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Richard Wernick’s music is much admired among a growing group of fans. The
premiere recordings of these two major scores add significantly to the Wernick
discography and reveal a composer of passion and vision. Played brilliantly by
pianist Lambert Orkis, Wernick’s Piano Concerto is a work that
reconciles modernism with classical architecture- a work of extreme contrast and
overreaching unity. The composer leads Symphony II in an impassioned reading.
Wernick’s Violin Concerto is given a heroic performance by soloist
Gregory Fulkerson, and Symphony II, led by music director, Larry Rachleff.
Wernick’s virtuoso orchestral accompaniment is played with great intensity by
Symphony II- otherwise known as the Lyric Opera of Chicago Orchestra, and is
captured in hair-raising sonics!
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