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5.0 out of 5 stars
The best percussion ensemble piece of the twentieth century, December 12, 2006
This review is from: Percussion Music (Audio CD)
Yes, even better than the classic Ionization by Varese (itself a great piece and included on this CD), Wuorinen's masterpeiece is 40 minutes of sheer energy, depth and substance. The Cowell is a classic and very early pattern piece with a virtuosic Xylophone part and the wonderful sound of eight ricebowls played in a pattern (with chopsticks). The Michael Colgrass piece is a colorful and lyrical work. Anitphonies by Saperstein makes great uses of templeblocks.
The New Jersey Percussion Ensemble under the direction of Raymond Desroches will go down in history for this recording.
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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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Classic recording., July 30, 1999
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They don't get any better than this. The Varese performance is marvelous and the Wuorinen Symphony is stunning.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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click on "listen" shows only one composer - FYI, December 6, 2010
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GREAT RECORDING! Buy the cd now before it goes out of print. There are great liner notes.
Just an FYI for customers who might be confused: When you click on "listen", a window opens with Amazon's player. All tracks in this window show Edgard Varese as the composer. This is incorrect. Track #1 is the only piece by Varese. The "on this cd" list is correct.
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