Seattle Symphony- Moby Dick / Symphonies Nos. 3 & 7 (CD)
Peter Mennin was a leading member of the school of American symphonic composers who came of age in the 1930 's and 1940 's, a group that includes David Diamond, William Schuman and others. Cast in a traditional design of three movements in a fast-slow-fast pattern, Symphony No. 3 is a work of great contrapuntal energy, percussive accents and propulsive rhythms. The composer described the passionate slow movement as "an extended song... making use of sustained voice-weaving." Symphony No. 7 develops in a single movement of remarkable contrasts and intensity. An exception to Mennin's "pure" compositional approach, the concertato Moby Dick depicts "the emotional impact of the novel as a whole." This recording has been acclaimed as "a fine tribute to an inexplicably neglected figure of the century's American music scene" (Chicago Tribune).
Tracklist:
- Concertato, "Moby Dick"
- Symphony No. 3: I. Allegro Robusto
- Symphony No. 3: II. Andante Moderato
- Symphony No. 3: III. Allegro Assai
- Symphony No. 7, "Variation-Symphony"
> Due to the current limited nature of music titles, ALL CD & Vinyl purchases are limited to FOUR copies per customer, per item. If you place multiple orders for multiples of the same title, your subsequent orders will be canceled.
Peter Mennin was a leading member of the school of American symphonic composers who came of age in the 1930 's and 1940 's, a group that includes David Diamond, William Schuman and others. Cast in a traditional design of three movements in a fast-slow-fast pattern, Symphony No. 3 is a work of great contrapuntal energy, percussive accents and propulsive rhythms. The composer described the passionate slow movement as "an extended song... making use of sustained voice-weaving." Symphony No. 7 develops in a single movement of remarkable contrasts and intensity. An exception to Mennin's "pure" compositional approach, the concertato Moby Dick depicts "the emotional impact of the novel as a whole." This recording has been acclaimed as "a fine tribute to an inexplicably neglected figure of the century's American music scene" (Chicago Tribune).
Tracklist:
- Concertato, "Moby Dick"
- Symphony No. 3: I. Allegro Robusto
- Symphony No. 3: II. Andante Moderato
- Symphony No. 3: III. Allegro Assai
- Symphony No. 7, "Variation-Symphony"
> Due to the current limited nature of music titles, ALL CD & Vinyl purchases are limited to FOUR copies per customer, per item. If you place multiple orders for multiples of the same title, your subsequent orders will be canceled.