LoginVirgil Thomson: Symphony No 1-3
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Virgil Thomson (1896-1989) was, during his long creative lifetime, one of the major voices in 20th-century American music. He was a noted critic, teacher and, above all, skilled composer. Like the American romantics of the 1930s (Roy Harris, Howard Hanson, and Samuel Barber, to name a few), Thomson drew from many sources, but mostly from 19th-century American folk music and dance theater (as did Aaron Copland). Captured on this disc are four of Thomson's better-known works, played with sympathy, warmth, and charm by the New Zealand SO, with American James Sedares at the helm. It's also part of Naxos's dynamic American Classics s
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Manufacturer: Naxos American
Release date: 22 February 2000
EAN: 0063694390222 UPC: 063694390222
Release date: 22 February 2000
EAN: 0063694390222 UPC: 063694390222
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