Tag Archives: Dance

Organ Symphony / Dance Symphony / Short Smphony Reviews

The Copland known to most people is the composer of scores such as El Salón México, Rodeo, Appalachian Spring, and the Third Symphony–in short, of the popular, approachably folksy works of the years 1936 to 1946. But what about the … Continue reading

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Gallery Classical Music: Invitation to the Dance

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WTC 9/11, Mallet Quartet, Dance Patterns

Steve Reich’s WTC 9/11 marks the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, which is the subject of Reich’s piece. Commissioned for and recorded by Kronos Quartet, WTC 9/11 is scored for three string quartets and … Continue reading

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Copland: El salón México; Appalacian Spring; Rodeo; Dance Symphony; Fanfare

Antal Dorati’s performance of Appalachian Spring is the most beautiful on disc. There are other performances that have a more rustic character, or perhaps a sharper rhythmic definition, but none have such purity and innocence. It’s certainly not the only … Continue reading

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Symphony 3 / Dance of Wild Irravel

In the 1930s, the Third Symphony was Arnold Bax’s most performed major work for orchestra, even though its pallette is darker that that of his earlier symphonies. But it’s a curious darkness. It has none of Delius’s melancholy (Bax is … Continue reading

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Piano Dance: A 20th-Century Portrait

For sheer entertainment value, it’s hard to find a classical CD that will beat this one. Gloria Cheng has chosen an astonishing variety of 20th-century piano music with nothing in common except brevity and dance origins. The disc is full … Continue reading

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Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 / Vocalise / Aleko: Intermezzo & Women’s Dance (EMI Great Recordings of the Century)

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