Roberto Gerhard - Symphony no.4 'New York' & Pandora Suite (BBC SO - Matthias Bamert)
Classical | EAC: FLAC+Cue+Log | 1 Cd, Covers + Booklet | 312 Mb
Date: 1999
Classical | EAC: FLAC+Cue+Log | 1 Cd, Covers + Booklet | 312 Mb
Date: 1999
Gerhard was commissioned to write his Fourth Symphony in 1966 by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and it was first performed in New York on December of that year, conducted by William Steinberg. The following year the score was revised for its continental premiere. In terms of orchestral forces, Gerhard made the most of the commission and scored it for quadruple woodwind, six horns, four trumpets, four trombones, tuba, celesta, piano, two harps, four timpani, four percussion players and full string orchestra. The overall form of the symphony is extremely ….