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Announcing “Blues Symphony (Symphony No. 2), Recording of Wynton Marsalis’s Second Symphony Performed by The Philadelphia Orchestra Conducted by Cristian Macelaru
ANNOUNCING BLUES SYMPHONY (Symphony No. 2), RECORDING OF WYNTON MARSALIS’S SECOND SYMPHONY PERFORMED BY THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA CONDUCTED BY CRISTIAN MĂCELARU
A celebration of the blues refracted through the prism of American history and folklore; available exclusively on digital platformsToday, Blue Engine Records releases the first recording of Blues Symphony (Symphony No. 2), an innovative and colossal work from Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Wynton Marsalis. In the hands of The Philadelphia Orchestra under the direction of celebrated conductor Cristian Măcelaru, Blues Symphony (Marsalis’s second symphony) takes the 12-bar blues and explodes it into a lyrical, kaleidoscopic history of American music.