Sowerby: Works for Organ and Orchestra

Leo Sowerby (Composer), John Welsh (Conductor), David Mulbury (Performer), David Craighead (Performer), Rita Lilly (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: David Mulbury, David Craighead, Rita Lilly
• Conductor: John Welsh
• Composer: Leo Sowerby
• Audio CD (January 19, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Naxos American
• ASIN: B00000HZOI
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #226,861 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting!, August 20, 2010

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Michael Winningham "Isaiah 33:6" (Southington, CT) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sowerby: Works for Organ and Orchestra (Audio CD)

This CD was a pleasant surprise. I've been doing some studying on American composers from the 20th century and I stumbled onto Leo Sowerby. He's known primarily for his sacred organ and choral compositions. Until this CD, I had only heard his choral works (which are beautiful). If you like his choral music, then you'll like his organ concerto. I thought it was really quite nice. His style of writing is reminiscent of a movie out of the 30s or 40s. I enjoyed it very much and I've found myself humming bits of it throughout the day. The remainder of the CD is great too. However, the concerto is my favorite work on the album-Sowerby creates such interesting sonorities with the orchestra/organ combination. This is definitely a great album if you're interested in American music.