ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra; Marin Alsop - Margaret Brouwer: Rhapsodies - The Art of Sailing at Dawn; Rhapsody, Concerto for Orchestra; Symphony No. 1 Lake Voices; Path at Sunrise, Masses of Flowers; Pluto

Margaret Brouwer is a composer renowned for her music's lyricism, imagery and emotional power. The five premiere recordings on this album span 24 years. Brouwer grew up in a Dutch/American community and her Symphony No. 1 Lake Voices encodes both a recurring Dutch hymn-like melody and the rhapsodic, sparkling sonorities of a lake vista. Rhapsody, Concerto for Orchestra provides dazzling sounds and virtuosic challenges, while Pluto, written during a period of loss, offers destructive but also restorative moments. Elsewhere, Brouwer evokes the beauties of nature and sailing at dawn.