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BLACHER, B.: Concertante Musik / Orchestral Variations on a Theme by Paganini / Piano Concerto No. 2 (Herzog, Dresden Philharmonic, Kegel)

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BLACHER, B.: Concertante Musik / Orchestral Variations on a Theme by Paganini / Piano Concerto No. 2 (Herzog, Dresden Philharmonic, Kegel)

Composer(s):Blacher, Boris
Artist(s) Kegel, Herbert, Conductor • Dresden Philharmonic OrchestraHerzog, Gerty, piano
Period(s) 20th Century
Genre Classical Music
Category ConcertosOrchestral
Catalogue 0090152BC
Label Berlin Classics
Quality   320kbps
Album Price
 
MP3
USD 7.99
 

 

   



Much to Relish
Review By MauriceGerald,December 2010

Sadly Boris Blacher's name does not often appear in concert programmes; yet while his is a distinctly 20th Century voice his music is extremely approachable - even easy on the ear. Perhaps the wit and rather 'French' lightness and precision in orchestration - a minimum of doubling of instrumentation to thicken the texture - wrong-foots expectations of Germanic weight. Nor do Hindemith, Rihm or Henze provide much by way of an overt introduction to Blacher's modernism - is there a transatlantic whiff?

Yet for anyone with an open ear and mind there is much to relish. These three works offer an excellent introduction to this stimulating composer, covering the range of his work chronologically through time and style. The Concert Music of 1937 is the most 'French' - the more....







 

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