Cohn is fully at home in large-scale forms. Both symphonies—No. 7 composed in 1967, No. 2 in 1949—show a remarkable uniformity of utterance. This stems not from any lack of technical or emotional development over time, but from the strength of Cohn’s musical profile. One cannot mistake a Cohn work for that of anyone else. In sum, both works continue the mid-20th-century efflorescence of the American symphony, and do so with distinction. The Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, variously under Vakhtang Jordania and Kirk Trevor, provides incisive, vibrant, and beautifully balanced performances."

FANFARE: William Zagorski