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George Lloyd: Symphony No. 5
The Fifth Symphony is a flaming masterpiece. It begins with a gorgeous pastoral scored for small orchestra (without trumpets, trombones and percussion), followed by a solemn chorale for brass, winds, percussion and lower strings. The central movement is a gossamer … Continue reading
Carlo Maria Giulini in Rehearsal: Symphony 9 D Min
Giulini made his debut as an opera and concert conductor in the 1940s, then led Milan’s Radio Orchestra and worked at La Scala and Covent Garden. He was principal guest conductor of the Chicago Symphony, principal conductor of the Vienna … Continue reading
Yoshimatsu: Symphony No. 3 / Saxophone Concerto
Takashi Yoshimatsu (b. 1953) is Chandos’s composer in residence, and this is the third release of his music on that label. Yoshimatsu’s music has tended to be in direct opposition to the music of Japan’s greatest composer, Toru Takemitsu. Yoshimatsu’s … Continue reading
Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony; The Tempest
Easily the poorest major recording of this work currently available, Mikhail Pletnev’s Manfred is shallow, lacking in tension and drama, and played with mechanical precision by a well-drilled, but otherwise undistinguished orchestra. The recording balances the brass and percussion far … Continue reading
Chausson: Symphony; Concert; Poèmes; Piano Quartet [Australia] Reviews
Chausson’s musical output is not vast and his career was short-lived. His earliest works date from the late 1870s and his last were produced shortly before he was killed as a result of a cycling accident in 1899. A few … Continue reading
Bruckner: Symphony No.7 in E Major (Shm-CD) Reviews
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Mahler: Symphony No. 4
Normally, Mahler’s Fourth Symphony is the one that you turn on for great background listening. It’s beautiful, lyrical, and Mahler at his most mellow. But underneath its innocent exterior, there’s a lot going on, and who better than technician Pierre … Continue reading
Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Historic Telecasts with George Szell (Mussorgsky / Beethoven / Berlioz / Mozart) Reviews
Featuring original footage of performances originally broadcast in 1961, this program of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by 20th-century heavyweight maestro George Szell is a pleasure to watch in more ways than one. Acting as a kind of time capsule, … Continue reading
Paul Creston: Janus Violin Concerto No. 2; Symphony No. 4
Ray Bono writes in his program notes: “Fiercely independent. Self Reliant. Self-disciplined. Such descriptions invariably surface in accounts of Paul Creston’s life. More emphatic is the assertion that, excluding keyboard lessons, he was “entirely self-taught” in music. And, in fact, … Continue reading