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Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Robert Spano, Conductor: Jennifer Higdon

Read "Jennifer Higdon" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey


This recording is auspicious for two reasons. First, it clearly indicates that we should expect the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s fourth musical director, Robert Spano, to take the orchestra in unexpected directions. His three previous recordings at the helm of the ASO have brought the young conductor a great deal of attention, while his recording of Ralph Vaughan Williams’ A Sea Symphony netted the conductor and orchestra three Grammy Awards. Not bad. For his fourth recording with the orchestra Shaw built, ...

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Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Presents World Premiere Recordings of Higdon and Gandolfi

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Presents World Premiere Recordings of Higdon and Gandolfi

Source: Gapplegate Music Review by Grego Edwards

A number of years ago one of my local classical radio stations ran a syndicated show that presented live concert recordings of modern American classical compositions. These were generally of works not yet available on commercial releases. The quality of the presentations and the performances themselves were always of a high standard. One of the ensembles most frequently featured was the Atlanta Symphony, then under the late Robert Shaw. At that point and a bit later when I and my ...

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