Megalith
Alexi Kenney, The Spin Fivers, James Baker, Michael Nicolas, Mikko Luoma, Jacqueline Leclair, The Wuorinen Sextet, Mark Powell, JACK Quartet, Miranda Cuckson, Jay Campbell, Peter Serkin, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Matthias Pintscher, Tengku Irfan
Release Date: October 31, 2025
Megalith celebrates the extraordinary range and virtuosity of Charles Wuorinen (1938–2020), a towering voice in American music. Spanning solo, chamber, and orchestral works, this album displays Wuorinen’s dazzling command of form, color, and counterpoint. World Premiere recordings featuring the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra with pianist Peter Serkin, Fred Sherry’s all-star group The Spin Fivers with violinist Alexi Kenney, and a line-up of new music virtuosos, Megalith captures a composer whose brilliance, rigor, and uncompromising vision continue to provoke, inspire, and astonish.
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01 Spin5 I. Cadenza – II. Aria
Alexi Kenney, The Spin Fivers, James Baker
02 Spin5 III. Scherzo
Alexi Kenney, The Spin Fivers, James Baker
03 Spin5 IV. Aubade
Alexi Kenney, The Spin Fivers, James Baker
04 Spin5 V. Finale
Alexi Kenney, The Spin Fivers, James Baker
05 Buttons and Bows
Michael Nicolas, Mikko Luoma
06 Iridule
Jacqueline Leclair, Mark Powell
07 Zoe
JACK Quartet, Miranda Cuckson, Jay Campbell
08 Megalith
Peter Serkin, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Matthias Pintscher
09 Scherzo
Tengku Irfan