Despite a difficult start, the orchestra Nieuw Sinfonietta Amsterdam conducted by Lev Markiz has managed to acquire a solid place in Dutch musical life. The fifth anniversary has since been celebrated. This CD contains three compositions that were placed in a concert series with the name "Metamorphoses". The series deals with the different ways in which the three composers have treated and transformed
… the orchestral sound in their works, according to the CD booklet. Jeff Hamburg's 'Zey' from 1994, three poems for soprano (Judith Mok) and chamber orchestra. Willem Jeths opted for a different orchestral starting point and for this purpose divided the orchestra into a tutti orchestra and a group of nine solo strings. 'Glenz' demands unusual playing methods from the musicians. Guus Janssen explores the boundaries and the flexibility of tonality and idiom (CD booklet). His composition from 1993 is therefore called: Search. In addition to soprano and orchestra, flutist Eleonore Pameijer and violinist Peter Brunt also lend their assistance. (LW) _more
