Ben Weber: Symphony on Poems of William Blake

Warren Galjour, Roger Goeb, Henry Cowell
Henry Cowell: Persian Set / Roger Goeb: Symphony No. 3 / Ben Weber: Symphony on Poems of William Blake
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (11) - Disc #1
1. Persian Set (4), set for chamber ensemble, HC 838: Moderato
2. Persian Set (4), set for chamber ensemble, HC 838: Allegretto
3. Persian Set (4), set for chamber ensemble, HC 838: Lento
4. Persian Set (4), set for chamber ensemble, HC 838: Rondo
5. Symphony No. 3: Allegro moderato
6. Symphony No. 3: Andante
7. Symphony No. 3: Vivace
8. Symphony, Op 33 ('On Poems of William Blake'): 'To Autumn': Moderato assai
9. Symphony, Op 33 ('On Poems of William Blake'): 'Never Seek to Tell Thy Love': Lento assai
10. Symphony, Op 33 ('On Poems of William Blake'): 'Mad Song': Largo misterioso
11. Symphony, Op 33 ('On Poems of William Blake'): 'To Spring': Allego moderato

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CD Details

All Artists: Warren Galjour, Roger Goeb, Henry Cowell, Ben Weber, Leopold Stokowski
Title: Henry Cowell: Persian Set / Roger Goeb: Symphony No. 3 / Ben Weber: Symphony on Poems of William Blake
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Citadel
Release Date: 12/16/1997
Genre: Classical
Styles: Historical Periods, Modern, 20th, & 21st Century, Symphonies
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 795818812326

Synopsis

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This is a gorgeous reissue of recordings from the Fifties done by Leopold Stokowski of American composers who were then more popular than they are today. Henry Cowell's atmospheric Persian Set, of 1957, perfectly suited Cowell, who was known for experimenting with unusual modalites, in this case Iranian ones. More recommended here is the music of Roger Goeb and Ben Weber. Goeb's nostalgic Symphony No. 3 (1952) belongs to the Roy Harris/Howard Hanson/Aaron Copland school of midwestern American music that emerged during the Thirties and Forties. Weber's Symphony on Poems of William Blake is the more discordant and modern piece here. Highly recommended. --Paul Cook

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CD Reviews

Now, this is the REAL Stoky heritage

07/12/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Along with Howard Hanson, Koussevitzky, and Mitropoulos, Stokowski contributed immeasurably to the propogation and performance of American music. Despite all the other things he's known for, this service to native music is his most treasurable heritage.Assembled here are remarkable works by remarkable composers in remarkable performances. Stoky DID keep his hands off composers quite a bit, especially living composers, and that's what's happening here. The Cowell is an entrancing work by a unique composer who, like the late Hovhaness, experimented in Eastern modalities and came up with highly original works that in no way sound contrived or derivative. The Goeb is a great big, rangey, propulsive, masculine work brimming with optimism and accomplishment, snappy, forceful, and entrancing. The Weber is one of the composer's best works: tightly made, colorful, rapid-fire and even slick in places. As a collection, the works seem to "feed" off each other, and the result is a fine 75 or so minutes of absorbing listening.The sound is remarkably good, and Stoky makes these recordings all about the music and not about Stoky...which is something that happened more often than you think.Buy this very good-sounding disc and get to know Stokowski at his best and the great heritage that is his greatest gift to us."