Originally released by Nonesuch, this recording of John Harbison's Ulysses' Bow (1983) is an important title in First Edition's reissue line, and likely to renew interest in this brilliant score. The second act of a ballet based on Homer's Odyssey, the work relates the events of Ulysses' return to Ithaca, his defeat of the suitors, and his reunion ...
Fairly or not, John Harbison's music is sometimes hard for listeners to embrace, not only because of its unpredictable variety and emotional aloofness, but also because of its strong literary orientation, which adds yet another level of complexity to an already difficult body of work. Mottetti di Montale is a collection of art songs in four books ...
Since 1921, the American Academy in Rome -- founded in 1894 and chartered by an act of the United States Congress in 1905 -- has offered an annual fellowship and two residencies to American composers to live and study in Rome for one year. By the time Bridge's four-CD compilation Americans in Rome is offered, 124 such positions have been offered ...
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