American Classics

[teamsaint]

Prompted me to listen to the Lees, which is indeed excellent.

What better way to celebrate a hard won point in Kent, ER?!

[richardfinegold]

The Deneve Roussel set arrived a couple of days ago. It turned out that I already had the disc containing the 3rd Symphony and Bacchus in my collection, and listened to that a few times before the others came.
I can see why SC says that Walter Piston's music owes a lot to Roussel. i do think that Piston improves upon his model, however. There is a greater sense of adventure, more rhythmic variety, and more sheer variety in sound between his Symphonies than hear between the Roussel works.

[EdgeleyRob]

Naxos library time again.(Best thing since sliced bread?).



I am really getting to like this composer's music

[ahinton]

The Deneve Roussel set arrived a couple of days ago. It turned out that I already had the disc containing the 3rd Symphony and Bacchus in my collection, and listened to that a few times before the others came.
I can see why SC says that Walter Piston's music owes a lot to Roussel. i do think that Piston improves upon his model, however. There is a greater sense of adventure, more rhythmic variety, and more sheer variety in sound between his Symphonies than hear between the Roussel works.

Jayne Lee Wilson's going to be after you for that, you know! It will just be a matter of time, I somehow suspect...

[teamsaint]

Lou Harrison: Concerto for Organ with Percussion Orchestra*
Paul Jacobs (organ)
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas

recommended recently by Petrushka.
A lot of fun, very groovy indeed.
Available on naxos oline.

[Petrushka]

Lou Harrison: Concerto for Organ with Percussion Orchestra*
Paul Jacobs (organ)
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas

recommended recently by Petrushka.
A lot of fun, very groovy indeed.
Available on naxos online.

About to include it on here then found you'd already done it! This is the discovery of the year so far for me.

[teamsaint]

About to include it on here then found you'd already done it! This is the discovery of the year so far for me.

sorry, trying to save you the work, but I name checked you !!

[Beef Oven]

[richardfinegold]

Jayne Lee Wilson's going to be after you for that, you know! It will just be a matter of time, I somehow suspect...

She must be sleeping

[Roehre]

The one piece of Lees' which put me off for quite a long time, I'm afraid

[Beef Oven]

The one piece of Lees' which put me off for quite a long time, I'm afraid

Me too. I haven't played this for about 6/7 years. Thought I'd give it another try. Still don't warm to it. Will play it again and see what happens.

[Beef Oven]

1950s America.

3 tonal symphonies. Excellent performance from the Bournmouth Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jose Serebrier.

One of my favourite CDs in my collection. Wrongly neglected works.

http://www.classicstoday.com/review/review-9491/?search=1

[Roehre]

That's music in an other league compared to Lees', isn't it?
Especially no.3 is a very attractive work.

[Beef Oven]

That's music in an other league compared to Lees', isn't it?
Especially no.3 is a very attractive work.

Rorem's Symphony #3 is a most compelling work. I struggle to understand why it is so neglected. Same goes for his orchestral compositions in general, and string quartets.

[ahinton]

1950s America.

3 tonal symphonies. Excellent performance from the Bournmouth Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jose Serebrier.

One of my favourite CDs in my collection. Wrongly neglected works.
http://www.classicstoday.com/review/...9491/?search=1

Thanks for this. I don't know these works at all yet. Nor is their reviewer in possession of all the facts (unless a typo's been allowed to slip through); Rorem will not be 80 this year - he will be 90.