Gary Lemco gives a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review to Michael Stern and the Kansas City Symphony’s One Movement Symphonies recording on Audiophile Audition:

“The Kansas City Symphony brass prove especially resonant in their dark coloration… The Kansas City Symphony lushly blends the powerful [Barber] Finale, sustaining the Romantic ethos of the material, weaving all three tunes together and concluding with a jubilant, energetic thrust of youthful confidence. … The sense of improvisational freedom fused with a volcanic and linear tension remains one of the many miracles in Sibelius, and Stern’s woodwinds, brass, timpani, and strings do this cunning score full justice. … Stern’s [Scriabin] realization … [is] beautifully projected by Recording Engineer Keith Johnson’s patented RR Sound process. This album easily qualifies as among the “Audiophile Keepers” that demand inclusion in anyone’s collection.”

—Gary Lemco, Audiophile Audition

See the full review on AudAud.com