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David Del Tredici

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A Collection of Chamber Music by Del Tredici, Famous for *Alice*A collection of recent chamber music works by Del Tredici, known for his Alice in Wonderland series. This is a valuable recording that reveals another side of Del Tredici, whose work is often strongly associated with grand, Hollywood-style film scores featuring large orchestras. As with Alice, his belief in the revival of tonality in serious concert works remains strong here; drawing extensively on 19th-century musical language, he unfolds music that is just as energetic and dynamic as his orchestral works. In particular, *The Sacrifice* for string quintet and piano captivates the listener with a romanticism and melodic beauty so striking that one might mistake it for a work by Tchaikovsky or Mendelssohn. The *Felix Variations*, written for the composers nephew, trombonist Felix Del Tredici, is a virtuosic solo piece based on