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VARÈSE; EDGARD
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CD From Hell: Boulez Botches Varèse, Shockingly
It’s amazing how little Boulez has to offer in this […] To access this content you must login to your Insider account, or purchase a…
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Eek! The Modernists! Run For Your Lives!
Modernism in classical music tends to be associated with craggy dissonance, total serialism, and academic composers writing pieces with pretentious titles followed by Roman numerals,…
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Thomas’ Impressive American Mavericks
This is a terrific disc of music that few if anyone can perform more powerfully than Michael Tilson Thomas. He has long been an advocate…
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Ives & Varese: Symphony No. 4; Amériques/Dohnanyi
I had the great privilege of being present at a Carnegie Hall concert by these forces featuring the two works on this disc, along with…
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Mosolov: Iron Foundry/Chailly
This is one of Riccardo Chailly’s finest recordings, and a wonderful concept: 1920s modernism as embodied in three very major works, one Russian, one French,…
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Varèse: Orchestral works, Vol. 2
This recording of Amèriques is unique in that it uses the original version for 155 players. Following the piece with the revised score in hand…
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French Flute works/Juliette Hurel
This is a CD only a flutist could love: It is heavy on the solo repertoire and comprised entirely of “new” music. Juliette Hurel makes…
