St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
This is a terrific compendium of new music of the best sort: the kind that’s brilliantly written, expressively direct, played with assurance, and engineered with clarity and warmth.
The performance of John Adams’s “City Noir” is swift and characterful, though sometimes pushed perhaps a bit too hard for its own good. The rendition of Leonard Bernstein’s “Serenade” is clear but a bit too safe.
Two recordings serve up the music of Mozart in unusual packages.
Wynton Marsalis’ Swing Symphony is his third effort in the grand form.
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