Norman Dello Joio: Air Power for orchestra; John Vincent: Symphony in D (1997)

If you love the music of the great American symphonists, get this disc. John Vincent's Symphonic Poem After Descartes and Symphony in D are not only better than anything Hanson, Harris, and Piston ever turned out, they are as good as the best symphonic works of the middle years of the twentieth century, as good as the symphonies of Stravinsky, Hindemith, Walton, or Martinu. That his music is as tonal as Brahms' matters far less than that it is strongly argued, profoundly expressive, extraordinarily brilliant, and completely ... Read More

If you love the music of the great American symphonists, get this disc. John Vincent's Symphonic Poem After Descartes and Symphony in D are not only better than anything Hanson, Harris, and Piston ever turned out, they are as good as the best symphonic works of the middle years of the twentieth century, as good as the symphonies of Stravinsky, Hindemith, Walton, or Martinu. That his music is as tonal as Brahms' matters far less than that it is strongly argued, profoundly expressive, extraordinarily brilliant, and completely compelling. Eugene Ormandy was compelled: he not only premiered the Symphony in D, he recorded it and then commissioned, premiered, and recorded the Symphonic Poem After Descartes. And apparently Ormandy compelled the Philadelphia Orchestra because the 1957 and 1959 recordings of the works are among the best they ever made together: virtuosic, voluptuous, and altogether virtuous. If you love the music of Victory at Sea, get this disc. Norman Dello Joio's music for Air Power is just... Read Less

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