Biggs Concertos
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Composer or Director: John Biggs
Label: MMC Recordings
Magazine Review Date: 9/1998
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 |
Author: Andrew Achenbach
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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