ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra

Classical Album Review: World-Premiere Recording of Kurt Weill’s “Prophets” and Thomas Hampson in Weill’s “Whitman Songs”

November 12, 2023
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A world-premiere recording of Kurt Weill’s “Prophets” — originally intended as the last act of “The Eternal Road” — with excellent singers, plus Thomas Hampson in Weill’s Walt Whitman Songs.

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Classical CD Reviews: “Aspects of America: The Pulitzer Edition,” Morton Gould “Symphonettes,” and Lindberg conducts Bernstein

March 18, 2020
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Lovers of American music, don’t miss Aspects of America: The Pulitzer Edition ; Lindberg’s recording of Leonard Bernstein’s first two symphonies lacks a compelling command of the musician’s singular voice; the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra tackles four pieces by Morton Gould.

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