Metamorphosis is quite lyrical and beautiful, gathering steam and lusciousness until self-infatuated Narcissus disappears into the void.
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The Strange Highway
Metamorphosis of Narcissus performed with exacting finesse by Metropolis is a kaleidoscope of uncertain, dark terrain rendered effervescent thanks to shimmery percussion and haunting mini-soliloquies in the bassoon and clarinet.
An evocatively scored tone poem, “Metamorphosis of Narcissus” is crammed full of vividly orchestrated, lively motives… Metropolis provides a detailed rendering of the piece.
All of the works here are impressive, but Metamorphosis of Narcissus was my favorite — it manages to be dense and ethereal at the same time… and alternates moments of intense emotionalism with sweetly but eerily lyrical passages.
There's an uncompromising beauty to these works in “The Strange Highway” by the Iranian-born American composer, Gity Razaz. The closing “Metamorphosis of Narcissus” offers some fantastic musical storytelling. Impressive. Four stars.