September is the ninth month of the year. And so the #ClassicsaDay team decided to make the number the theme. For September 2018, the challenge is to post classical works that have to do with the number nine. I chose to alternate between nonets, opus nine compositions and works with a catalog number of nine. […]
Carl Nielsen
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Denise Tryon – So*Low
A program of music for a solo instrument (unless it’s the piano) usually has limited appeal to the general classical music lover. But this release of music for the low horn should really be the exception — because both the music and the performance is exceptional. The low horn is part of the French horn […]
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Commotio – organ music from the interwar period
Organist Christian Wilson chose an unusual program for his latest release, Commotio. Subtitled “organ works of the interwar period,” it features compositions written between 1924 and 1931. Wilson’s choices demonstrate the wide variety of styles in play during that tightly circumscribed time frame. Some composers are familiar, others less so. Olivier Messiaen and Maurice Duruflé […]
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Nielsen Symphonies Shine in New SACD
Carl Nielsen was one of the great symphonists of the 20th century, as this live recording readily demonstrates. His second symphony, “The Four Temperaments” features four movements, each depicting a different mood. Four different modes of expression. Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic take full advantage of the score, and offer up an exciting […]