symphonies
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A box set of Beethoven’s nine symphonies is, though not indispensable—there are hundreds of recorded cycles already—evidence that his orchestra is among the world’s top ensembles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
For these concerts, Mr. Shani programmed the composer’s two symphonies as well as his violin concerto, with Pinchas Zukerman, who has enjoyed a long association with the orchestra, as soloist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2025
Tense discussions of life-altering events are matched by the diegetic decibels of smooth jazz or string symphonies.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2025
The third in another Glass trilogy, this of symphonies based on David Bowie albums, “Lodger” consists of seven Bowie songs sung by Kidjo with new music by Glass.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2025
Even allowing for the traditional plea of composers to be immune from political events irrelevant to their art, Haydn’s symphonies sound as if they were written in a vacuum.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
