Track Listings (8) - Disc #1| All Artists: Stephen Paulus, Robert Shaw, Yoel Levi, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Title: Works by Stephen Paulus Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 0 Label: New World Records Release Date: 12/8/1992 Genre: Classical Styles: Forms & Genres, Concertos, Historical Periods, Modern, 20th, & 21st Century, Instruments, Strings, Symphonies Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 093228036326 |
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 | Stephen Paulus, Robert Shaw, Yoel Levi Works by Stephen Paulus Genre: Classical
Paulus (b. 1949) is of a younger generation of American composers who are finding their own way, their own voice, outside the fads of either post-modernism or minimalism. He is also one of the few composers to believe i... more » |
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Amazon.com Paulus (b. 1949) is of a younger generation of American composers who are finding their own way, their own voice, outside the fads of either post-modernism or minimalism. He is also one of the few composers to believe in the importance of melody. This is all too evident in the engaging Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (1986). His Concertante (1989) is more free-wheeling with its tonality. Paulus stretches and contorts it, as a wide number of instruments get their solo parts. His Symphony for Strings (1989) is more conservative, wistful in places, but tonally restless. Very intelligent, listenable music. --Paul Cook Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsTonality is back in force Damian Smith | Melbourne, Victoria Australia | 08/25/2000 (5 out of 5 stars) "If you think that modern music is all random notes sounding like computer-generated bleeps and bloops, think again. A lot of music that young composers produce these days is very much concerned with communicating with a large audience. This CD is a good place to start.Stephen Paulus' language is very much rooted in Stravinsky, Bartok and many of the great composers from the beginning of the 20th century.The Violin Concerto is in a traditional three-movement structure with a gorgeous slow movement in the middle. This is a superb, well-crafted score.Concertante, as the name suggests, is a mini Concerto for Orchestra. It's cast in three sections, slow-fast-slow, with the last section using ideas from the first section. I definitely think orchestras will have a ball with this piece.The Symphony for Strings is cast in four movements, slow-fast-slow-fast. His writing for the strings is marvelous.Both Shaw and Levi draw oustanding performances from the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.This is a must-have CD if you want to start your new music collection."
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