I’m glad to have this recording back in print. ASV originally released their four-volume Joseph Marx set in 2003. This volume features three of his works written in older classical styles. In a way, they have a similar character to Resphigi’s “Ancient Airs and Dances.” That is, the music may be in an older style, […]
Classical post-romantic
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Johann Nepomuk David Symphonies; a Confluence of Influences
Johann Nepomuk David’s (1895-1977) was an Austrian composer, teacher, and conductor who managed to go his own way. As a young man he was fascinated by Bruckner and Mahler. He later became a devotee of Brahms, and in the 1930’s studied with Arnold Schoenberg. But it was the music of Bach that remained his life-long […]