Michael Daugherty
Metropolis Symphony for Orchestra (1991)
I. Lex
Performed by the University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra
Kenneth Kiesler: Conductor
October 11, 2012
Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Since its premiere by the Baltimore Symphony in 1994 at Carnegie Hall, the GRAMMY®-winning Metropolis Symphony has entered the orchestral repertoire and been performed by orchestras all over the world.
Metropolis Symphony is a five-movement musical response to the world of Superman, and Lex derives its title from one of Superman's most vexing foes, the super-villain Lex Luthor. Marked "Diabolical" in the score, this movement features a virtuoso violin soloist (Lex) who plays a fiendishly difficult fast triplet motive in perpetual motion, pursued by the orchestration and a percussion section that includes four referee whistles placed quadraphonically on stage.
Duration - ca. 10:00
Composer: Michael Daugherty
www.michaeldaugherty.net
Publisher: Peermusic Classical
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Score can be purchased through the following links:
Lex only:
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Metropolis Symphony (all five movements):
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Parts for performance can be rented through the following link:
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Recording can be purchased through the following links:
Nashville Symphony; Gian Carlo Guerro (2010) Three GRAMMY wins:
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Baltimore Symphony; David Zinman (1996):
www.amazon.com/Daugherty-Metro...