Composer(s): Ryan, Jeffrey
Conductor(s): Tovey, Bramwell
Ensemble(s): Gryphon Trio
Label: Naxos
Series: Canadian Classics
Genre: Concerto; Orchestral
Catalogue No: 8.572765
Barcode: 747313276578
Release Date: 09/2011

RYAN, J.: Symphony No. 1, "Fugitive Colours" / The Linearity of Light / Equilateral (Gryphon Trio, Vancouver Symphony, Tovey)

Jeffrey Ryan is one of Canada’s most outstanding composers. He evokes bright, vivid colours in his works which brim with imaginative sound worlds. The Linearity of Light is one such work and is concerned with imagining sound itself, brilliantly realised through different pitch combinations and their suggestions of the brightness of light. Equilateral is a triple concerto, and a spiritually complex meditation that fuses lament with joyful affirmation. Symphony No. 1: Fugitive Colours draws on the idea of colours that fade when exposed to light, and does so with masterly orchestral virtuosity.

Tracklist

Ryan, Jeffrey
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Tovey, Bramwell (Conductor)
1The Linearity of Light11:24
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Tovey, Bramwell (Conductor)
Gryphon Trio (Ensemble)
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Tovey, Bramwell (Conductor)
2I. Breathless06:13
Gryphon Trio (Ensemble)
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Tovey, Bramwell (Conductor)
3II. Points of Contact11:49
Gryphon Trio (Ensemble)
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Tovey, Bramwell (Conductor)
4III. Serpentine05:51
Gryphon Trio (Ensemble)
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Tovey, Bramwell (Conductor)
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Tovey, Bramwell (Conductor)
5I. Intarsia10:22
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Tovey, Bramwell (Conductor)
6II. Nocturne (Magenta)10:32
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Tovey, Bramwell (Conductor)
7III. Light: Fast04:41
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Tovey, Bramwell (Conductor)
8IV. Viridian08:21
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Tovey, Bramwell (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 01:09:13