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Scott Morrison wrote:
>Maybe I'd better go back and listen more carefully to more of his music.
Reading your note I am reminded of my first exposure to his music, the
Sixth Symphony, conducted by Munch. It knocked me out. I remember trying
to find recordings of the others. At that time the only the 4th and 3rd
could be found on disc...but you had to look. The 3rd was on a ten inch.
My friend had it, but his was cut off center. I then found a broadcast of
the First from a Prague Festival in the 60s. Then the 5th was released on
Louisville and then finally I found a broadcast tape of Ormandy! doing the
Second. To my ears the Second sounds like it could be the Dvorak Tenth.
Many years later and many recordings later, I find his music to be uneven
at times, but some works still remain favorites. His style ranged from
the Romanticism of Dvorak to impressionism to what eventually became a ver
personal style.
For me, his Double Concerto for two string orchestras, piano and timp. is
one of the great works of music.
Karl
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