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2024-04-15 08:08:00
Energy, discipline, control and sheer love of music-making: National Youth Orchestra and National Youth Brass Band in Gavin Higgins, Dani Howard, Prokofiev, Julius Eastman and more
[…] orchestral colour and his way of using points of orchestral colour to create shimmering textures. And throughout the performance, the players seemed to almost shrug off the technical demands, displaying impressive and dazzling control.The first movement, Island was lyrical but dense, solo flugel horn and cornet appearing and disappearing, and an attractive use of Tippett-like wind counterpoint. There was a stupendous climax, but what stayed in the memory were the rich sonorities and amazing sound world. With Coal we moved into the world of Mosolov's Iron Foundry, all energy, rhythm and controlled excitement, lots of colour and vivid energy. Class was fast and vivid, With some astonishing bravura brass writing, even as the hubbub died away. These three movements almost ran into each other, creating a meta-picture of the social background to the brass band. The final two movements reflected more on the music played. Sentimental Music was rich and sonorous With brass solos […]
2024-04-14 11:22:12
Beacon, BristolSoloist Alison Balsom delivered Marsalis’s playful new trumpet concerto With poise, expertise and Wit – right down to the animal callsRather like the American quilts whose fabric embeds a story,
2024-03-14 03:30:00
Recent Releases No. 72 (CD Reviews)
[…] symphonies except for No. 3; the following links will direct you to our reviews of Symphony No.1, Symphony No. 7, and Symphony No. 10. Those reviews were all positive, and this one will continue the trend. Vänskä and his forces, With the expert support of the BIS engineering and production team, bring out the details of Mahler’s complex score With both clarity and power. The only other recording in my experience in the same league as this one is the Wit on Naxos; however, that one is split over two discs while Vänskä’s release is conveniently contained on one SACD, which has the additional advantages of including a not only an SACD stereo layer for those With SACD players who can take advantage of the higher resolution but also a multichannel layer for those With multichannel playback systems. (My listening was to the CD layer, which was certainly impressive enough.) For Mahler fans, this new […]
2024-03-11 03:30:00
Messiaen: Turangalîla Symphony (CD Review)
[…] (b. 1976), who is the Music Director of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, leads his assembled forces in a performance that never goes over the top. There were times when I might have wished for a bit more emotion and excitement; on the other hand, I could also appreciate hearing everything laid out clearly before me. Same for the sonics, which are clean and unexaggerated. My personal favorite recording for both performance and sound is the Wit on Naxos, a 2-CD release which also features an exciting orchestral version of Messian’s L’ascension – but has the distinct disadvantage of spreading the symphony onto two discs (advantage: streaming). The Chung on DG is a delightful performance With so-so sonics. All things considered, this new release from Toronto is a safe bet for those wishing to explore Messiaen’s grand musical testament of love.
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