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Hans Werner Henze (1926-2012) thought nothing of trotting out gigantic orchestral forces in opulent splendor, sometimes to the point at which technical razzle-dazzle took precedence
[Editor’s Note: The recent passing of Oliver Knussen marks the
Magnus Lindberg burst onto the contemporary music scene in the
You would never guess that these four compact, vivacious, and
As these eight CDs reveal, there’s more Britten orchestral music
Recorded live at Aldeburgh over two evenings in June, 2011, this is a vital performance of one of Britten’s least popular and thorniest works. Scored
The only thing that qualifies these pieces as chamber works is the presence of solo strings, but in all other respects they are as large
Perhaps the best way for new-music neophytes to approach Julian Anderson’s music is to pretend that the first piece they ever heard was Stravinsky’s Rite
This is a wonderful collection in which Oliver Knussen and a clearly “up for the party” Cleveland Orchestra have a great time with Stokowski’s over-the-top
In the liner notes Peter Lieberson calls this program a “snapshot autobiography” of his “…musical life from 1972 to 1998.” In reality this is no
