Bert Bailey wrote: >Applying Bernard's Whameter (Worth Hearing Again meter) to the symphonies >of active and living composers I'm familiar with, my short list would >include: > >George Tsontakis's Four Symphonic Quartets >Erki-Sven Tuur's 2nd symphony >Jose Serebrier's 2nd (Partita) >Yehven/Evgeni Stankovytch's 2nd (Heroic) symphony >John Kinsella's 4th (The Four Provinces), and his 9th, for strings, just >recently premiered. EXCELLENT! The last two composers are completely unknown to me, and I am familiar only with the Tsontakis piece, so my horizons are widened. I agree with Bailey's high regard for the Tsontakis. I highly recommend his Piano Quartet Triptych which has recently appeared on cd. One of them replaces the viola with a clarinet- it is a particular gem. This music is accessible but challenging, expressive, and- beautiful!! Bernard Chasan