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Piston : Chamber Music |  | Creators: Judith Glyde, Walter Piston, Ian Munro, Randolph Kelly, Theodore Kuchar, Dimity Hall, James Buswell, Michele Walsh
Label: Naxos
Category: Music
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 256575
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Running Time: 70 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 636943907122
EAN: 0636943907122
ASIN: B00004VXDF
Release Date: October 1, 1999
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| Tracks:
| • | Quintet for Flute and String Quartet - Allegro moderato grazioso | | • | Quintet for Flute and String Quartet - Andantino con espressione | | • | Quintet for Flute and String Quartet - Vivace e leggero | | • | Quintet for Flute and String Quartet - Allegro non troppo | | • | String Sextet - Adagio espressivo | | • | String Sextet - Leggerissimo e vivace assai | | • | String Sextet - Energico | | • | Piano Quartet - Leggero e scorrevole | | • | Piano Quartet - Adagio Sostenuto | | • | Piano Quartet - Allegro Viva | | • | Piano Quintet - Allegro comodo | | • | Piano Quintet - Adagio | | • | Piano Quintet - Allegro Vivo |
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| Customer Reviews:
A fine collection of rare american chamber music October 21, 2000
Dr. R. G. Bullock (Winchester, UK)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber and Roy Harris seem to epitomise american music. Their music, if not often performed in british concert halls, is at least readily avaibable on CD. Walter Piston, though a name often mentioned, like Ned Rorem, remained just that, a name. Searches of the record catalogues revealed a few recordings. One could not get any real idea of what their music was like. Piston seemed destined to remain the composer of 'The Incredible Flautist' and nothing else. Now there are recordings of his violin concertos, though his symphonic output has been sadly neglected. Piston studied with Nadia Boulanger in Paris. His music has a gallic refinement, a lightness of construction. The music is highly inventive and there is no doubt that here is a composer of stature. His music becomes more dissonant with time but only in the way that it adds some chilli to the palette. If he does not sound particularly 'american', that is because he is being Piston and not Roy Harris, Copland or Barber. Naxos have given us, at a small outlay, many wonderful previously unaccessible works. Here they do it again. This is fascinating music. The performances and recording are excellent. If you are familiar with late 20th century tonal music with a fairly high level of dissonance, give this a try. Some of our american friends might have heard one or two of these works but in Europe, this is unknown territory. Now we have the opportunity to hear them over and over again. I do not think they will be found lacking.
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