Detroit Symphony Orchestra puts notoriously difficult Wynton Marsalis piece on record – Wynton Marsalis Official Website
Detroit Symphony Orchestra Music Director Jader Bignamini didn’t take an easy route in making the first commercial recording of his career. The piece in question is the DSO’s performance of Wynton Marsalis’ “Blues Symphony,” a notoriously challenging 2009 composition that’s both long (seven movements in just over an hour) and intricate in its blend of blues, classical and New Orleans jazz motifs.
