Symphony No. 8 / Night Journey (plus Ives - Variations on 'America')
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WILLIAMS SCHUMAN
Symphony No. 8 / Night Journey (plus Ives - Variations on 'America')
Seattle Symphony Orchestra / Gerard Schwarz
[ Naxos American Classics / CD ]
Release Date: Monday 1 March 2010
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"Powerful music presented in exemplary sound and compelling performances."
(MusicWeb May 2010)
Naxos's acclaimed series of William Schuman's symphonies concludes with his powerful and at times playful Eighth Symphony, in which the great American composer takes full advantage of the diverse instrumental colors available from a very large orchestra, including two harps, piano, and batteries of brass, wind and percussion instruments. The introspective Night Journey is based on Schuman's score for Martha Graham's ballet about Jocasta's tragic destiny as both mother and wife of Oedipus, while his arrangement of Ives's popular Variations on 'America', again rich in percussion, combines reverence and exuberance.
Tracks:
Schuman: Symphony No. 8
Schuman: Night Journeys
Ives: Variations on 'America' (orchestrated by Schuman)
