Reicha: Sinfonia concertante; Symphony; Overture
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Czech composer Reicha's modern fame rests almost solely on his being the creator of the wind quintet, of which he composed more than 20. But he was a keenly imaginative, even experimental composer and theoretician whose omnivorous curiosity encompassed a vivid sense of humor. Like most Czech musicians, he had a special skill in writing for wind instruments, but he was also interested in such "modern" effects as quarter-tones, bi-tonality, and complex rhythms. The Overture in D, for example, is composed entirely in 5/8 time, and its lopsided rhythm really sounds like Mozart with a limp. All of the music on this delightful disc will thrill fans of the classical period--there really was more to it than Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. --David Hurwitz
Reicha: Sinfonia concertante; Symphony; Overture, Music, Antoine Reicha, Peter Gulke, Symphony Orchestra Wuppertal, Classical, Classical Composers, Classical Period Overture for Orchestra, Classical Period Symphony, Orchestral, Orchestral & Symphonic, Orchestral Music, Symphonic
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Reicha: Sinfonia concertante; Symphony; Overture
Manufacturer: MD&G Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD  Classical
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| Classical
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| Classical (c.1770-1830)
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| Classical
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| Symphonies
| Classical
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| Classical
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ASIN: B0000021GR Release Date: 1996-04-23 |
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Czech composer Reicha's modern fame rests almost solely on his being the creator of the wind quintet, of which he composed more than 20. But he was a keenly imaginative, even experimental composer and theoretician whose omnivorous curiosity encompassed a vivid sense of humor. Like most Czech musicians, he had a special skill in writing for wind instruments, but he was also interested in such "modern" effects as quarter-tones, bi-tonality, and complex rhythms. The Overture in D, for example, is composed entirely in 5/8 time, and its lopsided rhythm really sounds like Mozart with a limp. All of the music on this delightful disc will thrill fans of the classical period--there really was more to it than Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. --David HurwitzMusic Review:
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