"I am too early in my knowledge and understanding of this work to really get a sense of how ‘great’ it is but the sincerity of intent and conviction behind every note is palpable and moving."
I'm sure there must be many readers for whom the discovery of a richly scored and tonal twentieth century symphony would be eagerly welcomed. It certainly was for me and so wish to further Nick's own endorsement of this work and hope that others may too explore it.
"I am too early in my knowledge and understanding of this work to really get a sense of how ‘great’ it is but the sincerity of intent and conviction behind every note is palpable and moving."
I'm sure there must be many readers for whom the discovery of a richly scored and tonal twentieth century symphony would be eagerly welcomed. It certainly was for me and so wish to further Nick's own endorsement of this work and hope that others may too explore it.
Thank you for this Ralph. This is the fifth movement and what the listener won't appreciate from just listening to the final movement of the whole work, is how the composer is able to incorporate thematic material from previous movements within the symphonic narrative. To 'sample the sample', just listen to music for 2 minutes after the 9 minute mark to witness the emergence of the final movement's victorious motive. There has been much chatter recently about the "discovery" of other symphonies by a neglected US composer and whilst I do not wish to dismiss their work, in my opinion, Spoliansky's newly discovered symphony is infinitely better. So many thanks to Ralph for the link and to Nick for alerting me to the work in the first place, plus kudos once again to Toccata Classics for another imaginative and enjoyable release.
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Readers might like to know that the symphony can be sampled on YouTube:
"I am too early in my knowledge and understanding of this work to really get a sense of how ‘great’ it is but the sincerity of intent and conviction behind every note is palpable and moving."
I'm sure there must be many readers for whom the discovery of a richly scored and tonal twentieth century symphony would be eagerly welcomed. It certainly was for me and so wish to further Nick's own endorsement of this work and hope that others may too explore it.
You're welcome, Lee. In fact, all five movements have been uploaded there, so if one has the time,a complete listening will substantiate your points. Just occasionally, I feel as if the symphony strays into "film music" territory (horribly condescending term, I know) but the orchestration and structure are interesting; to me, that last movement is by far the best of it, though.
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Thank you for this Ralph. This is the fifth movement and what the listener won't appreciate from just listening to the final movement of the whole work, is how the composer is able to incorporate thematic material from previous movements within the symphonic narrative. To 'sample the sample', just listen to music for 2 minutes after the 9 minute mark to witness the emergence of the final movement's victorious motive. There has been much chatter recently about the "discovery" of other symphonies by a neglected US composer and whilst I do not wish to dismiss their work, in my opinion, Spoliansky's newly discovered symphony is infinitely better. So many thanks to Ralph for the link and to Nick for alerting me to the work in the first place, plus kudos once again to Toccata Classics for another imaginative and enjoyable release.
Previous Message
Readers might like to know that the symphony can be sampled on YouTube:
"I am too early in my knowledge and understanding of this work to really get a sense of how ‘great’ it is but the sincerity of intent and conviction behind every note is palpable and moving."
I'm sure there must be many readers for whom the discovery of a richly scored and tonal twentieth century symphony would be eagerly welcomed. It certainly was for me and so wish to further Nick's own endorsement of this work and hope that others may too explore it.