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Composer: Joseph Marx
Bochum Symphony Orchestra
Steven Sloane, conductor
Date: 2003
Label: ASV
- Eine Symphonische Nachtmusik
- Idylle - Concertino über die pastorale Quart
- Eine Frühlingsmusik
Bochum Symphony Orchestra
Steven Sloane, conductor
Date: 2003
Label: ASV
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Affectionate revival of some charming old-style Viennese music with a French touch
Joseph Marx (1882-1964) was a well-loved teacher, administrator and critic in Vienna, chiefly between the wars, generous with his time and generous in his wrath against almost all modern music. He remained all his life a strong supporterof tonality, and one of his books goes so faras to exclude all mention of Schoenberg,Berg and Hindemith.
Not surprisingly, then, the three works of his Nature Trilogy are resolutely conservative in their language, which is rooted in the late-19th-century Austro-German tradition but also owes much to some aspects of Debussy. His frank admiration of L’après-midi d’un faune shows particularly in the second work of the cycle, the ‘Idyll’, though this is a matter of atmosphere rather than any attempt to match Debussy’s intricate formal procedures. There is, however, a comparable delicacy of orchestration, which is richer in the other two pieces. They may well remind English listeners of the Delius of Paris or Over the Hills and Far Away; though Marx is unlikely to have known them, there is something of the same melodic profusion and rhapsodic outpouring. At its best, the music has great charm and falls easily on the ear, as was indeed always Marx’s intention.
‘Spring Music’ is freshly and attractively written, with a happy use of the orchestra to portray a teeming spring landscape in a manner that had served composers well over many years, at least since Beethoven. Steven Sloane and the Bochum players lavish much affection on the music, and make out a good case for this revival.
-- John Warrack, Gramophone
More reviews:
BBC Music Magazine PERFORMANCE: ***** / SOUND: *****
ClassicsToday ARTISTIC QUALITY: 6 / SOUND QUALITY: 9
MusicWeb International RECORDING OF THE MONTH
http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2003/Aug03/marxnaturcss.htm
http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2004/july04/Marx_Nature.htm
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2003/apr/11/classicalmusicandopera.artsfeatures6
https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Orchestral-Music-Nature-Trilogy/dp/B00008IHWP
Joseph Marx (1882-1964) was a well-loved teacher, administrator and critic in Vienna, chiefly between the wars, generous with his time and generous in his wrath against almost all modern music. He remained all his life a strong supporterof tonality, and one of his books goes so faras to exclude all mention of Schoenberg,Berg and Hindemith.
Not surprisingly, then, the three works of his Nature Trilogy are resolutely conservative in their language, which is rooted in the late-19th-century Austro-German tradition but also owes much to some aspects of Debussy. His frank admiration of L’après-midi d’un faune shows particularly in the second work of the cycle, the ‘Idyll’, though this is a matter of atmosphere rather than any attempt to match Debussy’s intricate formal procedures. There is, however, a comparable delicacy of orchestration, which is richer in the other two pieces. They may well remind English listeners of the Delius of Paris or Over the Hills and Far Away; though Marx is unlikely to have known them, there is something of the same melodic profusion and rhapsodic outpouring. At its best, the music has great charm and falls easily on the ear, as was indeed always Marx’s intention.
‘Spring Music’ is freshly and attractively written, with a happy use of the orchestra to portray a teeming spring landscape in a manner that had served composers well over many years, at least since Beethoven. Steven Sloane and the Bochum players lavish much affection on the music, and make out a good case for this revival.
-- John Warrack, Gramophone
More reviews:
BBC Music Magazine PERFORMANCE: ***** / SOUND: *****
ClassicsToday ARTISTIC QUALITY: 6 / SOUND QUALITY: 9
MusicWeb International RECORDING OF THE MONTH
http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2003/Aug03/marxnaturcss.htm
http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2004/july04/Marx_Nature.htm
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2003/apr/11/classicalmusicandopera.artsfeatures6
https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Orchestral-Music-Nature-Trilogy/dp/B00008IHWP
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Joseph Marx (May 11, 1882 - September 3, 1964) was an Austrian composer, teacher and critic. He studied philosophy, art history, German studies, and music at Graz University, earning several degrees including a doctorate. As a composer Marx is chiefly remembered for his vocal music contributions, particularly his more than 150 lieder, with about two dozen of them used symphonic accompaniment. His style is characterized by Slavonic and Italian elements, often with an impressionistic kind of lyricism. His "Romantic Piano Concerto" was Jorge Bolet's favorite among the great virtuoso concertos.
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Steven Sloane (born 1958 in Los Angeles, California) is an American conductor, currently based in Germany. He graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a degree in music. Separately, he also took conducting lessons with Eugene Ormandy, Franco Ferrara and Gary Bertini. Sloane has been music director of the Bochum Symphony Orchestra since 1994. He was also music director of the Frankfurt Opera (1989-1994), the Spoleto Festival USA (1996-2000), the Opera North (1999-2002), the American Composers Orchestra (2002-2006) and the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra (2007-2013).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Sloane
http://stevensloane.de
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Sloane
http://stevensloane.de
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