Monthly Archive: May 2018
Jascha Spivakovsky: Bach to Bloch, Volume 5 = Piano Concertos by MOZART, TCHAIKOVSKY – Jascha Spivakovsky, piano/ Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/ Clarence Raybould/ Victorian Symphony Orchestra/ Sir Bernard Heinze – Pristine Audio
The fifth in the series devoted to Russian piano virtuoso Jascha Spivakovsky delivers two potent concertos from his Australian concerts.
Musica Baltica Vol.4: Du Grain – Sacred Cantatas- Goldberg Vocal/Broque Ensemble – Conductor: Andrzej Szadejko- MDG
Lesser known Baroque works well played in a lovely recording. Musica Baltica Vol.4: Du Grain – Sacred Cantatas– Marie Smolka (soprano), Elisabeth Holmer (alto), Georg Poplutz (tenor), Marek Rzepka (bass), Goldberg Vocal Ensemble, Goldberg Baroque Ensemble, Conductor: Andrzej Szadejko– MDG (Dabringhaus und Grimm)MDG9022060SACDmultichannel disc – TT: 71:02 (4/27/18) Johann Jeremias du Grain was born in Gdańsk sometime around 1700, probably a descendant of French Huguenots. He studied music in Hamburg with Georg Philipp Telemann, and was named as a vocal soloist in Telemann’s large cantata performance on the occasion of the 200-year anniversary celebration of the Augsburg Confession. Du Grain was also an associate of Handel’s. There is not a lot of Du Grain’s music available, so this 4th collection of his music from MDG is most welcome. The disc contains a collection of Du Grain’s sacred cantatas. Although Du Grain may be new to you, you’ll hear echoes of his period. This collection is very well played and recorded. Adding to my delight in the performances is the quality of the recording. The dimensions of Gdansk’s Trinity Church are represented in a very real three dimensional sound, with a good stereo image up front and the acoustics of the […]
“Lifelines” = GRIEG: Violin Sonata No. 1; LISZT: Two Elegies; FRANCK: Violin Sonata– Lea Birringer, violin / Esther Birringer, piano – Rubicon
An intelligent program and fine performances make this an attractive proposition even in a highly competitive field. “Lifelines” = GRIEG: Violin Sonata No. 1 in F Major, Op. 8; LISZT: Two Elegies; FRANCK: Violin Sonata in A Major – Lea Birringer, violin / Esther Birringer, piano – Rubicon RCD1007, 60:52 (2/216/18) ****: While the Grieg and Franck sonatas don’t seem to be natural disc mates, the pairing is not new. However, the programming of the little-recorded Elegies by Liszt make this a CD worth hearing and potentially owning. First, a bit of background on both the performers and the Rubicon Classics label, which are probably new to most listeners. Lea Birringer made her solo debut at the Berliner Philharmonie at the age of fourteen and since has performed at a number of well-known music festivals such as Salzburg and Lugano, winning a few awards along the way. Her sister Esther Birringer studied with Cécile Ousset among others. Both sisters are committed chamber musicians. As to the Rubicon label, it touts itself as a “label offering truly collaborative partnership for musicians” while being “free from major label decision making inertia and internal pressures.” Rubicon has an interesting catalog, including a recent […]
Bernstein in the 1940s, Volume I = BLITZSTEIN: Airborne Symphony; GILLIS: Motor Perpetuo; RAVEL: Piano Concerto in G Major – Charles Holland, tenor/ Walter Scheff, baritone/ Marc Blitzstein, The Monitor (Narrator)/ NBC Symphony and Chorus/ Leonard Bernstein, piano and conductor – Pristine Audio
Leonard Bernstein’s work with the NBC Symphony 1946 testifies to his several, impressive musical gifts.
Jerry Weldon – Those Were The Days – CellarLive
Not quite at the “chicken shack” level but still a solid groove. Jerry Weldon – Those Were The Days – CellarLive CL011218 56:53***: ( Jerry Weldon – tenor saxophone; Kyle Koehler – Hammond B-3 Organ; Colby Inzer – drums; Daniel Sadownick – percussion #2,3,6) Like flowers in the spring, journeyman tenor saxophonist Jerry Weldon has popped up with his first CD release for the Canadian label CellarLive called Those Were The Days. Anchored in a Hammond B-3 organ setting, Weldon with his hard bop style, makes the most of the orchestra-like possibilities flowing from Kyle Koehler’s B-3 keyboard propelled along by drummer Colby Inzer, as well as the occasional percussion excursions of Daniel Sadownick. The set list is covers of mostly recognizable popular and jazz tunes, with one original number from Weldon called “Sunny V”. This number moves along with a nice sense of swing to which Sadownick’s congas add a Latin muscularity to Weldon’s full tone. “Love Won’t Let Me Wait” was a big hit in 1975 for Major Harris a former member of The Delfonics. Fleshed out here with a solid groove, Weldon digs out his inspiration from the soul/R&B foundations of the number with Koehler’s B-3 showcasing […]
Moments of Arrival = Symphonic works and songs by ROUSSANOVl; McQUILLAN; WILLIAMS; QUALLIONTINE; BURNS – Linda Lister, soprano/ Chorus of Prague/ Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra/ Julius P. Williams – Centaur
Moments of Arrival = Symphonic works and songs by ROUSSANOVl; McQUILLAN; WILLIAMS; QUALLIONTINE; BURNS – Linda Lister, soprano/ Chorus of Prague/ Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra/ Julius P. Williams – Centaur A selection of contemporary music celebrates art, creativity, Nature, and American political life. Moments of Arrival = ROUSSANOVA: Moments of Arrival; McQUILLAN: Poet Song; The Long Goodbye; WILLIAMS: InEqualities in A Society; QUALLIONTINE: Celestial Nights, Part I; BURNS: The Voyage – Linda Lister, soprano/ Chorus of Prague/ Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra/ Julius P. Williams – Centaur CRC 3456, 65:17 [Distr. by Naxos] ****: Russian-American composer Elena Roussanova, Associate Professor in Composition at the Berklee College of Music, has a notable symphonic work in her three-movement Moments of Arrival, a celebration of those inspiring impulses that arise spontaneously, either through Nature or through human interactions. The musical syntax, tonal and highly suggestive of the American influences of Copland and Creston, achieves an appealing melos as well as rhythmic engagement. The first movement, “Moving Forward,” opens with raindrops and proceeds to bucolic musings on landscape. “Reflections” pays likely homage to Thoreau, a lakeside scene upon which the moon casts images upon the willows and the water. Set as an Adagio – Espessivo, […]
ELENA RUEHR: SIX STRING QUARTETS: Cypress String Quartet—Borromeo String Quartet – Avie
Approachable and absorbing modern string quartets from Elena Ruehr.
RIES: Piano Concerto Nos. 8 & 9 – Piers Lane, piano/ The Orchestra NOW/ Leon Botstein – Hyperion
The virtuosic, colorful style of Ferdinand Ries has a potent acolyte in Piers Lane. RIES: Piano Concerto No. 8 in A-flat Major, Op. 151 “Gruss an den Rhein”; Introduction and Polonaise, Op. 174; Piano Concerto No. 9 in G minor, Op. 177 – Piers Lane, piano/ The Orchestra NOW/ Leon Botstein – Hyperion CDA68217, 73:23 (4/27/18) [Distr. by Harmonia mundi/PIAS] ****: A piano virtuoso celebrated for his ‘romantic wildness,” Rhinelander Ferdinand Ries (1784-1838) had been a piano student of Beethoven, and he later served the great Bonn master as secretary and copyist. After various stints and interruptions in his career in Vienna and Paris, Ries made his way to London, where he had residence from 1813-1824. Having befriended Johann Peter Salomon, Ries became involved in the Philharmonic Concerts, encouraging his gift for compositions, including six symphonies, piano concertos, individual keyboard pieces, and chamber works. In 1826, Ries celebrated his return to the Rhineland with his Piano Concerto No. 8 (pub. 1827) with its subtitle “Greetings to the Rhine.” Ries follows Beethoven in his penchant for broad orchestral introductions to his first movements, here, a lyrical Allegro con moto that includes trumpet and tympani work that might be attributed to Beethoven […]
The Music Treasury for 27 May 2018 — Reed Tetzloff, pianist
This week, pianist Reed Tetzloff is featured on The Music Treasury, hosted by Dr Gary Lemco. A recent graduate of the Mannes School, Tetzlaff is already a name on the international stages, having performed in Europe, the United States, and China. The show is broadcast live on Sunday 27 May 2018, from 19:00 to 21:00 PDT from Stanford University, KZSU, and can be heard concurrently through its Internet stream on kzsu.stanford.edu. Mr Tetzloff will be joining Dr Lemco as an on-air guest for the evening’s show. More details of the the show, the artist, and the evening’s playlist follow. Reed Tetzloff, pianist Our on-air guest this evening is American pianist Reed Tetzloff (b. 1992). Mr. Tetzloff has expressed his admiration for several pianists of the past, such as Alfred Cortot and Vladimir Sofronitsky, whose examples we may sample in the course of our discussion, along with performances by Mt. Tetzloff himself. Mr. Tetzloff earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees at Mannes College the New School for Music, where he studied in with Dr. Paul Wirth. Tetzloff has also had studies with Leif Ove Andnes, Yefim Bronfman, Vladimir Feltsman, Richard Goode, and Andre Watts. He came to international attention at the […]
DVORAK: String Quintet, Sextet – Jerusalem Quartet – Harmonia mundi
A beautifully played coupling of two contrasting and important works. DVORAK: String Quintet in E-flat, Op. 97; String Sextet in A, Op. 48 – Jerusalem Quartet, Veronica Hagen, viola/ Gary Hoffman, cello – Harmonia mundi HMM 902320, 66:57 ****: One could not provide a better contrast of early and late Dvorak. The Sextet, an unusual ensemble to begin with, did not particularly bother the 36-year-old composer, freshly radiant from the success of his first book of Slavonic Dances for piano four hands. Chamber music was, after all, his preferred medium, and he was anxious to transfer the newly-minted discover of nationalistic tunes to other ensembles. So, by May of 1878, the new String Sextet appeared, complete with folkloric colorations and hummable ideas all couched within the traditional strictures of sonata form, modeled no less on Brahms’s own efforts. The latter, who was genuinely astounded by the fecundity of ideas coming from his Slavic comrade, said that “anyone could pick up their main themes from his rejects.” This work, full of the abandonment of a composer really getting his grove on, shows the signs of a composer hitting his stride in full flush, daring the audience not to like it. And […]
Hart, Scone and Albin – Leading the British Invasion – Zoho Roots
Soul-jazz and more inspired by a newer British Invasion. Hart, Scone and Albin – Leading the British Invasion [TrackList follows] – Zoho Roots ZM201801, 63:20 [1/5/18] ****1/2: (John Hart – guitar; Adam Scone – Hammond organ; Rudy Albin Petschauer – drums) Hammond organist Adam Scone, drummer Rudy Albin Petschauer (who shortens his professional name to Rudy Albin) and guitarist John Hart look to the musical British Invasion for inspiration on their 63-minute trio outing, the aptly-titled Leading the British Invasion. But don’t expect to hear The Beatles, Cream, The Rolling Stones or others who crossed the Atlantic in the 1960s. For the most part, this 11-track collection of covers (plus one band original) is more contemporary. The idea was to redo songs by female singers who had recent success, although there are a few items which go back decades. Hart, Scone and Albin give a hearty soul-jazz approach to tunes recorded by Amy Winehouse, Joss Stone, Lorde, Adele, Dusty Springfield and Sade. The result is not simplified instrumental copies of material done by the women. This CD is a masterful set of reinterpreted popular singles or album cuts. The emphasis is on covers which stand on their own but don’t […]
Wilhelm Furtwängler: From Gluck to Ravel = Works by GLUCK; MOZART; CHERUBINI; SCHUBERT; BRAHMS; WAGNER; MAHLER; RAVEL – Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone/ Philharmonia Orchestra of London/ Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/ Wilhelm Furtwängler – Praga
Praga gives us Classic Wilhelm Furtwängler performances within and slightly askew of his familiar repertory.
Andy Zimmerman – Half Light – Newvelle Records
When beauty is paramount… Andy Zimmerman – Half Light – Newvelle Records NV014LP – Audiophile Vinyl – ****1/2 (Andy Zimmerman – tenor sax; Dave Douglas – trumpet – Kevin Hays – piano; Matt Penman – bass) Newvelle Records continues their third season of subscription audiophile vinyl releases with tenor saxophonist, Andy Zimmerman, and his drummer less quartet. Half Light, has a consistent theme of romantic lyrical explorations. Newvelle has a vision of letting their artists follow a path of complete freedom. Standards can be reintroduced, but it is with a fresh open mind. Here, Zimmerman explores lyrical beauty without the ballast and underpinning of a drummer. Bassist, Matt Penman, provides the bottom end with panache and full involvement, much like Scott LaFaro provided for Bill Evans. Dave Douglas, on trumpet, both provides a blending partner as well as a burnished soloist, often times with a mute. Pianist, Kevin Hays, using the same Fazioli piano as did Jack DeJohnette, on a previous sumptuous Newvelle release, is front and center with sparkling choruses that both support and invigorate the front line horns. I can’t emphasize enough the stunning acoustics captured by Marc Urselli at East Side Sound in New York City. Marc […]
The Music Treasury for 20 May 2018 – Violinist Josef Gingold
This week’s version of The Music Treasury will feature performances by the Josef Gingold, a master violinist from the 1900s. Although he was born in Russia and studied/performed in Europe, most of his career was in the United States. He held long-term concertmaster positions in several orchestras of note, performed under George Szell and Arturo Toscanini. He had a significant connection with violinist Eugene Ysaye, and performed the premier of one of Ysaye’s solo violin sonatas. A distinguished teacher as well, his students include Jamie Laredo and Joshua Bell, and held in high regard for the master classes gave and guidance to chamber and orchestral ensembles. This week’s show can be heard on 20 May 2018, between 19:00 and 21:00 PDT on its host station in the Bay Area, KZSU, as well as parallel streaming on the ‘Net at kzsu.stanford.edu. The host will be none other than Dr Gary Lemco. More information, along with the playlist, can be found below. Josef Gingold, violinist Josef Gingold, (1909-1985) was a Russian-born violinist who played under Toscanini and George Szell and later became one of the two or three most influential American violin teachers. Mr. Gingold was born in Brest-Litovsk, at that […]
Antonio Carlos Jobim – Stone Flower – CTI Records/Speakers Corner
This vinyl-remastering of classic Jobim is stunning! Antonio Carlos Jobim – Stone Flower – CTI Records CTI 6002 (1970)/Speakers Corner (2015) 180-gram stereo vinyl, 33:47 *****: (Antonio Carlos Jobim – piano, electric piano, guitar, vocals; Eumir Deodato – guitar, arrangements; Ron Carter – bass; Joao Palma – drums; Airto Moreira – percussion; Everaldo Ferreira – percussion; Urbie Green – trombone; Joe Farrell – soprano saxophone; Hubert Laws – flute; Harry Lookofsky – violin) Antonio Carlos Jobim represents the global face of bossa nova and Brazilian music. While he did not invent the genre, he significantly contributed to its global ascension. Jobim was an early proponent of exposing the instrumentalists and singers of bossa nova to a larger audience. In 1964, his collaboration with Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto (Getz/Gilberto), became a sensation winning the Grammy for Best Album Of The Year, a feat unheard of for a jazz record. The two singles from Getz/Gilberto (“The Girl From Ipanema” and “Corcovado”) were hits and launched the career of Astrid Gilberto. Just over 33 minutes, musical history changed forever. In 1967, Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim achieved critical and commercial success injecting the Brazilian artist into American pop culture. Jobim […]
GRIEG: In Autumn; Lyric Suite; Sigurd Josalfa; 10 Songs – Kirsten Flagstad, soprano/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ Sir Malcolm Sargent – Pristine Audio
In her last concert appearance, Kirsten Flagstad celebrates the music and spirit of Edvard Grieg to the delight of the Proms audience. GRIEG: In Autumn, Op. 11; Lyric Suite, Op. 54; Sigurd Josalfar, Op. 56: Homage March; 10 Songs – Kirsten Flagstad, soprano/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ Sir Malcolm Sargent – Pristine Audio PASC 528, 77:29 [www.pristineclasical.com] *****: The Proms concert of 7 September 1957 at the Royal Albert Hall meant to celebrate 50 years since the passing of esteemed Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg. The extended concert program brought Kirsten Flagstad from her two-year retirement, given her intense devotion to the composer. Set in two distinct parts, the concert provided orchestral music prior to each of the two appearances by Flagstad in a total of ten songs. The BBC Transcription Service indicates that the Piano Concerto found a place among the selections, though it does not appear to have been preserved. Ms. Flagstad proceeded to state categorically that she would never again appear before the public in concert: so, producer Andrew Rose and Pristine team give us: Flagstad Sings Grieg: Her Final Concert Performance, 1957. Sargent opens with the 1865 concert overture In Autumn, Op. 11, a piece I had long […]
Joseph Haydn: Piano Trios – Trio Wanderer – Harmonia Mundi
Trio Wanderer brings a superb presentation to five piano trios by Joseph Haydn—a welcome addition to the library! Joseph Haydn: Piano Trios, Hob XV: 14, 18, 21, 26, 31. Trio Wanderer—Harmonia Mundi HMM902321—69:00, ****1/2: This is my first survey of the Trio Wanderer (Vincent Coq, piano; Jean-Marc Phillips-Varjabédian, violin; and Raphaël Pidoux, cello). Their newness to me, however, betrays their prodigious career, recording the variable canon of trios for piano, violin, and cello: Discography | Trio Wanderer. This marks their second recording of trios by Haydn, the first appearing in 2001 (Harmonia Mundi HMG 501968). To help situate these works, I turned to Charles Rosen’s The Classical Style (Norton, 1972) who devoted a chapter to Haydn’s trios, considering them Haydn’s third great collection of works, following his symphonies and string quartets. They are not chamber music in the usual sense, but works for solo piano, solo violin, and accompanying cello. For the most part the cello serves only to double the piano’s bass, although in a very few places it is briefly independent. Despite liking the pieces, he also says: They may be splendid pieces, but they are unprogressive, backward in style, and should have been written differently. And… In […]
Eumir Deodato – Deodato 2 – CTI Records/Speakers Corner
Vinyl re-mastering of 70’s West Coast Jazz is compelling! Eumir Deodato – Deodato 2 – CTI Records CTI 6029 (1973)/Speakers Corner Records (2014) 180-gram stereo vinyl, 35:39 ****1/2: Brazilian composer, arranger, producer and instrumentalist Eumir Deodato de Almeida has established a unique musical career. His merging of styles include jazz, rock, pop, rhythm & blues, classical, bossa nova and other latin-based genres has shaped his musical legacy. After starting on accordion, Deodato took piano instruction and studied orchestration, conducting and arranging before playing with bossa nova bands in the early 60’s. He eventually formed his own band. He has produced and arranged for over 500 tracks, including Kool & The gang, K.D. Lang, Bjork and Christophe. Deodato’s breakthrough came at CTI Records. There he was an in-demand producer and arranger. He arranged the epic Antonio Carlos Jobim release, Stone Flower but the public became aware of this musical visionary from his CTI debut, Prelude.On that album, the unlikely jazz arranged “Also Sprach Zarathustra” rose to #2 on the U.S. pop charts and won a Grammy in 1974. The Richard Strauss composition had resurfaced in the 1968 Stanley Kubrick film 2001: A Space Odyssey. The extended, funky jazz arrangement reflected the […]
Renee Rosnes – Beloved Of The Sky – Smoke Sessions Records
Powerful and evocative music from a singular post modern quintet. Renee Rosnes – Beloved Of The Sky – Smoke Sessions Records SSR-1801 61:13****: ( Renee Rosnes – piano; Chris Potter – saxophones & flute; Steve Nelson – vibraphone; Peter Washington – bass; Lenny White – drums) Emily Carr, born in British Columbia, Canada, before the turn of the Twentieth Century, was a Modernist, Post-Impressionist painter, whose canvas Scorned As Timber, Beloved Of The Sky adorns the album cover of pianist Renee Rosnes new release “Beloved Of The Sky”. Although not born in British Columbia, Rosnes was raised there and would have come to know, appreciate, and be informed by Carr’s work. Hence, this is the frame around which the album is built. Canadian artists, be they pianists or painters, frequently struggle for recognition beyond Canada’s borders. Carr was no different. Although Carr was described as a “Canadian icon” it was many years after her death in 1945 that her works gained a measure of international recognition. Pianist Rosnes has fared somewhat better. Firstly, she is still alive and her success has come after she moved to New York in 1985, where she began working with a number of top ranked […]
BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 8; MESSIAEN: Couleurs de la Cité Céleste – London Symphony Orchestra / Simon Rattle (cond) / Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) – LSO Live
Two very different composers in one concert by the LSO. BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 8; MESSIAEN: Couleurs de la Cité Céleste – London Symphony Orchestra cond. by Simon Rattle – pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard – LSO Live Blu-ray and DVD LSO 3042 TT: 104 minutes (5/11/18) ***: Sir Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra are joined by French pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard in a concert that brings together music by Anton Bruckner and Olivier Messiaen: two composers as united in their devotion to the Catholic faith as they are different in their style of music. The disc begins with Bruckner’s Symphony No.8, with Rattle leading the LSO through its 1939 edition. The eighth was Bruckner’s last complete symphony, it has since become characterized by its explosive, dramatic nature and immense scale. Taking Bruckner over five years to compose and revise, it would only be performed three times whilst he was alive. In rather stark contrast to the magnitude of Bruckner’s eighth, Messiaen’s Couleurs de la Cité Céleste lasts just over quarter of an hour. The 20th century work comprises sequences of short episodes and serves as a microcosm of the composer’s various preoccupations, from birdsong to the book of Revelations. Centered on […]
Impromptu = Impromptus by SCHUBERT; CHOPIN; IVES; DVORAK; GERSHWIN:; BEETHOVEN; LISZT – Shai Wosner, piano – Onyx
Shai Wosner offers a “jam session” of diverse improvisations by composers whose keyboard mastery shines through each selection. Impromptu = SCHUBERT: Impromptu in F minor, D. 935, No. 1; Impromptu in B-flat Major, D. 935, No. 3; Impromptu in A-flat Major, D.. 935, No. 2; Impromptu in F minor, D. 935, No. 4; CHOPIN: Impromptu No. 1 in A-flat Major, Op. 29; Impromptu No. 3 in G-flat Major, Op. 51; IVES: Impromptu for piano III; Impromptu for piano I; DVORAK: Impromptu in D minor; GERSHWIN: Impromptu in Two Keys; BEETHOVEN: Fantasy in G minor, Op. 77; LISZT: Impromptu (Nocturne) – Shai Wosner, piano – Onyx 4172, 74:43 (5/5/17) [Distr. by Harmonia mundi/PIAS] ****: Pianist Shai Wosner (b. 1976) explores the art of the improvisation, as inscribed by several composers who embrace a diversity of styles. Wosner credits his teacher Andre Hajdu with having instilled in him the love of spontaneous creation at the keyboard that assumes a telos all its own. Though certain such creations seem formless, they often reveal a ternary or rondo structure; and in some cases, such as the Beethoven Fantasia in G minor (1809), conceived for Muzio Clementi as a virtuoso vehicle, the result emerges as […]
BORODIN: The Three Symphonies = Historic Recordings of Symphony Nos. 1, 2, & 3 – Praga Digitals
The three Borodin symphonies receive colorful, energized performances from sympathetic conductors and top-flight orchestras. BORODIN: The Three Symphonies = Symphony No 1 in E-flat Major; Symphony No. 2 in B minor, Op. 5 “Bogatyr”; Symphony No. 3 in A minor “Unfinished” – Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra/ Gennady Rozhdestevensky (No. 1)/ Philharmonia Orchestra/ Paul Kletzki (No. 2)/ USSR State Symphony Orchestra/ Yevgeny Svetlanov (No. 3) – Praga Digitals PRD 250 375, 80:56 (5/4/18) [Distr. by Harmonia mundi/PIAS] ****: Alexander Borodin (1833-1887) earned distinction in his full-time capacity as a professor of chemistry, so his commitment to the “Mighty Five” Russian composers under Mily Balakirev had to remain tangential, slowing Borodin’s creative process. The First Symphony in E-flat Major took the composer five years to complete, and its style seems an awkward hybrid of Russian nationalism and Robert Schumann. Conductor Alceo Galliera made an important recording of the work (1955) with the same Philharmonia Orchestra that Paul Kletzki leads in the B minor Symphony. Here, Rozhdestevensky leads a veteran Moscow ensemble (January 1966) whose sound projects a large and boisterous resonance in the low basses and in the high brass. Though the music of the first movement’s Adagio opens in the minor […]
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