Throughout the summer we're searching for the "Great American Symphony." It's not exactly a popularity contest. Instead, we're pondering American symphonic music from both the past and the present. Some composers like the young Kevin Puts and the veteran Martin Boykan, are labeling their pieces as symphonies. Others, like Michael Daugherty, can prefer more playful titles.
Either way, hear excerpts from three albums of recent, symphonic-sized works that we're excited about - - including an advance preview of the Kevin Putsalbum, which is being released on Sept. 10.
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— Kevin Puts: Symphony No. 4.
/ Harmonia Mundi
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— Michael Daughtery's Radio City.
/ Naxos
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— Martin Boykan: Symphony for Orchestra.
/ BMOP Sound
