Piston, Harbison, Adler: Viola Concertos

Walter Piston (Composer), John [1] Harbison (Composer), Samuel Adler (Composer), Alexander Vilumanis (Conductor), Latvian National Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: Latvian National Symphony Orchestra
• Conductor: Alexander Vilumanis
• Composer: Walter Piston, John [1] Harbison, Samuel Adler
• Audio CD (February 25, 2003)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Albany Records
• ASIN: B00008BL8M
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #280,606 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Good exposure to pieces, poor performer, June 21, 2005

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Audrey Keller (Cincinnati, OH USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Piston, Harbison, Adler: Viola Concertos (Audio CD)

These are all great pieces that are not heard enough. I was quite dissapointed, however with the playing of the soloist in the Piston. There are several missed runs, sloppy passages, and certain parts of the cadenza are excluded. This recording is good for exposure to the pieces, but I wouldn't exactly say that it is inspiring.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars outstanding, August 10, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Piston, Harbison, Adler: Viola Concertos (Audio CD)

Although much of the music on the cd is quite unusual(particularly the Adler), I find all three of these compositions to be quite extrodinary. The performence of these pieces by soloist Randolph Kelly is riviting. The Harbison in particular is impassioned and extrodinary. I would highly recommend this cd to anyone interested in modern classical music.