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New Series Showcases MacDowell’s Orchestral Works
MacDowell was one of the most important composers of his generation. This album provides some hints as to why. Future volumes should solidify that reputation.
Bacewicz, Ysaye, Enescu: Music for Strings
That three-dimensional sound stage really makes these works come alive. It also highlights the interplay between instruments, something key to all three works.
Top-flight recording, and top-flight performances.
Eric Coates Orchestral Works, Vol. 2 continues to entertain
Conductor John Wood is a Coates scholar and edited some of these works for performance. He leads the BBC Philharmonic with a surety of purpose. Light classical music -- like comedy -- is hard. Wood makes it sound effortless.
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