Hermann & Moross: Chamber Music

Bernard Herrmann (Composer), Jerome Moross (Composer), Texas Music Festival Orchestra (Orchestra), John Jensen (Performer), Nancy Weems (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: John Jensen, Nancy Weems
• Orchestra: Texas Music Festival Orchestra
• Composer: Bernard Herrmann, Jerome Moross
• Audio CD (August 24, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Albany Records
• ASIN: B00000K2N2
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #57,757 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Marvelous Music, Marvelous Performances, November 28, 1999

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This review is from: Hermann & Moross: Chamber Music (Audio CD)

This is a unique and wonderful CD, and a perfect antidote for those who think of chamber music as "boring." Herrmann, best known for his film scores for the likes of Hitchcock and Welles, is represented by "Souvenir de Voyage," a quintet of warmth and affable nostalgia, and "Echoes," a quartet much darker and sorrowful in tone (one section more-or-less quotes a bit from his score for the film "Psycho," interestingly). But the real discovery here is Moross's "Sonata," a bright, cheery piece for two pianos and string quartet -- instantly accessible and very "American," somewhat in the Copland mode, and just as impossible to resist. The performances are uniformly excellent and brightly recorded. This disc is must-have for the more adventurous fans of Herrmann or Moross looking to broaden their collections.