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The Symphonies of Tālivaldis Ķeniņš

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 February 2010

Paul Rapoport
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The economic and political issues which affect the composition, performance, and recording of new orchestral music (or, more precisely, which prevent these activities) operate as much in Canada as in any other western country. Even if works for orchestra do appear, they are more noticeable for their rarity than for their abundance. So it is surprising even to most people in Canada to learn that one Canadian composer has written 21 works for orchestra in the past 26 years, including eight symphonies. Like his other works, these symphonies contain a wide variety of music of impressive technical and formal control and substantial expressive power and depth.

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Research Article
Information
Tempo , Issue 157 , June 1986 , pp. 13 - 20
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1986

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1 Fortunately, both the Symphony No. 4 and the Concerto for Violin and Orchestra are recorded (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation SM 293), although the sound quality of the record is not excellent.