Episode 33 - 1975: Dominick Argento, From the Diary of Virginia Woolf

In this episode, Dave and Andrew explore the first song cycle to ever win the Pulitzer Prize, Dominick Argento's From the Diary of Virginia Woolf. Argento always remarked that his music balanced between his desire for fantasy and his need for control. Do Dave and Andrew think this work has that balance?

 

If you'd like more information about Dominick Argento, we recommend:

1. Jacquelyn Matava's dissertation "Dominick Argento's From the Diary of Virginia Woolf: A Preparation Guide for Performers" (Indiana University, 2014)
2. Russell Platt's New Yorker article "The Elegant Musical Vessels of Dominick Argento"
3. Argento's memoir, Catalogue Raisonnâe as Memoir: A Composer's Life (University of Minnesota Press, 2004)

 

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