Tedd Joselson, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra & Arthur Fagen – Tedd Joselson’s Companionship of Concertos: Grieg: Piano Concerto – Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:05:41 minutes | 606 MB | Genre: Classical
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The renowned American pianist Tedd Joselson presents a “companionship” of his favourite concertos – the Grieg Piano Concerto and Rachmaninov’s Second Piano Concerto, recorded over two days with two different orchestras at London’s Abbey Road Studios.
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Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Arthur Fagen – Gould: Symphonettes Nos. 2-4 & Spirituals for String Choir & Orchestra (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:05:42 minutes | 1,13 GB | Genre: Classical
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Morton Gould was an American musical phenomenon, equally at home in classical, crossover and film genres, and the recipient of both GRAMMY and Pulitzer awards during his long and distinguished career. The Symphonettes represent Gould’s best crossover work—the Symphonette No. 4 deriving its character from Latin-American dance forms to make it one of his most popular compositions. The first movement of Symphonette No. 3 has been described as “a collection of dance band licks, full of bent notes and syncopations” and the central Pavanne of Symphonette No. 2 with its bluesy trumpet motif is one of Gould’s biggest hits. Spirituals for Orchestra utilizes the strings as a choir, with antiphonal responses in the rest of the orchestra.
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ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra & Arthur Fagen – Dawson & Kay: Orchestral Works (2020)
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William Dawson’s Negro Folk Symphony was premiered by Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1934 to huge enthusiasm. Its traditional form houses a continuous process of variation and introduces little-known spirituals in fragmentary form, while the work’s recurring motifs, remarkable transitions and syncopations are enhanced in Dawson’s 1952 revision heard here. The Fantasy Variations by composer and teacher Ulysses Kay employs dissonance with great expressivity in a work of textural and coloristic variety. Umbrian Scene, despite its pictorial suggestion, is lean and sombre. Arthur Fagen has conducted at the world’s most prestigious opera houses including the Metropolitan Opera and Vienna State Opera, and has led acclaimed orchestras such as the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande and Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie. He has recently conducted the London Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the Philharmonia. Fagen has served as principal conductor in Kassel and Brunswick, chief conductor of the Vlaamse Opera and music director of the Queens Symphony Orchestra. From 2002 to 2007, he was music director of the Dortmund Philharmonic Orchestra and the Dortmund Opera.
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