Apart from his notable rethinking of orchestral seating, Marsh generally does not score high marks for originality here; his symphonic works are sometimes derivative of Haydn, and bear a trace of retention, to some degree, of Handel's typical approach toward writing for winds. Nevertheless, it is ambitious work, well crafted, tuneful, and admirably variable; Marsh could have been a professional composer if he had been willing to accept the lousy pay that came with the job. The scant surviving musical work of Marsh forms merely the tail of the large beast that is his work in words, including a 37-volume memoir, undiscovered until the 1990s, that details every performance and composition Marsh created up until the time he turned 50. It is a highly informative resource on the musical world of its time, but as in the case of Arthur Friedheim's book Life and Liszt, hardly anything he mentions in terms of music still survives. As in the other entries in the "Contemporaries of Mozart" series, Matthias Bamert and the London Mozart Players bring in an idiomatic, polished, relaxed, and period appropriate performance that does justice to the music, but never quite knocks your socks off. Given Marsh's tendency toward the Handelian and the "Hunt" Symphony here, Bamert could have afforded to let his hair down a little more in these works. Chandos' sound is warm, dark, a bit quiet, and somewhat lacking in high frequencies, but is certainly better than merely acceptable. by Uncle Dave Lewis
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Contemporaries of Mozart : JOHN MARSH - Symphonies (2008) Mp3
Apart from his notable rethinking of orchestral seating, Marsh generally does not score high marks for originality here; his symphonic works are sometimes derivative of Haydn, and bear a trace of retention, to some degree, of Handel's typical approach toward writing for winds. Nevertheless, it is ambitious work, well crafted, tuneful, and admirably variable; Marsh could have been a professional composer if he had been willing to accept the lousy pay that came with the job. The scant surviving musical work of Marsh forms merely the tail of the large beast that is his work in words, including a 37-volume memoir, undiscovered until the 1990s, that details every performance and composition Marsh created up until the time he turned 50. It is a highly informative resource on the musical world of its time, but as in the case of Arthur Friedheim's book Life and Liszt, hardly anything he mentions in terms of music still survives. As in the other entries in the "Contemporaries of Mozart" series, Matthias Bamert and the London Mozart Players bring in an idiomatic, polished, relaxed, and period appropriate performance that does justice to the music, but never quite knocks your socks off. Given Marsh's tendency toward the Handelian and the "Hunt" Symphony here, Bamert could have afforded to let his hair down a little more in these works. Chandos' sound is warm, dark, a bit quiet, and somewhat lacking in high frequencies, but is certainly better than merely acceptable. by Uncle Dave Lewis
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Unless something unauthorized turns up, this appears to be Eddie Harris' last recording. The concert was taped in Europe -- where Harris...
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