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Tansman: Symphonies, Vol. 3 - On the Symphonic Edge ()

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composed by Alexandre Tansman

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Tansman: Symphonies, Vol. 3 - On the Symphonic Edge - Melbourne Symphony Orchestra; Oleg Caetani (conductor)
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  1. Symphony No. 2 in A minor
  2. Movements (4) for orchestra
  3. Symphony No. 3 ("Symphonie concertante"), for piano quartet & orchestra
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With the three works on this disc, we are dealing with three different aspects of Polish-French-American composer Alexandre Tansman. In the Symphony [No. 2] from 1926, he is a neo-classical modernist à la Les Six with a crisp, vivacious style. In the Symphonie Concertante (Symphony No. 3) from 1931, he is a jazz-age shape-shifter àl a Gershwin with a bright, insouciant style. And in the much later Quatre Mouvement pour orchestre from 1968, he is somewhere past Stravinsky and heading out toward Boulez with a style that ...

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Tansman: Symphonies, Vol. 3 - On the Symphonic Edge 2008, Chandos

UPC: 095115506523

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