Rorem: Symphonies Nos. 1-3

Rorem: Symphonies Nos. 1-3

Universally recognized as a great master of modern song-writing, Rorem has always continued composing orchestral music but has received few performances, writing, as he has, in a tonal idiom alien to the atonal and experimental practices of the day. When Leonard Bernstein gave the first performance of Rorem's Third Symphony with the New York Philharmonic in 1959, it signaled a significant triumph for his orchestral music, but the path ahead would remain thorny. When the now famous diaries were published, it brought Rorem a great deal of notoriety and controversy, but it did not translate into performances of his orchestral music. Respected and admired by colleagues, Rorem has continued writing the kind of music that he believes in, and over the past decade, with the universal change in composing styles, performances of his music have mounted constantly. – José Serebrier
Country USA
Brand NAXOS
Manufacturer Naxos American Classics
Binding Audio CD
ItemPartNumber 0636943914922
ReleaseDate 2003-08-19
UnitCount 1
Format CD
UPCs 636943914922
EANs 0636943914922

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