Shedding new light on American Symphonic Music
Eric J Hearst | Takoma Park, MD, USA | 06/04/2000
(3 out of 5 stars)
"This recording allows for new listeners to appreciate the contributions of American composers to the furhter development of program music or what is called symphonic/tone poems. The US Library of Congress issued this recording of pices first recorded in 1958 but never released. Through technical expertise, everything has been updated and the beauty of MacDowell's music shines through, particulary in Hamlet/Ophelia (Tracks 3&4). Excellent booklet notes give a good overview of each poems composition. Recommended for people who enjoy the tone poems of R. Strauss and Franz Liszt."