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Metropolis Symphony for Orchestra (1988–93) by American composer Michael Daugherty is a five-movement symphony inspired by Superman comics. The entire piece was created over the...

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Metropolis Symphony for Orchestra (1988–93) by American composer Michael Daugherty is a five-movement symphony inspired by Superman comics. The entire piece was created over the span of five years with separate commissions for each movement. Individual movements may be performed separately; however, it is preferred that the 41 minute symphony be performed in its entirety. MetropolisSymphony was premiered by the New Hampshire Symphony Orchestra, James Bolle conducting, in November 1993, at the Palace Theater in Manchester, New Hampshire. A connective narrative between movements was written and read by Jack Larson, who had played Jimmy Olsen on television in The Adventures of Superman. The orchestral version without narration was premiered by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman conducting, in January 1994, at the Meyerhoff Concert Hall in Baltimore, Maryland.[1]

A new recording conducted by Giancarlo Guerrero and performed by the Nashville Symphony Orchestra was nominated in six categories for Grammy Awards of 2011. It won in the Best Orchestral Performance, Best Engineered Album, Classical and Best Classical Contemporary Composition categories.[2]

Movements

The symphony has five movements:

  1. Lex (1991)
    • Duration: 9 minutes
    • Commissioned by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman, Music Director
    • Instrumentation: piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon; 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba; timpani, strings
  2. Krypton (1993)
    • Duration: 7 minutes
    • Commissioned by the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Leighton Smith, Conductor
    • Instrumentation: piccolo, 2 flutes, 3 oboes, E flat clarinet, clarinet, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon; 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba; 4 percussion; piano; strings
  3. MXYZPTLK (1988)
    • Duration: 7 minutes
    • Commissioned by Cleveland Chamber Symphony, Edwin London, Music Director
    • Instrumentation: 2 flute solo (II. doubles pic), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons; 2 horns, 2 trumpets, trombone; 1 or 2 percussion; synthesizer; strings
  4. Oh, Lois! (1989)
    • Duration: 5 minutes
    • Commissioned by Cleveland Chamber Symphony, Edwin London, Music Director
    • Instrumentación: 2 flautas, 2 oboes, 2 clarinetes, 2 fagotes; 4 trompas, 3 trompetas, 3 trombones; timbales, 2 percusionistas; sintetizador; cuerdas
  5. Tango del Cabo Rojo (1993)
    • Duración: 13 minutos
    • Encargada por la Orquesta Sinfónica de Albany , David Allan Miller, Director Musical.
    • Instrumentación: flautín, 2 flautas, 2 oboes, corno inglés, 2 clarinetes, clarinete bajo, 2 fagotes, contrafagot; 4 trompas, 4 trompetas, 3 trombones, tuba; timbales, 4 percusionistas; piano; cuerdas

Editorial: Peermusic Classical

Discografía

Metropolis Symphony - Michael Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony/ Bizarro Baltimore Symphony Orchestra , David Zinman , director de orquesta London/Decca Argo 452-103-2

Orquesta Sinfónica de Metrópolis - Michael Daugherty: Orquesta Sinfónica de Metrópolis/ Deus ex Machina Orquesta Sinfónica de Nashville , Giancarlo Guerrero , Director Naxos American Classics 8.559635

Referencias

  1. ↑ Sinfónica Metrópolis en Peermusic Classical
  2. ↑ Nominados y ganadores de los premios Grammy
  • Sitio oficial
  • Premios Grammy: La 'Metropolis Symphony' de Daugherty y el 'Requiem' de Verdi triunfan en la categoría de música clásica.
  • All Things Considered. "Las sorpresivas nominaciones al Grammy de la Superman Symphony  : NPR." NPR, 10 de diciembre de 2010.