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Diamond: Symphony No. 1, Violin Concerto No. 2 / Talvi, Schwarz, Seattle Symphony
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Diamond: Symphony No. 1, Violin Concerto No. 2 / Talvi, Schwarz, Seattle Symphony

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Composer
DIAMOND
Artist
Ilkka, Gerard, Talvi, Schwarz
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Jun 01, 2003
Catalog #
8559157
UPC
636943915721

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REVIEW:

It's so comforting to know that these excellent performances will have a new lease on life courtesy of Naxos. David Diamond's First Symphony (1841) is a compact, three-movement work lasting 22 minutes that stands with the best American products of the period. Characteristically springy rhythms in the outer movements make the music quite refreshing and emphasize the touching lyricism of the central Andante maestoso. The Violin Concerto No. 2 was receiving only its second performances ever when this recording was made. The talented Finnish violinst Ilkka Talvi proves an able exponent of this grandly conceived and marvelously scored work (listen to the imaginative violin/xylophone writing at the opening of the finale). It's a major statement by any definition and it surely deserves to return to the repertoire. The Enourmous Room, a fantasia for orchestra after the book by e.e. cummings, drives home Diamond's fundamentally Romantic outlook and caps a wholly winning disc that is as well played as it is well recorded. If you missed this the first time around, here's your chance to make up the loss.

--David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com

Tracklist 7 tracks

  1. 1 Allegro moderato con energia 07:06
    Track
    1
    Title
    Allegro moderato con energia
    Duration
    07:06
    Composer
    David Diamond
  2. 2 Andante maestoso 08:30
    Track
    2
    Title
    Andante maestoso
    Duration
    08:30
    Composer
    David Diamond
  3. 3 Maestoso - Adagio - Allegro vivo 06:27
    Track
    3
    Title
    Maestoso - Adagio - Allegro vivo
    Duration
    06:27
    Composer
    David Diamond
  4. 4 Allegro aperto 11:27
    Track
    4
    Title
    Allegro aperto
    Duration
    11:27
    Composer
    David Diamond
  5. 5 Adagio affettuoso 11:08
    Track
    5
    Title
    Adagio affettuoso
    Duration
    11:08
    Composer
    David Diamond
  6. 6 Allegro vivo 10:48
    Track
    6
    Title
    Allegro vivo
    Duration
    10:48
    Composer
    David Diamond
  7. 7 The Enormous Room 15:32
    Track
    7
    Title
    The Enormous Room
    Duration
    15:32
    Composer
    David Diamond