CD REVIEW
– LEÓ
WEINER
Estonian
National Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Neeme Jarvi
Chandos CHAN
10959
Serenade
and Divertimentos 1, 2, 3, 4
and 5. A revelation and
great fun! Don’t be put off
by the titles because this is
terrific music which, if one
didn’t know beforehand,
might attribute to an English
composer such as John Foulds. In
fact the music is Hungarian and
all six pieces are broken down
into several movements, each an
individual delight based on old
national folk dances. Imagine a
cross between Dvorak, Smetana,
Holst and Vaughan Williams and
you might get close to this
delightful CD of an early 20th
Century composer who deserves to
be resurrected. You can start
here!
Edmund
Whitehouse © 2018
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