- Audio CD (29 Mar 2004)
- SPARS Code: DDD
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Cpo
- ASIN: B0001D0A5Q
- Other Editions: MP3 Download
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 482,236 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Fine if not particularly memorable music in good performances
24 Nov 2010
Format:Audio CD
Gordon Sherwood (b.1929) has a fascinating story. His music was performed by Mitropoulos at the age of 26, but after finishing his studies he traveled around the world instead of seeking a career, and ended (after years of travel) up in Paris as a homeless street beggar until Masha Dimitrieva (the soloist in the piano concerto on this disc) discovered his story and commissioned said piano concerto. Even though his story is fascinating, I am not so sure that his music really manages to make any deep impact, however, though I guess listeners particularly fond of 20th century Americana will find something to savor.
The first symphony often comes across as superior film usic, well crafted and well orchestrated. It sports some original thematic content, but apart from that there is little to remember in this mixture of Gershwin, Piston and their contemporaries. The piano concerto is brasher and bolder and rather percussive with a strong focus on rhythm, and while it is worth hearing it is hardly worth hearing more than once. It stands in great contrast to the light Sinfonietta, which is a tuneful and attractive reminiscence of innocence espousing influences from a welter of musical traditions.
I do not want to sound too harsh; the music here is worth hearing for anyone with a special interest in 20th century Americana (of the post-Copland and post-Barber generations), but there is little original or particularly memorable about any of it. The performances are stylish and accomplished, however; both Dimitrieva and Albert sound deeply convinced by the music, and the Bavarian State Youth Orchestra responds with some idiomatic and assured playing. The sound is good as well, and I suppose the disc deserves a modest recommendation, especially if you do not expect too much.
The first symphony often comes across as superior film usic, well crafted and well orchestrated. It sports some original thematic content, but apart from that there is little to remember in this mixture of Gershwin, Piston and their contemporaries. The piano concerto is brasher and bolder and rather percussive with a strong focus on rhythm, and while it is worth hearing it is hardly worth hearing more than once. It stands in great contrast to the light Sinfonietta, which is a tuneful and attractive reminiscence of innocence espousing influences from a welter of musical traditions.
I do not want to sound too harsh; the music here is worth hearing for anyone with a special interest in 20th century Americana (of the post-Copland and post-Barber generations), but there is little original or particularly memorable about any of it. The performances are stylish and accomplished, however; both Dimitrieva and Albert sound deeply convinced by the music, and the Bavarian State Youth Orchestra responds with some idiomatic and assured playing. The sound is good as well, and I suppose the disc deserves a modest recommendation, especially if you do not expect too much.
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