Title: Good choice for those who don't cling to the hegemony of XVIII and XIX centuries.
Review: The only work of Chavez I knew before buying this CD set was his Toccata for percussion instruments. Now after exploring his symphonic music I don't really find that ''nationalistic'' inspiration most people relate him to but a rather more eclectic orientation as a 20th century composer he was. In these symphonies there's that mesmeric mixture of thesis that seem more acceptable to form a more modernist style, a thing I don't doubt on him now that I know he was a self-taught composer. It is Chavez' sense of orchestration what makes his musical language interesting, I specially liked the 1st, 2nd and 5th of these symphonies. I don't doubt Chavez is among the best composers of 20th century's changing classical music. I think it was worth buying this 2-CD set but let me say I've heard better interpretations of Chavez symphonies by other world orchestras.
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