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.
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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.
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Two recordings serve up the music of Mozart in unusual packages.
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Wynton Marsalis’ Swing Symphony is his third effort in the grand form.
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Arts Remembrance: In Memoriam — Tom Stoppard