The musical language of the New York-based Arnold Rosner (1945–2013) had its roots in the modal harmony and rhythm of pre-Baroque polyphony. Rosner’s style is instantly recognisable and immediately appealing – as can be heard in the three works here, all receiving their first recording. Rosner’s Nocturne suggests the immensity – and the implacable violence – of outer space. His overture Tempus Perfectum has its starting point in Renaissance dance. The monumental Sixth Symphony opens with music of volcanic ferocity and vehemence; the central Adagio then provides an island of troubled calm before the dignified opening of the finale presages a symphonic Allegro of wild, freewheeling energy; only when its immense force is spent does this powerful masterpiece sink to an uneasy close. This is the third volume of the Toccata Classics survey of the orchestral music of Arnold Rosner, with more projects in the pipeline.

Nick Palmer is the music director of the Lafayette Symphony in Indiana and the principal pops conductor of the Altoona Symphony in Philadelphia, as well as holding a number of other positions. He has conducted orchestras in South as well as North America and across Europe. The London Philharmonic Orchestra was founded in 1932 by Sir Thomas Beecham and has long been recognised as one of the world’s finest ensembles. This is the third recording of the music of Arnold Rosner that it has made for Toccata Classics.