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His studies with John Knowles Paine at Harvard culminated in the first graduate degree in music ever granted by an American university and though he did not go on to study in Germany, he spent the following summer at Bayreuth soaking up the rays before returning to Boston to teach, compose and serve as choirmaster and organist of the First Unitarian Church.\u003cbr\u003eFoote's chamber music is strongly influenced by Mendelssohn and Brahms, neoclassical in outlook, graceful and lyrical with little hint of storm or stress.  This disc, featuring the Piano Quintet along with the Op. 32 and Op. 70 string quartets, is one of two of all-Foote releases which are part of Naxos' admirable American Classics series.  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Garcia has matured into a guitarist of stature and this is perhaps his best recording to date. - Classical Guitar - October 1990\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The Five Preludes and the first Choro by Villa-Lobos are accompanied on this CD by a considerable number of Brazilian pieces of the more popular kind. That is not meant disparagingly: this is popular in the best sense, music easily accessible to untrained ears, yet good enough to be enjoyed by the most fastidious. Bonfá, Jobim, Almeida, Pernambuco, Baden-Powell and Machado fall into this category. They are well represented here. So is Isaias Savio, with a delightful Sonha laia, Seroros and the ever-popular Batucada... . The Preludes are given a good performance by Gerald Garcia. He plays all the repeats in No. 3, and manages to convince you that the exercise isn't as boring as it looks on paper. This in itself is a rare achievement. But Garcia has always been a characterful guitarist: his musical intelligence and perception are to be treasured in an age where bland fluency seems to carry off the major prizes in international competitions... . Garcia's own arrangements of three Brazilian children's songs are charming, and well worth a place... . A disc of unusual interest. - Guitar International - August 1990\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \"Garcia's performances are stylish and intense\" - Fanfare\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \"all beautifully played. Garcia has matured into a guitarist of stature\" - Guitar International\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \"Garcia has always been a characterful guitarist; his musical intelligence and perception are to be treasured... a disc of unusual interest\" - Classical Guitar (UK)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Naxos","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":44626928533738,"sku":"730099522625","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/126610.jpg?v=1778382025"},{"product_id":"british-light-music-billy-mayerl-ball-carpenter-233684","title":"British Light Music - Billy Mayerl \/ Ball, Carpenter","description":"Mayerl: Aquarium Suite \/ 4 Aces Suite","brand":"Marco Polo","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":44626921717994,"sku":"730099351423","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/404426_1c2e530a-0e4e-47cf-9765-5fdeb8e90b54.jpg?v=1778343115"},{"product_id":"britten-peter-the-wolfyoung-persons-guide-234272","title":"Britten: Young Person's Guide; Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals; Prokofiev: Peter \u0026 The Wolf","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW153610335 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe French composer Camille Saint-Saëns was prolific and lived a long time, although by the time of his death in 1921 music had changed beyond anything he could have conceived. He was a gifted pianist and, in common with many other \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewell known\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e French composers, found employment and distinction as organist at one of the principal churches in Paris. The popular \u003cem\u003eCarnival of the Animals\u003c\/em\u003e, described as A Zoological Fantasy, was written in 1886, originally for two pianos and a small chamber orchestra, to celebrate that year's carnival. The composer forbade further performances of this occasional music, except for \u003cem\u003eThe Swan\u003c\/em\u003e, which enjoyed immediate and irresistible popularity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW153610335 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Soviet composer Sergey Prokofiev wrote his \u003cem\u003ePeter and the Wolf\u003c\/em\u003e in\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1936 to introduce to children the instruments of the orchestra. He had taken\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ehis two sons to see performances at the Moscow\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChildren's Music Theatre and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eis had suggested to him the possibility of a composition of this kind. The\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW153610335 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eboy Peter, represented by the strings, is playing in the meadow, forbidden\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW153610335 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eterritory. A \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ebird,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e shown by the flute, sings in a tree: a duck, the oboe, swims\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW153610335 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ein the pond, and a cat, the clarinet, comes onto the scene, sending the bird up\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW153610335 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eto a higher branch. Peter's grandfather, the bassoon, warns the boy not to\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW153610335 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eventure out, but meanwhile a wolf, the French horns, comes into the meadow,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW153610335 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eand adventures ensue with spoken narration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr class=\"SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW153610335 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTen years later, in 1946, the English composer Benjamin Britten was asked\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW153610335 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eto write music for an educational film introducing the instruments of the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW153610335 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eorchestra. 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The other title, \u003cem\u003eThe Young Person's Guide to the\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW153610335 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eOrchestra\u003c\/em\u003e, makes fun of the titles much \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efavored\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e by writers of moral tales in\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW153610335 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethe 19th century, providing \"young persons\" with advice on how to regulate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW153610335 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eevery aspect of their lives.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW153610335 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAt the most\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW153610335 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eexciting part of the concluding fugue, the brass instruments play again the original theme,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW153610335 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eleading to a grand conclusion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}' class=\"EOP SCXW153610335 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Naxos","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":44626921324778,"sku":"730099549929","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/126789.jpg?v=1778341616"},{"product_id":"brahms-piano-trio-no-1-dvorak-dumky-196390","title":"Brahms \u0026 Dvořák: Piano Trios \/ Rembrandt Trio","description":"BRAHMS, J.: Piano Trio No. 1 \/ DVORAK, A.: Piano Trio No. 4,","brand":"Sono Luminus","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":44626919719146,"sku":"053479016027","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/138609.jpg?v=1778341532"},{"product_id":"bruckner-symphony-no-9-skrowaczewski-minnesota-orchestra-97328","title":"Bruckner: Symphony No 9 \/ Skrowaczewski, Minnesota Orchestra","description":"1999 GRAMMY NOMINATED; Best Engineered, Classical\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 1998 GOLDEN NOTE AWARD Best Original Recording\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \"This disc is, in short, a marvel. 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