With this tenth release in its acclaimed Horizon SACD series, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra proves once again that contemporary music features prominently in its repertoire - even in times of crisis. During the coronavirus pandemic that dominated 2020 and 2021, the orchestra was forced to perform less frequently than it normally does, yet it managed nonetheless to premiere all the works it had commissioned. These performances often took forms different from those originally planned, but contemporary music as a 'mirror of the times' continued to be a main priority - one characterised by its power of expression.
Disc 1:
1) Weites Land (Musik Mit Brahms) - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra ()
2) Softly Bouncing - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra ()
3) Wendingen - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra ()
4) 2270 - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra ()
5) I. - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra ()
6) II. - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra ()
7) III. - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra ()
8) IV. - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra ()
9) V. - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra ()
Disc 2:
1) Ariadne - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra ()
2) Mais Le Corps Taché D'ombres - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra ()
3) Notenkrakers' Notulen - Katharine Dain/Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra ()
4) Reflections - Remy van Kesteren/Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra ()
5) Leaves in Autumn - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra ()
Disc 3:
1) Sostenuto - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra ()
2) Who, What, Where, When, Why? - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra ()
3) I. Quaver = 88 - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra ()
4) II. Quaver = 100 - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra ()
5) III. Con Rubato. Quaver = 75c - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra ()
6) Resilience - Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra ()