
Here’s an excellent concept program (interesting music composed roughly contemporaneously) […]
Now that Alexandre Tansman’s orchestral works have received substantial attention on CD, it’s good to see his inventive and idiomatic piano music get its due,
Alexandre Tansman’s range of styles makes him difficult to pigeon-hole. The Clarinet Concerto begins like the prelude to Debussy’s Pelléas but continues with sinuous, chromatic
Aleksander Tansman was a very interesting and eclectic composer. The Fourth Symphony, previously recorded by Israel Yinon on Koch in a performance of very similar
Whatever stylistic and temperamental differences distinguish the six composers featured in Edoardo Catemario’s recital of 20th century guitar music, the compositions are all easily accessible
You might be tempted to pass this disc over if you come across it shopping online or on foot, but you’d be missing a treat.
Alexandre Tansman’s “Honegger meets Stravinsky via Bartók” Cello Concerto adds yet another strand to this neglected composer’s colorful orchestral tapestry. It’s beautifully written and scored:
This terrific disc presents yet another of those wonderful French ballets from the pre-World War II period, of which there seems to be an almost
Alexandre Tansman (1897-1986) was born and educated in Poland and in his youth had the great good fortune to travel to Paris where he became
Alexandre Tansman (1897-1986) was born in Poland but spent nearly all of his professional career living (and composing) elsewhere, including Hollywood. His music tends to