Theodor Kuchar / Nso Ukraine -Sinfonien 1-3 -Naxos CD Grooves.land/Playthek

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01. Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra "Symphony No. 1, Op. 20: I With Majesty"

02. Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra "Symphony No. 1, Op. 20: II With Humour"

03. Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra "Symphony No. 1, Op. 20: III With Serenity"

04. Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra "Symphony No. 1, Op. 20: IV With Gaiety"

05. Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra "Symphony No. 2, Op. 35: I Introduction and Song (Slow, with Deep Emotion - Moderately Slow)"

06. Theodore Kuchar "Symphony No. 2, Op. 35: II Interlude and Dance (Moderately Slow - Moderately Fast)"

07. Theodore Kuchar "Symphony No. 3, Op. 48, "3 Mysteries": I The Nativity (Lento - Allegro moderato)"

08. Theodore Kuchar "Symphony No. 3, Op. 48, "3 Mysteries": II The Crucifixion (Adagio)"

09. Theodore Kuchar "Symphony No. 3, Op. 48, "3 Mysteries": III The Resurrection (Lento moderato - Allegro ma calmo)"

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Paul Creston (1906-1985) was a younger participant in the "flowering" of American classical music in the 1930s and 1940s. But rather than aligning himself with the nostalgic, lyrical Romanticism of Aaron Copland, Roy Harris, and Howard Hanson, Creston aligned himself with the rugged, more dynamic aspects of Modernism found in the music of Walter Piston, Peter Mennin, and Samuel Barber. These three symphonies contain none of American Romanticism's melancholia or homesickness, for example, but they do remain mostly tonal and buoyant, soaring with their own energy and inventiveness, particularly Symphony No. 3 (Three Mysteries), written in 1950. Praise must also be given to the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine and conductor Theodore Kuchar for their feel for Creston's music-altogether another achievement in Naxos's American Classics series.

Playing time 72:39 Recorded at the Grand Concert Hall of the National Radio Company of Ukraine, Kief, from 25-29 December 1988. Packaged in a standard jewel case with clear tray and including a 12-page booklet with notes in English, German and French.

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8559034

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