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Douglas Knehans

Cloud Ossuary - Symphony No. 4 w/BRNO, Toms

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Release Date: March 4, 2022

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1 Mist Waves— for solo violin and strings [7:41]  
2 Cloud Ossuary—Symphony No. 4 / I. The Ossein Cage [7:59]  
3 Cloud Ossuary—Symphony No. 4 / II. Breathe Clouded [13:38]  
4 Cloud Ossuary—Symphony No. 4 / III. Bones and All [26:02  
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“…wonderfully orchestrated… dynamic and endlessly evolving.” —BBC Music Magazine

“…the sounds of nature course through the orchestral pieces…with a primitive force and melodic insistence that recall Stravinsky.” —The New Yorker

“In [Bones and All] the composer proves himself once more a past master of writing for the voice, setting the complex text by Katarina Knehans with perfect command of the genre… Those words give closure to an impressive work by Douglas Knehans, an ever-challenging, ever-surprising musical artist." - All About the Arts

"Pairing two new works for orchestra with soloist is Knehans’ newest disc Cloud Ossuary.

Recorded with tremendous fidelity and color the disc includes Knehans’ Mist Waves  for solo violin and strings performed in this recording by the brilliant Czech violinist Pavel Wallinger. Wallinger’s keening lines sit wonderfully against the withheld backdrop of the Brno Philharmonic strings.

  • Douglas Knehans' powerful Fourth Symphony reaches for beauty / LIMELIGHT
    Posted At: June 24, 2022 12:00 AM
    LIMELIGHT's Michael Quinn writes…..Don’t be betrayed by the beguiling New Age gentility of Mist Waves into thinking its composer, American-Australian Douglas Knehans, is cut from the same cloth as the Holy Minimalists it readily evokes. His robustly imagistic Fourth Symphony, Cloud Ossuary, puts paid to such lazy, fanciful notions.Both works date from 2019, and both are influenced by cloud formations, makin...
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  • The Akademia Music Awards selects Douglas Knehans - Cloud Ossuary as 'Best Classical Album' for May 2022
    Posted At: May 16, 2022 12:00 AM
    The Akademia Music Awards is pleased to present the award for Best Classical Album to Douglas Knehans for 'Cloud Ossuary' for the month of May 2022. It is the opinion of The Akademia Board that this work represents an important contribution towards the diversity and advancement of the global music community."Pairing two new works for orchestra with soloist is Knehans’ newest disc Cloud Ossuary.Recorded with...
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  • On 'Cloud Ossuary,' Douglas Knehans presents two distinct works, which you could choose to link .... or not / BRNO Daily
    Posted At: April 27, 2022 12:00 AM
    BRNO: Daily Anthony B. writes…. “We are the night” presents artists, promoters, production managers, label owners and others who are bringing the music world of the Czech Republic, from the past to the present and the present to the future. This week we review the album “Cloud Ossuary”, composed by Douglas Knehans and performed by Filharmonie Brno. When I started this series, my target was clear: to ex...
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  • Douglas Knehans and his 'Cloud Ossuary' selected as 2022 Clouzine Music Awards: Best Classical Composer & Album
    Posted At: April 8, 2022 12:00 AM
    With a gift for extravagant color, beautiful melodic style, clear musical form and engaging, soulfully dramatic work, the music of award winning composer Douglas Knehans has gained the attention and warm appreciation of audiences and performers around the world. Knehans’ two-piano work cascade has been performed in Steinway Hall, New York; UIC Recital Hall, Chicago; Tokyo, Japan; Kiev, Ukraine and recorded ...
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  • Douglas Knehans receives four 2022 'LIT Music Awards' for Cloud Ossuary'
    Posted At: April 5, 2022 12:00 AM
    The LIT Music Awards Recognizes outstanding achievement in the international music industry, from all types of performing artists, independent artists, musicians, singers, producers, band, labels and more. Douglas Knehans has been recognized for 2022 for his recording ‘Cloud Ossuary' in the following categoriesBest ComposerBest Lyric Writing MusicBest AlbumBest Classical MusicHere's what media is saying abo...
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  • Douglas Knehans - Cloud Ossuary is a wonderful thing. Bravo! Much to live with, to grow into / Gapplegate Review
    Posted At: February 7, 2022 12:00 AM
    Modern classical and avant garde concert music of the 20th and 21st centuries forms the primary focus of Gapplegate Classical-Modern Music Review blog. It is hoped that through the discussions a picture will emerge of modern music, its heritage, and what it means for us.This review covers; Douglas Knehans, Cloud Ossuary, Brno Philharmonic Orchestra, Mikel Toms Grego Applegate Edwards writes….Living and...
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  • Beauty and bleakness: Douglas Knehans' Cloud Ossuary / Planet Hugill
    Posted At: January 19, 2022 12:00 AM
    Planet Hugill's Robert Hugill gives (???½) and writes…..A requiem for our times, Katharina Knehans bleak poetry in an intense new setting by her Australian/American composer fatherThis new disc from Ablaze Records features two works by the Australian/American composer Douglas Knehans, Mist Waves for solo violin and strings, and Cloud Ossuary: Symphony No. 4, recorded by the Brno Philharmonic Orchestra, cond...
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  • The Ever-challenging, ever-surprising Douglas Knehans releases; 'Cloud Ossuary' / ALL ABOUT THE ARTS
    Posted At: January 7, 2022 12:00 AM
    “…wonderfully orchestrated… dynamic and endlessly evolving.” —BBC Music Magazine“…the sounds of nature course through the orchestral pieces…with a primitive force and melodic insistence that recall Stravinsky.” —The New Yorker“In [Bones and All] the composer proves himself once more a past master of writing for the voice, setting the complex text by Katarina Knehans with perfect command of the genre… Those ...
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