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Cindy Mctee.
Symphony no1.
Unmistakably american, and well worth a listen.
like so much else, would make a great piece to hear live.
EDIT. It seems she is the present Mrs L Slatkin as well as being an eminent academic, FWIW.Last edited by teamsaint; 02-12-13, 22:20.I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own.
I am not a number, I am a free man.
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American Piano Sonatas Volume 2. EMI Classics.
Charles Tomlinson Griffes. Sonata in F# Minor
Roger Sessions. Second Sonata.
Charles Ives Sonata #1.
Interesting disc. The Grieffs is well worthy of the lead spot. An engaging, perhaps slightly eclectic work, with definite signs of Debussy influence. A life cut tragically short, he died aged 35 in 1920.
The Sessions , is also engaging but not too far from his usual somewhat acerbic style.
The Ives is a monster,, that needs more time from me.
A recommended listen.
Anybody got Vol 1 ?Last edited by teamsaint; 12-03-14, 22:05.I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own.
I am not a number, I am a free man.
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Originally posted by teamsaint View PostAmerican Piano Sonatas Volume 2. EMI Classics.
Charles Tomlinson Grieffs. Sonata in F# Minor
Roger Sessions. Second Sonata.
Charles Ives Sonata #1.
Interesting disc. The Grieffs is well worthy of the lead spot. An engaging, perhaps slightly eclectic work, with definite signs of Debussy influence. A life cut tragically short, he died aged 35 in 1920.
The Sessions , is also engaging but not too far from his usual somewhat acerbic style.
The Ives is a monster,, that needs more time from me.
A recommended listen.
Anybody got Vol 1 ?
Sessions really is a neglected composer for me - I need to put that right.
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Originally posted by Beef Oven! View PostAn interesting sounding disc that I'm surprised I don't own!!
Sessions really is a neglected composer for me - I need to put that right.
Here is the Griffes:
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Originally posted by ahinton View PostHe is for most people, including Americans. Don't ask me why, as I have not the slightest idea.
The 8th Symphony is about all I have listened to in any depth. And it's superb stuff indeed.I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own.
I am not a number, I am a free man.
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Originally posted by teamsaint View PostWould you care to suggest some good or interesting places to start with Sessions, AH ?
The 8th Symphony is about all I have listened to in any depth. And it's superb stuff indeed.
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Originally posted by Beef Oven! View PostAn interesting sounding disc that I'm surprised I don't own!!
Sessions really is a neglected composer for me - I need to put that right.
which is the format I have them in. An interesting collection of sonatas, but the performances of the Ives, which are the works represented which I am most familiar with, make me doubt whether the other works receive of the best either. The Ives performances just feel to me like Rollo would have had them played.
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