
There never was much doubt about this one. Naxos lined up its “A-Team” in the persons of Tianwa Yang, violin, and conductor JoAnn Falletta, but
Although it’s played and recorded frequently, there is a genuine
It may be pseudo-oriental fluff, but it’s opulent, decadent pseudo-oriental
Paine’s Second Symphony, subtitled “In the Spring”, is a more ambitious work than his First, and it’s less successful. Despite a slightly more advanced harmonic
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This is an important recording for several reasons. First, it contains the finest version yet recorded of Glière’s epic Third Symphony, “Il’ya Muromets”. Second, it
E.J. Moeran really was a good composer. His style sounds a bit like a mixture of Vaughan Williams and Walton: the folk-influence of the former,
John Knowles Paine won’t win any awards for originality, but these three works from the period 1872-77 are pleasing, well-crafted, and worthy of repetition. The
Marcel Tyberg’s Second Symphony sounds a bit like Bruckner for people who hate Bruckner. It features thematic material uncannily similar to Tyberg’s Austrian predecessor, only
Although it doesn’t say so on the cover, this is Naxos’ third release of orchestral pieces by Kenneth Fuchs (b. 1956) featuring the London Symphony