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Whitman : radio drama by Norman Corwin


Reviews (4)


AllMusic

2020

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James Manheim

2020

"Gil-Ordóñez and the PostClassical Ensemble have plenty of experience with Herrmann and perform the music with the proper heated quality. The result is an album that will be essential for Herrmann fans but also of great interest to general listeners".


Classics today

2021

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David Hurwitz

2021

"This stunning new release features the world premiere of Whitman, a radio play by Norman Corwin with evocative music by Bernard Herrmann, who collaborated with Corwin no less than 21 times. With Whitman's poetry splendidly recited by William Sharp, the entire thirty minutes will prove a revelation to most listeners. You also get the lovely clarinet quintet Souvenirs de voyage, and what is effectively an independent tone poem arranged by Herrmann out of his music for the iconic film Psycho. This is absolutely marvelous".


BBC music magazine

2020 Christmas

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Michael Beek

2020 Christmas

"The 1944 radio play Whitman might be the selling point, but Bernard Herrmann's bewitching 1967 Clarinet Quintet stands tallest here. The play's effective score minus dialogue would have been a bonus".


The gramophone

2020 November

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Donald Rosenberg

2020 November

"Herrmann's versatility in three genres - radio, chamber music and film - is captured on this absorbing recording featuring the PostClassical Ensemble, an experimental orchestral laboratory in residence at the Washington National Cathedral".