PERSICHETTI: Symphony No.6. Serenade No. 10. MILHAUD: Suite Francaise; . BADINGS: Ballade; Cavatina. & works by Katchaturian/Hunsberger, Rossini/Inagaki, Lauber, Renie, & Grosse/Dondeyne

PERSICHETTI: Symphony No.6. MILHAUD: Suite Francaise. KHACHATURIAN/HUNSBERGER: Spartacus (excerpts). ROSSINI/INAGAKI: William Tell Overture. GOSSEC/DONDEYNE: Offrande a la Liberte. Frederick Fennell conducting the Toyko Kosei Wind Ensemble. KOSEI — KOCD 3101 [DDDJ; 61:03. Produced by J. Timperly. (Distributed by Elf Enterprises, 557 East 140th, Cleveland, OH 44110-1999) …

CRESTON: Symphony No.2; Walt Whitman; Corinthians: XIII.

CRESTON: Symphony No.2; Walt Whitman; Corinthians: XIII. David Amos conducting the Krakow Philharmonic Orchestra. KOCH INTERNATIONAL CLASSICS 3-7036-2Hl [DDDJ; 54:15. Produced by Michael Fine and Karen Chester. As conductors and record companies–and listeners–continue uncovering neglected masterpieces of American orchestral music composed …

HOVHANESS: Piano Music

HOVHANESS: Piano Music. Suite for Piano; Pastorale No.1; Two Ghazals; Hymn to a Celestial Musician; Achtamar; Child in the Garden; Twelve Armenian Folk Songs; Visionary Landscapes. Sahan Arzruni, piano. HEARTS OF SPACE HS11024-2 [ADD]; 57:06. Produced by Sahan Arzruni and Louise Simone. (Available from P.O. …

CATÁN Florencia en el Amazonas. Rappaccini’s Daughter (Highlights); Obsidian Butterfly

CATÁN Florencia en el Amazonas · Patrick Summers, cond; Patricia Schuman (Florencia); Ana Maria Martinez (Rosalba); Chad Shelton (Arcadio); Mark Doss (Riolobo) et al.; Houston Grand Opera Ch and O · ALBANY TROY-531/32 (2 CDs: 1:39; &) CATÁN Rappaccini’s Daughter (Highlights); Obsidian Butterfly · Eduardo Diazmuñoz, cond; Encarnación Vázquez (Beatriz); Fernando …

BRAGA SANTOS Symphony No. 4. Symphonic Variations

BRAGA SANTOS Symphony No. 4. Symphonic Variations · Álvaro Cassuto, cond; NSO of Ireland · MARCO POLO 8.225233 (67:53) This new release concludes Marco Polo’s survey of the six symphonies of Joly Braga Santos (1924-1988), arguably Portugal’s greatest composer. The previous releases in the …

TORKE Percussion Concerto, “Rapture”. An American Abroad. Jasper

TORKE Percussion Concerto, “Rapture”. An American Abroad. Jasper · Marin Alsop, cond; Royal Scottish Nat’l O; Colin Currie (perc) · NAXOS 8.559167 (61:20) Now in his early 40s, Michael Torke has become one of today’s more controversial composers. Gaining significant national exposure while still in …

THOMAS Desire Under the Elms

THOMAS Desire Under the Elms · George Manahan, cond; Jerry Hadley (Eben); Victoria Livengood (Abbie); James Morris (Cabot); London SO · NAXOS 8.669001-02 (2CDs; 2:06) In a short essay included in the program notes of this recent release in Naxos’s “American Opera Classics” series, commentator …

ROSNER Tragedy of Queen Jane. Concerto for Two Trumpets, Strings, and Timpani. A Millennium Overture. A Sephardic Rhapsody. String Sextet, “Nun Komm der Heiden Heiland”. Trombone Sonata. Besos sin Cuento.

ROSNER Tragedy of Queen Jane. Concerto for Two Trumpets, Strings, and Timpani. A Millennium Overture. A Sephardic Rhapsody · Nicholas Palmer, cond; Owensboro SO; Altoona SO; Robert Murray, Jonathan Martin (tpts) · ALBANY TROY-548 (74:55) ROSNER String Sextet, “Nun Komm der Heiden Heiland”. Trombone Sonata. Besos sin Cuento · Sestetto Agosto; Gregory …

Bassoon Power: PERSICHETTI Parable IV. G. WOLFGANG Moody Blues. TANSMAN Suite. CHIHARA Fleeting Shadows, Still Reflections; The Beauty of the Rose is in its Passing.

BASSOON POWER · David Breidenthal (bn); Gloria Cheng (pn) · CRYSTAL CD842 (61:07) PERSICHETTI Parable IV. DUTILLEUX Sarabande et Cortège. G. WOLFGANGMoody Blues. TANSMAN Suite. CHIHARA Fleeting Shadows, Still Reflections; The Beauty of the Rose is in its Passing. Z. SESTAK Five Virtuoso Inventions. David Breidenthal is a fine, sensitive musician, and has served …