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Composers of the Week: Ruggies and Varese

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The 1930s was a period of declining musical creativity for both composers, ending in virtual silence for some years. While Varese formed a choir to perform early music, Ruggles patiently revised and re-revised his earlier scores.
Ruggles Four Evocations John Kirkpatrick (piano) Varese Ecuatorial
Choir of Radio France
Ensemble
Intercontemporain, conductor Pierre Boulez
Ruggles Portals
Buffalo PO, conductor Michael Tilson Thomas
Varese Density 21.5
Lawrence Beauregard (flute) Ruggles Four Evocations (orchestral version) Buffalo PO, conductor Michael Tilson Thomas

Contributors

Piano:
John Kirkpatrick
Conductor:
Pierre Boulez
Conductor:
Michael Tilson Thomas
Conductor:
Varese Density
Flute:
Lawrence Beauregard
Conductor:
Michael Tilson Thomas
Source: Radio Times

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