performed by the Seattle Symphony under Gerard Schwarz, first movement below (also available on Spotify) Dimitri Mitropoulos loved it. Koussevitzky premiered it. The critics compared it to contemporary works by Shostakovich. In its time, the Symphony No. 2 of David Diamond was one of the acknowledged … Continue reading Diamond Symphony no. 2
performed by the New York Chamber Symphony under Gerard Schwarz (available on Spotify) or below in a mediocre live recording by the Westchester Symphony under Anthony Aibel (cover image by Paul Morris) Here’s yet another piece we, or I, at least, know … Continue reading Diamond Concerto for Small Orchestra
performed by the Potomac Quartet So the first quartet really is a work inspired by Mr. Broch’s great novel called The Death of Virgil. he was working on it, finishing it then… and so when I finished the quartet, I knew … Continue reading Diamond String Quartet no. 1
performed by the Seattle Symphony Orchestra under Gerard Schwartz second and third movements It speaks a language familiar to most audiences and does so with imaginative new inflections – such sumptuously long-breathed themes, such rhythmic vitality and such crystalline orchestration. … Continue reading David Diamond: Symphony no. 1
Fugue for Thought 