Initially, Belgian composer Marcel Poot wasn’t particularly interested in music. And that’s what makes his symphonies so interesting. Poot’s father, director of the Royal Flemish Theater, pressured his son into music. Marcel first failed as a clarinetist, then became a reluctant piano student. “The town organist taught me scales and the Czerny exercises. This did […]
Moscow Symphony Orchestra
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Anton Arensky – Egyptian Nights suitably exotic
This recording of Anton Arensky’s ballet suite was originally released on Marco Polo in 1996. I’m glad to see it back in print. Arensky may not be a great composer (Rimsky-Korsakov didn’t think so), but he’s a very good one. And there’s a lot to like in this work. The ballet, which premiered in 1900, […]