Somewhat overshadowed in life by his more revolutionary contemporaries, then eclipsed by the avant-garde generation that followed, Bohuslav Martinu is perhaps only now being properly recognized for his prolific output. This CD is a helpful restorative for this composer's reputation, and fortunately for listeners searching for attractive, accessible, and unabashedly tonal modern music, the three works presented here will be more than satisfactory introductions to Martinu's unfairly neglected oeuvre. Tastes have changed and ...
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Somewhat overshadowed in life by his more revolutionary contemporaries, then eclipsed by the avant-garde generation that followed, Bohuslav Martinu is perhaps only now being properly recognized for his prolific output. This CD is a helpful restorative for this composer's reputation, and fortunately for listeners searching for attractive, accessible, and unabashedly tonal modern music, the three works presented here will be more than satisfactory introductions to Martinu's unfairly neglected oeuvre. Tastes have changed and contemporary audiences may better appreciate Martinu's sophisticated blending of twentieth century modernism and rich post-Romantic opulence, without fearing the scorn of those who once regarded Martinu as a mediocrity or a lightweight. Indeed, the vibrant orchestration of the Symphony No. 6, "Fantaisies symphoniques"; the stirring, quasi-Mahlerian rhetoric of Les Fresques de Piero della Francesca; and the dramatic scene painting of the orchestral suite from the opera Julietta are...
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Add this copy of Martinu: Symphony No. 6, Fresques, Juliette to cart. $4.30, like new condition, Sold by Streetlight_Records rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Cruz, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2005 by Allegro Corporation.
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