Metropolis Symphony
Metropolis Symphony for Orchestra by American composer Michael Daugherty is a five-movement symphony inspired by Superman comics. The entire piece was created over the span of five years with separate commissions for each movement. Individual movements may be performed separately; however, it is preferred that the 41 minute symphony be performed in its entirety. Metropolis Symphony was premiered by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman conducting, in January 1994, at the Meyerhoff Concert Hall in Baltimore, Maryland.
A new recording conducted by Giancarlo Guerrero and performed by the Nashville Symphony Orchestra was nominated in six categories for Grammy Awards of 2011. It won in the Best Orchestral Performance, Best Engineered Album, Classical and Best Classical Contemporary Composition categories.Movements
- I. Lex
- II. Krypton
- III. MXYZPTLK
- IV. Oh, Lois!
- V. Red Cape Tango
Publisher: Peermusic ClassicalDiscography
Metropolis Symphony - Michael Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony/Bizarro
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman, Conductor
London/Decca Argo 452-103-2
Metropolis Symphony - Michael Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony/Deus ex Machina
Nashville Symphony Orchestra, Giancarlo Guerrero, Conductor
Naxos American Classics 8.559635
