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In the realm of miniatures and transcriptions, Leopold Godowsky’s genius for concocting elaborate and fustian piano textures truly flowered, much as a brilliant interior decorator
The complete orchestral works of Hans Christian Lumbye (1810-74) are the subject of a continuing survey for Marco Polo, which reaches Volume 5 with this
Seóirse Bodley’s (b. Dublin, 1933) music reflects modern trends but also embraces traditional elements of Irish folk music. This addition to Marco Polo’s “Irish Composers
This is typically adventurous Marco Polo repertoire, and these accounts of symphonies by Alexander Moyzes (1906-84) should fascinate if you’re interested in 20th century Slavic
Max Steiner’s score to The Treasure of the Sierra Madre consists of numerous small cues that need to be carefully stitched together to provide thematic
This disc continues Marco Polo’s tasteful chronicle of Argentinean composer Alberto Williams’ music for solo piano. As in volume one, this selection collects several graceful
Talk about forgotten composers! Marcos Portugal (1762-1830) composed some 50 operas, all of which have disappeared. This present one was premiered in 1797 in Venice
Some of Georges Auric’s best music has been saved for Volume 3 in Marco Polo’s series devoted to his film scores. Notre-Dame de Paris, known
Nine times out of ten, when I see a 1940s or ’50s movie and can’t place the music (is it Steiner? maybe Victor Young?), the
Alberto Williams (1862-1952) was an Argentinian composer whose long life was spent in advocacy of Argentinian music and the music of Latin America in general.
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