Reynolds/ Jack Quartet - Roger Reynolds at 85 1 Condition:New Viktor Ullmann's one-act chamber opera

Viktor Ullmann's one-act chamber opera "Der Kaiser von Atlantis" was written in the Theresienstadt camp and did not see it's premiere until December 16

Erwin Schrott as a devilish Méphistophélès and Irina Lungu as a passionate Marguerite are joined by the Royal Opera Chorus and a cast of Royal Opera favourites

and legendary bandleader Gil Evans

'The Desperate Hours' and 'Waifs and Strays'

an active presence on the international scene

Reynolds/ Jack Quartet - Roger Reynolds at 85 1 Condition:New Viktor Ullmann's one-act chamber operaThis release documents Roger Reynolds' most recent string quartets in composer supervised first recordings by the acclaimed JACK Quartet. "FLiGHT", commissioned by JACK Quartet, arose from a collaborative process lasting almost five years. It's four movements reflect upon the stages of humanity's aspirations for flight: IMAGINING, PREPARING, EXPERIENCING, and PERSPECTIVE. Of "not forgotten" Reynolds writes: "As the years pass, one notices that certain