Mostly Symphonies
Mostly Symphonies 45.
Sinfonia No. 4, marking Walker’s 90th birthday, is a highpoint.
Mostly Symphonies 45.
Sinfonia No. 4, marking Walker’s 90th birthday, is a highpoint.
Mostly Symphonies 44: Heinz Winbeck’s Five
I rarely gush with superlatives, but these five are as great a cycle as one could hope for.
Mostly Symphonies 44: Heinz Winbeck’s Five
I rarely gush with superlatives, but these five are as great a cycle as one could hope for.
(Almost) Mostly Symphonies 43.
I recently reacquainted myself with a nearby institution’s efforts which prompted remarks on an assortment that had escaped timely notice.
(Almost) Mostly Symphonies 43.
I recently reacquainted myself with a nearby institution’s efforts which prompted remarks on an assortment that had escaped timely notice.
Silvestrov in 2022 / Mostly Symphonies 42.
The thing is, we take Silvestrov’s nostalgic, weepy pieces differently now that he is an exile in Germany. I encourage a closer look at Symphony No. 5 from 1980-82.
Silvestrov in 2022 / Mostly Symphonies 42.
The thing is, we take Silvestrov’s nostalgic, weepy pieces differently now that he is an exile in Germany. I encourage a closer look at Symphony No. 5 from 1980-82.
Mostly Symphonies 41. / (Dis)Arrangements 14: Beethoven X
It’s arrogant to have gone straight for Beethoven’s Tenth.
Mostly Symphonies 41. / (Dis)Arrangements 14: Beethoven X
It’s arrogant to have gone straight for Beethoven’s Tenth.
Mostly Symphonies 40.
Röntgen wrote 24 symphonies, many of them relatively short and written incredibly quickly.
Mostly Symphonies 40.
Röntgen wrote 24 symphonies, many of them relatively short and written incredibly quickly.
Mostly Symphonies 39. / EA Bucket 32: Pierre Henry +/- Beethoven
There’s more going on here than just a few hours of musique concrète and three orchestras navigating a collage.
Mostly Symphonies 39. / EA Bucket 32: Pierre Henry +/- Beethoven
There’s more going on here than just a few hours of musique concrète and three orchestras navigating a collage.
Mostly Symphonies 38: Kalniņš, Kancheli and Silvestrov
Kalniņš’ seven, Kancheli’s seven and Silvestrov’s Seventh.
Mostly Symphonies 38: Kalniņš, Kancheli and Silvestrov
Kalniņš’ seven, Kancheli’s seven and Silvestrov’s Seventh.
Mostly Symphonies 37: Luc Ferrari’s Histoire du Plaisir et de la Désolation
We do not think of Luc Ferrari as a composer of symphonies, but his most effective symphonic work is perhaps Histoire du plaisir et de la désolation.
Mostly Symphonies 37: Luc Ferrari’s Histoire du Plaisir et de la Désolation
We do not think of Luc Ferrari as a composer of symphonies, but his most effective symphonic work is perhaps Histoire du plaisir et de la désolation.
Mostly Symphonies 36.
The brief Scherzo startles with unfathomable harmonies in duple meter contradicting a bucolic trio.
Mostly Symphonies 36.
The brief Scherzo startles with unfathomable harmonies in duple meter contradicting a bucolic trio.
Mostly Symphonies 35. / (Dis)Arrangements 11: The Finale of Bruckner’s Ninth
Anton Bruckner died having completed an orchestral draft of all four movements of his Ninth. There are plenty of sketches and autograph pages, and it has been possible to construct a satisfactory performing edition. Many passages deserve to be heard, perhaps some of Bruckner’s most inventive cascading string arpeggios and luminous brass chorales.
Mostly Symphonies 35. / (Dis)Arrangements 11: The Finale of Bruckner’s Ninth
Anton Bruckner died having completed an orchestral draft of all four movements of his Ninth. There are plenty of sketches and autograph pages, and it has been possible to construct a satisfactory performing edition. Many passages deserve to be heard, perhaps some of Bruckner’s most inventive cascading string arpeggios and luminous brass chorales.
Mostly Symphonies 34.
Every reviewer and annotator of these works cites Dvořák whose Ninth with its European form and American flavors established a stylistic precedent.
Mostly Symphonies 34.
Every reviewer and annotator of these works cites Dvořák whose Ninth with its European form and American flavors established a stylistic precedent.