George Whitefield Chadwick
(1854-1931)
Euterpe (1903)
Angel of Death (1918)
Aphrodite (1911)
Melpomene (1887)
Thalia (1883)
Nashville Symphony Orchestra/Kenneth Schermerhorn
Naxos 8.559117 79:26
My first encounter with Chadwick's music was his Symphonic Sketches which for years was about the only work available on record. Although things have improved considerably, much of this program is not otherwise available. The titles show Chadwick's interest in antiquity and although the music shows the influence of his studies in Germany, there are elements of later American music showing through. The major piece is Aphrodite running about half an hour: it has an exquisite earworm tune that foreshadows the slow movement of Barber's first symphony.
