Reagin / McLaughlin Williams / NSO UKraine -Violinkonzert / Sinfonietta 4 -Naxos CD Grooves.land/Playthek

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01. Brian Reagin "Violin Concerto: I. Allegro molto ma risoluto"

02. Brian Reagin "Violin Concerto: II. Andante - quasi adagio"

03. Brian Reagin "Violin Concerto: III. Allegro vigoroso"

04. John McLaughlin Williams "Suite on 16th-century Hymns: Meditation"

05. John McLaughlin Williams "Suite on 16th-century Hymns: Rondolet"

06. John McLaughlin Williams "Suite on 16th-century Hymns: Air varie"

07. John McLaughlin Williams "Suite on 16th-century Hymns: Choeur celeste"

08. John McLaughlin Williams "Suite on 16th-century Hymns: Cortege joyeux"

09. Ukraine National Radio Symphony Orchestra "Sinfonietta No. 4: I. Allegro con gaiezza e con brio"

10. Ukraine National Radio Symphony Orchestra "Sinfonietta No. 4: II. Moderato pastorale"

11. Ukraine National Radio Symphony Orchestra "Sinfonietta No. 4: III. Allegro giocoso e ritmico molto"

12. Ludmilla Kovaleva "Song over the Great Plains: Song Over the Great Plains"

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The "Dean of Northwest Composers," George Frederick McKay was undoubtedly important for his teaching at the University of Washington, Seattle, and for his personal influence on John Cage, William Bolcom, and several other notable students. Yet McKay's own music faded to the background, largely because of his overly conservative, academic approaches. The dramatic and lush Violin Concerto (1940) is practically a throwback to the late Romantic era; while it is a handsome enough vehicle for violinist Brian Reagin and the Ukraine State Radio Symphony Orchestra, directed by John McLaughlin Williams, it bears few signs of it's time and little originality. The quaint Suite on Sixteenth Century Hymn Tunes (1962) hearkens back to the Calvinist Psalter of Louis Bourgeois, and McKay adapts the music for string orchestra in much the same way that Respighi arranged Renaissance melodies for his Ancient Airs and Dances. The Sinfonietta No. 4 (1942) and the Song Over the Great Plains (1953) reflect a more modern sensibility, and may be described as works in the American populist style.

? &© 2005. Made in Canada. Comes in a standard-size jewel case with a clear tray. 8pp booklet has notes in English. Playing time 78:18. Recorded 15-20 June & 29-31 October 2003 at the Large Concert Studio of the National Radio Company of Ukraine, Kiev. Cover Painting: ?Les animaux? (1934) by Mark Tobey. Pained for George Frederick McKay in gratitude for his help in music studies & composition. © Mark Tobey Estate / Seattle Art Museum.

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8559225

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