
    Solstice: V. Vernal Dance
    2:32
  6. 6.
    Solstice: VIII. Turning of the Wheel
    3:24
  7. 7.
    Solstice: Finale: Blaze of the Day
    2:29
  8. 8.
    Concerto in slendro: I. Allegro vivo
    3:01
  9. 9.
    Concerto in slendro: II. Molto adagio
    4:55
  10. 10.
    Concerto in slendro: III. Allegro molto vigoroso
    2:17
  11. 11.
    Symphony no. 4, "Last Symphony": Largo
    7:27
  12. 12.
    Symphony no. 4, "Last Symphony": Stampede - poco presto
    9:12
  13. 13.
    Symphony no. 4, "Last Symphony": Largo
    11:10
  14. 14.
    Symphony no. 4, "Last Symphony": Three Coyote Stories
    14:25
  15. 15.
    Lou Harrison / Double Music
    4:21

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