The Altenberg-Lieder feature Alban Berg at his most direct and concise, as well as his most sumptuous.
Rethinking the Repertorie
Rethinking the Repertoire #18 — Max Bruch’s Symphony no. 3
Max Bruch’s music is smart, strong, crafty, and, often, quite endearing.
Rethinking the Repertoire #11 – Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Antar”
Rimsky-Korsakov’s , Antar packs a world of chimeric colors, impellent drama, and memorable tunes into less than thirty minutes.
Rethinking the Repertoire #10 — Mark-Anthony Turnage’s “Frieze”
Mark-Anthony Turnage’s Frieze is, without a doubt, one of the major symphonic scores of our century.
Rethinking the Repertoire #9 – Amy Beach’s “Gaelic” Symphony
So, is the “Gaelic” Symphony an unalloyed masterpiece? I’d argue in the affirmative.
Rethinking the Repertoire #8 – Sibelius’s “Night Ride and Sunrise”
Surely the time has come for a major revival of Night Ride and Sunrise.