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Symphony No. 8: from “Prophetic Books” by William Blake
Composers:- Bolcom, William
Duration: 35
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Premiere: Boston Symphony Orchestra and Tanglewood Festival Chorus, James Levine conducting, February 28, 2008; NY premiere: same forces in Carnegie Hall/NY, March 3, 2008. �One of [Bolcom�s] trademarks . . . is a rare sensitivity to poetic text and an ability to distill their expressive essence in music. [His] chorus writing is so assured that the expressive force of the music comes through clearly.� �Jeremy Eichler, The Boston Globe. �William Bolcom�s Eighth Symphony writes out the poetry of William Blake in capital letters. Its four movements . . . think big in every way . . . unashamedly theatrical, and Mr. Bolcom�s deep experience and impressive control keep the pot boiling . . . a composer with a singular talent for inflecting words, making them clear and finding just the right orchestral color for the emotion of the moment.� �Bernard Holland, The New York Times. Recorded on BSO Classics
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