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Duke: Violin Concerto; Violin Sonata; Etude for violin and bassoon; Hommage to Offenbach; Capriccio méxicano

2015-12-13T00:00:00Z

The Strad Issue: December 2015Description: Broadway tunesmith turns to ‘serious’ music – with mixed resultsMusicians: Elmira Darvarova (violin) Kim Laskowski (bassoon) ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra, Vienna/Scott Dunn (conductor/piano)Composer: DukeAll goes well until the final movement of Vernon Duke’s 1941 Violin Concerto, where he defaults to polystylistic ‘tema ...