No one has mentioned a latest Naxos reissue of Delo's recordings of
Piston - a greater composer than Harris? The penguin Guide claims the
Piston 4 (a stunning recording on the Naxos) is the greatest American
symphony.
Does anyone ever wonder why there are so few front rank US orchestra's
recording US symphonies? Are they not interested in their own music in
the way they seem to record Mahler, Bruckner etc? For example, one of
the greatest US violin concertos is Piston's No1. However the only
recording is by an orchestra in the Ukraine! Why aren't The Cleveland,
Philhadelphia, NY Phil etc putting these onto CD? Better yet, why not
record a series and sell at at superbudget prices like LSO Live?
David Harbin
Nottingham, UK