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Friday, March 4, 2011
Tcherepnin Station: Symphony No. 1 in E
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In 1927, the Russian-born Alexander Tcherepnin (son of the composer Nikolai) joined an elite group of musical minds — including such greats...
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Friday, February 18, 2011
Pigments of the Imagination: Bliss' Colour Symphony
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It's a fine line between inspired conceit and pure gimmick, one which many of the symphonists we've already introduced seem to strad...
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Friday, January 28, 2011
The Ogress of War: Leifs' "Saga Symphony"
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There is to Jón Leifs' music a ruggedness, sometimes verging on brutality, impossible not to link with the scarred and hostile land the ...
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Monday, January 10, 2011
Pushing the Envelope: Blitzstein's "Airborne"
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I'm a sucker for aeronautics. Over winter break, I spent some time at both the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., and...
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