Reuben Blundell

Lansdowne Symphony Orchestra & Reuben Blundell – American Discoveries (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 30:21 minutes | 562 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © New Focus Recordings

The Lansdowne Symphony Orchestra and conductor Reuben Blundell release American Discoveries, a continuation of their series of promoting previously unrecorded orchestral repertoire. This collection features music by three female composers: Priscilla Alden Beach, Linda Robbins Coleman, and Alexandra Pierce.

Priscilla Alden Beach’s City Trees reflects her studies at Eastman School of Music in the 1920’s and more specifically the influence of composition mentor Howard Hanson. The work is in a ternary form, with languid outer sections and a heroic internal più mosso. Beach’s writing is evocative and colorful, painting vivid scenes with lush orchestration.

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