Amy Porter, Nikki Chooi, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Joann Falletta
Berlin-born Lukas Foss studied music in Paris before settling in Philadelphia in 1937. Though he freely explored diverse compositional styles, three of the works in this recording fall into his early neo-Classical period and exemplify his dictum that “to have a big foot in the future, you’ve got to have a big foot in the past.” Symphony No. 1 in G major is lyrical, bucolic and subtly jazz-influenced, while the Three American Pieces show Aaron Copland’s “open air” influence. Foss’s Ode expresses his feelings about the loss of American lives during the Second World War, and Renaissance Concerto is a “handshake across the centuries” ingeniously spiced with unexpected harmonic twists.
Lukas Foss (1922-2009)
Crisply recorded, the Buffalo Philharmonic (a body rejuvenated by Foss himself during his tenure as its music director in the 1960s) plays with the passion and precision expected of any ensemble fortunate to be conducted by JoAnn Falletta, the orchestra's director since 1998.
Foss described [Renaissance Concerto] as ‘a handshake across the centuries,’ which tells you, frankly, everything you need to know, although not how beautifully Amy Porter plays it. Falletta and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra are pitch-perfect throughout. First-rate sound, too.
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