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The "Dean of Northwest Composers," George Frederick McKay was undoubtedly important for his teaching at the University of Washington, Seattle, and for his personal influence on John Cage, William Bolcom, and several other notable students. Yet McKay's own music faded to the background, largely because of his overly conservative, academic approaches. The dramatic and lush Violin Concerto (1940) is practically a throwback to the late Romantic era; while it is a handsome enough vehicle for violinist Brian Reagin and the Ukraine State Radio Symphony Orchestra, directed by John McLaughlin Williams, it bears few signs of its time and little originality. The quaint Suite on Sixteenth Century Hymn Tunes (1962) hearkens back to the Calvinist psalter of Louis Bourgeois, and McKay adapts the music for string orchestra in much the same way that Respighi arranged Renaissance melodies for his Ancient Airs and Dances. The Sinfonietta No. 4 (1942) and the Song Over the Great Plains (1953) reflect a more modern sensibility, and may be described as works in the American populist style. Yet McKay's music in this vein is a bit too blithe and facile, and never touches on the pathos that validates the similarly styled works by Copland, Harris, and Schuman. Naxos provides fine sound quality.
© TiVo
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Violin Concerto (George Frederick McKay)
John McLaughlin Williams, Conductor - George Frederick McKay, Composer - Ukraine National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Brian Reagin, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2005 Naxos (P) 2005 Naxos
John McLaughlin Williams, Conductor - George Frederick McKay, Composer - Ukraine National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Brian Reagin, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2005 Naxos (P) 2005 Naxos
John McLaughlin Williams, Conductor - George Frederick McKay, Composer - Ukraine National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Brian Reagin, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2005 Naxos (P) 2005 Naxos
Suite on 16th-century Hymns (George Frederick McKay)
John McLaughlin Williams, Conductor - George Frederick McKay, Composer - Ukraine National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2005 Naxos (P) 2005 Naxos
John McLaughlin Williams, Conductor - George Frederick McKay, Composer - Ukraine National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2005 Naxos (P) 2005 Naxos
John McLaughlin Williams, Conductor - George Frederick McKay, Composer - Ukraine National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2005 Naxos (P) 2005 Naxos
John McLaughlin Williams, Conductor - George Frederick McKay, Composer - Ukraine National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2005 Naxos (P) 2005 Naxos
John McLaughlin Williams, Conductor - George Frederick McKay, Composer - Ukraine National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2005 Naxos (P) 2005 Naxos
Sinfonietta No. 4 (George Frederick McKay)
John McLaughlin Williams, Conductor - George Frederick McKay, Composer - Ukraine National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2005 Naxos (P) 2005 Naxos
John McLaughlin Williams, Conductor - George Frederick McKay, Composer - Ukraine National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2005 Naxos (P) 2005 Naxos
John McLaughlin Williams, Conductor - George Frederick McKay, Composer - Ukraine National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2005 Naxos (P) 2005 Naxos
Song Over the Great Plains (George Frederick McKay)
John McLaughlin Williams, Conductor - George Frederick McKay, Composer - Ukraine National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Ludmilla Kovaleva, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2005 Naxos (P) 2005 Naxos
Albumbeschreibung
The "Dean of Northwest Composers," George Frederick McKay was undoubtedly important for his teaching at the University of Washington, Seattle, and for his personal influence on John Cage, William Bolcom, and several other notable students. Yet McKay's own music faded to the background, largely because of his overly conservative, academic approaches. The dramatic and lush Violin Concerto (1940) is practically a throwback to the late Romantic era; while it is a handsome enough vehicle for violinist Brian Reagin and the Ukraine State Radio Symphony Orchestra, directed by John McLaughlin Williams, it bears few signs of its time and little originality. The quaint Suite on Sixteenth Century Hymn Tunes (1962) hearkens back to the Calvinist psalter of Louis Bourgeois, and McKay adapts the music for string orchestra in much the same way that Respighi arranged Renaissance melodies for his Ancient Airs and Dances. The Sinfonietta No. 4 (1942) and the Song Over the Great Plains (1953) reflect a more modern sensibility, and may be described as works in the American populist style. Yet McKay's music in this vein is a bit too blithe and facile, and never touches on the pathos that validates the similarly styled works by Copland, Harris, and Schuman. Naxos provides fine sound quality.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 01:18:11
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Brian Reagin Ludmilla Kovaleva Ukraine National Radio Symphony Orchestra John McLaughlin Williams
- Composer: George Frederick McKay
- Label: Naxos
- Genre: Klassiek
- Collection: Naxos American Classics
(C) 2005 Naxos (P) 2005 Naxos
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