5.0 out of 5 stars
Good introduction to Karol Rathaus, July 11, 2011
This review is from: Karol Rathaus: Orchestral Works (Audio CD)
Karol Rathaus' career was varied. He wrote film scores, symphonies, a respected opera, flirted with cabaret music and was commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera for an English language version of Mussorgsky's Godunov. After he left Europe to escape the Nazis, he became a a respected professor of music at Queens College in New York City. Listening to this album is the best way to appreciate his music. He uses some elements of popular music of his time as well as current styles of European classical music. I respect the symphonies, but the four pieces on this album are more enjoyable. I suspect this will be the only album of his music I will want to keep in my collection. I wish it also included a little of the film music, but often we cannot get all we want.
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