Adès, Leith, Marsey: Orchestral Works album review – an impressive collection marks a productive association
Of the four pieces by Adès, only one is substantial. Aquifer, which he wrote last year for Simon Rattle and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, is a densely packed 17-minute movement, which contains enough ideas to power a symphony at least twice as long, before being brought to a halt by the most common-or-garden of cadences. Tower – for Frank Gehry is a fanfare, and both Shanty and Dawn, composed during lockdown in 2020, are pieces that work wonders with repeated phrases. Marsey's musical narrative, in eight 'scenes', is a strangely evocative succession of musical ghosts, inspired by paintings by Salman Toor, while Leith's wacky processional, punctuated by enormous climaxes, leaves an exhilarating impression.
It's altogether an impressive disc, a fine record of a productive association, though it's a shame there was no room on it for the exceptional performance of his own Tevot that Adès conducted in Bridgewater Hall too.
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