For "Moses und Aron" make sure you give the Gielen recording a twirl,
too--dynamite on the color angle, and far more dynamic than Boulez.
I'm not going to argue on what is or is not a melody. The most arresting
feature of Varese for me is his percussion writing. I must say that when
I heard "Arcana" in the car a while back it gave me a powerfully jittery
impression. It's coupling on the broadcast with the Brahms d-minor
concerto was quite appropriate.
Aaron J. Rabushka
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