{"product_id":"gil-shaham-premieres-cd","title":"Gil Shaham - Premieres [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003ePerforming three concertos written specifically for him, renowned violinist Gil Shaham is joined by acclaimed conductor Leon Botstein and The Orchestra Now (TON), Bard College's graduate orchestral masters. Scott Wheeler's \"Birds of America\" (Violin Concerto No.2) was premiered by Shaham, Botstein, and TON at the Fisher Center at Bard and Carnegie Hall in 2021. The birds making appearances in the concerto include a hawk, a whippoorwill, loons, a mourning dove, and a downy woodpecker. Winner of the 2018 Azrieli Prize for Jewish Music, Avner Dorman's \"Nigunim\" (Violin Concerto No.2) was originally commissioned as Sonata No.3 for violin and piano by New York's 92nd Street Y, Gil, and his sister, pianist Orli Shaham. Gil premiered the orchestrated version that appears on this album with CityMusic Cleveland, conducted by Dorman, in 2014. The main melodic gestures of the piece are drawn from common elements found in Jewish music from around the world. Chinese-American composer Bright Sheng's violin concerto \"Let Fly\" had it's premiere in 2013 with Shaham and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, led by legendary conductor Leonard Slatkin. The title of the work was inspired by an aural image of the violin melody flying off into the air.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWheeler: Birds of America Quietly Soaring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWheeler: Birds of America Adagietto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWheeler: Birds of America Allegro vivo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDorman: Nigunim (Violin Concerto No.2)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDorman: Nigunim (Violin Concerto No.2) I. Adagio Religioso\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDorman: Nigunim (Violin Concerto No.2) II. Scherzo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDorman: Nigunim (Violin Concerto No.2) III. Adagio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDorman: Nigunim (Violin Concerto No.2) IV. Presto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSheng: Let Fly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5060133300175\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Canary Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10.31.25\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e CD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Vinyl Revival Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53234836766880,"sku":"5060133300175","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0526\/5899\/5360\/files\/4440436-3413680.jpg?v=1770369240","url":"https:\/\/vinylrevivalrecordstore.com\/products\/gil-shaham-premieres-cd","provider":"Vinyl Revival Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}