The symphonic output of George Antheil, the self-proclaimed 'bad boy of music', is further investigated by the BBC Philharmonic and it's Chief Guest Conductor, John StorgÃ¥rds, in the second album of the series. Following his early experimentations with modernist ideas as an enfant terrible in 1920s Paris, the stylistic trajectory of his symphonies over the next decades mirrors his self-confessed desire to learn more orthodox compositional techniques. This album explores two more of his symphonies: Symphony No. 3 (compl. 1946), only one movement of which was performed during Antheil's lifetime, and Symphony No. 6 (compl. 1950), in which the influences of Shostakovich and Ives make themselves heard. Completing this exciting album from the BBC Philharmonic and StorgÃ¥rds are two lively symphonic pieces, Archipelago (1935) and Hot-Time Dance (1948), and a re-orchestration into a concert waltz of music from the strikingly eclectic score to Specter of the Rose (1946). This film tells the gripping story of a male ballet dancer suspected of having murdered his first wife and of being on the verge of dispatching his second in the same manner.

Tracklist:

Archipelago "Rhumba"
Symphony No. 3 "American": I. Allegro
Symphony No. 3 "American": II. Andante
Symphony No. 3 "American": III. The Golden Spike. Andante
Symphony No. 3 "American": IV. Back To Baltimore. Presto
Hot-Time Dance
Symphony No. 6 "After Delacroix": I. Allegro Molto Marcato
Symphony No. 6 "After Delacroix": II. Larghetto
Symphony No. 6 "After Delacroix": III. Allegro
Spectre Of The Rose Waltz (Orch. 1947)

UPC: 095115198223
Label: Chandos
Release Date: 1.4.19
Format: CD

Antheil / Bbc Philharmonic - Orchestral Works 2 (CD)