Cole/Noi Philharmonic/Miller - George Gershwin: Concerto in F, Joan Tower: Sequoia, Walter Piston: Symphony No. 5, John Harbison: Remembering Gatsby

This programme represents American orchestral music in all of its verve and expressive variety. Following the sensational success of Rhapsody in Blue, Gershwin�s Concerto in F was his first foray away from jazz bands into the concert hall, recorded here for the first time in a new critical edition by Timothy Freeze based on the composer�s own notation and performances. John Harbison�s Remembering Gatsby is a foxtrot that evokes the sonorities of 1920s dance bands, while Joan Tower�s Sequoia reflects her fascination with these silent giants of the tree world. Walter Piston�s contribution to the development of 20th-century American music cannot be underestimated, and his Fifth Symphony successfully blends twelvetone modernity with reflective profundity and a finale that evokes a spirit of joy and optimism.