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Richard Honoroff: Symphony No. 1 "Shoah"; Symphony No. 2 "From Ashes Reborn"
Richard Honoroff, Alexander Mikhailov, Moscow Radio & Television Symphony Orchestra
Richard Honoroff: Symphony No. 1 "Shoah"; Symphony No. 2 "From Ashes Reborn"
Genre: Classical
 
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Honoroff is a contemporary American composer who has written extensively for television, particularly NBC Sports and the Olympics. What we have here are very recent symphonies that certainly reflect the man's talent, but...  more »

     
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All Artists: Richard Honoroff, Alexander Mikhailov, Moscow Radio & Television Symphony Orchestra
Title: Richard Honoroff: Symphony No. 1 "Shoah"; Symphony No. 2 "From Ashes Reborn"
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Centaur
Release Date: 8/12/2000
Genre: Classical
Style: Symphonies
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 789368677726, 044747233321

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Honoroff is a contemporary American composer who has written extensively for television, particularly NBC Sports and the Olympics. What we have here are very recent symphonies that certainly reflect the man's talent, but nowhere do they seem either facile or trivial as so much music for television can. Symphony 1, Shoah, draws on Honoroff's Jewish/Russian heritage, though for all that, the work seems as if its origins were from the American prairie states. It's quite charming. His Symphony 2, From Ashes Reborn, has the text of a poem by Steve Mason about Vietnam in the last movement. Exceptional music here. --Paul Cook
 

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Exceptional music
le devehat | Netherlands | 03/26/2006
(4 out of 5 stars)

"this record bares nmusic from a composer i have never heard of. As you might have noticed, I am no American. The music is entertainig, but does not have that special feeling. Good recording, very good combination. Those orchestras from Russia are impressive. One would expect from the titles sobre music, but that does not occur. The music is sparkling. This is excellent for a first encounter with this kind of music. Perhaps some pieces of Copland can be compared. The lack of originality (slightly) is the explanation for the four stars."