Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Kirk Trevor - James Cohn: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 7 (2008)

Tracklist

01. Symphony No. 7, Op. 45: I. Allegro giusto
02. Symphony No. 7, Op. 45: II. Andante cantabile
03. Symphony No. 7, Op. 45: III. Allegretto energico
04. Symphony No. 7, Op. 45: IV. Molto presto e precipitato
05. Symphony No. 2, Op. 13: I. Allegro risoluto
06. Symphony No. 2, Op. 13: II. Presto
07. Symphony No. 2, Op. 13: III. Andante con moto
08. Symphony No. 2, Op. 13: IV. Allegro marcato
09. Variations on the Wayfaring Stranger, Op. 34
10. Waltz in D Major, Op. 29a (Arr. For orchestra)

Celebrating his 80th birthday year in 2008, American composer James Cohn studied with Roy Harris, Wayne Barlow and Bernard Wagenaar, graduating from the Julliard School in 1950. Cohn’s first love is the symphony orchestra, and the works presented on this disc are like pages from a diary. The four movements of Symphony No. 7 are essentially four landscape paintings in sound. Symphony No. 2 is a musical equivalent to four scenes from a drama. Variations on ‘The Wayfaring Stranger’ is a memorial to two dear and generous friends who were like parents to the composer and the Waltz in D is essentially a bittersweet dance in waltz tempo.

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