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Reading Daugherty’s liner notes to this collection of works for orchestra, it’s clear that what inspires his music is unpredictable and mostly extramusical. Route 66 is a big, boisterous Cadillac of a piece, intended to convey the experience of driving from Illinois to California. In only seven busy, energetic minutes, Daugherty’s writing bombards your ears with the full dynamic and textural ranges of the very capable Bournemouth Symphony. Sunset Strip follows a similar thematic vein (as the title suggests), although it is, ironically, a longer journey (composed in three movements) allowing for moments of ear-relieving sparsity. Slightly less in-your-face than the asphalt-alluding works is Ghost Ranch, inspired by the life and paintings of American artist Georgia O’Keeffe. Each contrasting movement attempts to paint a different image, each of which is described in the liner notes. I couldn’t glean much of a relationship between sound… Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Europe's prestigious ICMA crowns Rene Jacobs' The Magic Flute Recording of the Year.

The 53rd Grammy Awards were held in Los Angeles on Sunday, and it was the Naxos label that dominated the classical category. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in