On No Strings Attached, a 2006 release on Centaur, Philip Rhodes presents six chamber works that span a period of more than 40 years. It's reasonable to regard this album as a retrospective of his work, but Rhodes states in his liner notes that this is primarily a collection of favorite performances of his music, by artists he respects for their "no strings attached" attitude in playing new and challenging compositions. The listener may approve of this generous nod to the musicians, but first consideration goes to the ...
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On No Strings Attached, a 2006 release on Centaur, Philip Rhodes presents six chamber works that span a period of more than 40 years. It's reasonable to regard this album as a retrospective of his work, but Rhodes states in his liner notes that this is primarily a collection of favorite performances of his music, by artists he respects for their "no strings attached" attitude in playing new and challenging compositions. The listener may approve of this generous nod to the musicians, but first consideration goes to the works, since they are the reason people might give this CD a chance. Most often, Rhodes' music may be categorized as modernist, with some concessions in his later works to neo-Romanticism, notably in his long melodic lines and occasionally lush harmonies; yet overall, these pieces reflect the trends of their time and are circumscribed rather narrowly in terms of style. Such is the case with Three Pieces for Solo Violoncello (1966), the Partita for Solo Viola (1977), the Duo for...
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