Biggs Concertos

Record and Artist Details

Composer or Director: John Biggs

Label: MMC Recordings

Media Format: CD or Download

Media Runtime: 64

Mastering:

DDD

Catalogue Number: MMC2055

Tracks:

Composition Artist Credit
Concerto for Oboe and Strings John Biggs, Composer
Jana Brozková, Oboe
John Biggs, Composer
Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra (Olomouc)
Vit Micka, Conductor
Concerto for Violin and Classical Orchestra John Biggs, Composer
Jana Herajnová, Violin
John Biggs, Composer
Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra (Olomouc)
Vit Micka, Conductor
Triple Conceto John Biggs, Composer
Blanka Vojtísková, Horn
John Biggs, Composer
Josef Sadílek, Trumpet
Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra (Olomouc)
Stanislav Penk, Trombone
Vit Micka, Conductor
A pupil of Roy Harris and Lukas Foss, John Biggs (b.1932) is a fluent, accomplished composer. How best to describe his music? Well, stylistically I’d place it somewhere between Bartok and Hindemith. All three concertos receive enthusiastic, at times slightly rough advocacy here; the edgy sound tires the ear after a while. To hear Biggs at his eloquent best, sample the tender slow movement of the Violin Concerto (track 5).'

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