Blacher: Dance Scenes (La Vie); Chiarina; Alla Marcia

Originally released as part of Largo’s outstanding two-disc set Testimonies of War, this compilation of Blacher’s orchestral works from the Thirties and Fortiess provides a highly attractive introduction to a German composer whose neo-Stravinskian energy and audacity proved such a thorn in the flesh for zealous Nazi musical propagandists. Erik Levi

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Published: January 20, 2012 at 3:16 pm

COMPOSERS: Blacher
LABELS: Largo
WORKS: Dance Scenes (La Vie); Chiarina; Alla Marcia
PERFORMER: Berlin RSO, LPO/Noam Sheriff
CATALOGUE NO: 5142 Reissue

Originally released as part of Largo’s outstanding two-disc set Testimonies of War, this compilation of Blacher’s orchestral works from the Thirties and Fortiess provides a highly attractive introduction to a German composer whose neo-Stravinskian energy and audacity proved such a thorn in the flesh for zealous Nazi musical propagandists. Erik Levi

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