
This disc throws fascinating light on the relationship of composers to their own works, and the wisdom of the decisions they made regarding them. Roy
These are very fine performances of three worthy symphonies, issued at two discs for the price of one (the total time for all three is
It’s difficult not to enjoy Paul Creston’s elegantly proportioned, rhythmically vital music. The three works recorded here belong to an obviously strong creative personality. Janus
In Brutal Reality, Richard Adams attempts to communicate the sense of being overwhelmed by the enormous compositional and professional demands being placed on him at
This is remarkably difficult music to play, and the Albany strings and brass deserve enormous credit (alongside conductor David Alan Miller) for getting through all
Peter Mennin’s music shows extraordinary polish and craftsmanship, and follows an unusually straight evolutionary path from his diatonic/modal youth right through to the more dissonant,