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two dedicated to the great British composer Alexander Goehr, who
studied with both Olivier Messiaen and Pierre Boulez, and who was one
of the founders of New Music Manchester in 1953, along with Peter
Maxwell Davies, Harrison Birtwistle, and others. I would describe Goehr
as a "composer's composer" in that there is nothing flashy in his
compositions, but they are exceptionally well constructed and full of
musical interest. Most of the works included in AGP67-68 are tonal. While a number of works by Goehr are available on CD, much of his earlier work is not. This installment features works for chamber ensembles and solo piano from three LPs. The recordings in tracks 01-04 are particularly nice, with negligible tracking distortion or surface noise. The installment includes a PDF file with liner notes from the three LPs, as follows: Argo ZRG 748 (pp.1-2) Auracle AUC 1005 (p.7) EMI Odeon ASD 645 (p.8) To download
AGP67 files, right-click on each of the following links and select SAVE
LINK AS. 01 - String Quartet No. 2, Op. 23, 1967
[22:51] 02 - Piano Trio, Op. 20, 1966 [19:48] 03 - Capriccio, Op. 6, 1957 [5:42] 04 - Nonomiya, Op. 27, 1969 [15:10] 05 - Piano Sonata, Op. 2, 1953 [13:38] Liner notes from LPs |
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