CD Reviews – Page 21 – Walter Simmons

FLAGELLO: Electra; Divertimento; Sonata for Piano; Prelude, Ostinato, and Fugue; Etude (Homage to Chopin); Two Waltzes; Three Episodes.

wswebmaster on November 22, 2018

FLAGELLO: Electra; Divertimento; Sonata for Piano; Prelude, Ostinato, and Fugue; Etude (Homage to Chopin); Two Waltzes; Three Episodes. Joshua Pierce, piano; Paul Price Percussion Ensemble. PREMIER PRCD-1014 [DDD/ADD]; 68:47. Produced by Robert W. Stern. (Distributed by Albany Records) For many years I …

BLOCH: Piano Works, Volume 1: Poems of the Sea; Five Sketches in Sepia; Nirvana; In the Night; Enfantines; Four Circus Pieces. Volume 2: Sonata; Visions and Prophecies; Ex-voto; Danse Sacree

wswebmaster on November 22, 2018

BLOCH: Piano Works, Volume 1. Poems of the Sea; Five Sketches in Sepia; Nirvana; In the Night; Enfantines; Four Circus Pieces. Istvan Kassai, piano. MARCO POLO 8.223288 [DDD]; 56:26. Produced by Monika Feszler and Antal Dora. BLOCH: Piano Works, Volume 2. Sonata; …

BLOCH: Concerto Symphonique; Scherzo Fantasque; Concerto Grosso No. 2.

wswebmaster on November 22, 2018

BLOCH: Concerto Symphonique; Scherzo Fantasque; Concerto Grosso No. 2. Micah Yui, piano; David Amos conducting the London Symphony Orchestra. LAUREL LR-851CD [ADD]; 68:33 Produced by Herschel Burke Gilbert. This latest entry in Laurel’s continuing exploration of the music of Ernest Bloch features …

BLOCH: Concerti Grossi Nos. 1 and 2; Schelomo.

wswebmaster on November 22, 2018

BLOCH: Concerti Grossi Nos. 1 and 2; Schelomo. Georges Miquelle, cello; Howard Hanson conducting the Eastman-Rochester Orchestra. MERCURY 432 718-2 [ADD]; 63:05 Produced by Wilma Cozart Fine I have been an enthusiastic admirer of the Eastman/Mercury recordings ever since they were …

BLOCH: Quintets Nos. 1 and 2 for Piano and Strings; Suite No. 1 for Cello Solo.

wswebmaster on November 22, 2018

BLOCH: Quintets Nos. 1 and 2 for Piano and Strings; Suite No. 1 for Cello Solo. Parry Karp, cello; Howard Karp, piano; Pro Arte String Quartet. LAUREL LR-848CD (ADD); 70:38. Produced by Herschel Burke Gilbert. BLOCH: Quintets Nos. 1 and 2 for Piano …

BLOCH: Suite for Viola and Piano; Suite Hebraique; Meditation and Processional; Five Sketches in Sepia; In the Night; Suite for Viola and Orchestra. VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Flos Campi.

wswebmaster on November 22, 2018

BLOCH: Suite for Viola and Piano; Suite Hebraique; Meditation and Processional; Five Sketches in Sepia; In the Night. Simon Rowland-Jones, viola; Niel Immelman, piano ETCETERA KTC-1112 [DDD]; 70:33. Produced by Jonathan Stracey BLOCH: Suite for Viola and Orchestra. VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Flos Campi.Jerzy Kosmala, viola; Szymon …

SCRIABIN: Twelve Etudes, Op. 8; Twenty-four Preludes, Op. 11

wswebmaster on November 22, 2018

SCRIABIN: Twelve Etudes, Op. 8; Twenty-four Preludes, Op. 11. Vladimir Sofronitzki, piano. LE CHANT DU MONDE LDC-278765 [AAD]; 60:08. Scriabin’s Etudes, Op. 8, date largely from 1894, while most of the Preludes, Op. 11, were composed during the following year. Despite their virtual …

PERSICHETTI: Piano Music (Serenade No. 2. Poems (exc’pts). Variations for an Album. Sonatinas Nos. 1-6. Serenade No. 7. Parades. Little Piano Book. Parable XIX. Little Mirror Book. Four Arabesques).

wswebmaster on November 22, 2018

PERSICHETTI: Piano Music. Serenade No. 2, op. 2. Poems, op. 4, nos. 4, 6; op. 5, no. 10. Variations for an Album, op. 32. Sonatinas Nos. 1-6, opp. 38, 45, 47, 63, 64, 65. Serenade No. 7, op. 55. Parades, op. 57. Little Piano …

HANSON: Symphony No. 4, “Requiem”. Suite from “Merry Mount”. Lament for Beowulf. Serenade for Flute, Harp, and Strings. Pastorale for Oboe, Harp, and Strings.

wswebmaster on November 22, 2018

HANSON: Symphony No. 4, “Requiem”. Suite from “Merry Mount”. Lament for Beowulf. Serenade for Flute, Harp, and Strings. Pastorale for Oboe, Harp, and Strings. Judith Mendenhall, flute; Randall Ellis, oboe; Susan Jolles, harp; Gerard Schwarz conducting the Seattle Symphony Chorale and Orchestra, …

ELGAR: The Dream of Gerontius. WALTON: Belshazzar’s Feast

wswebmaster on November 22, 2018

ELGAR: The Dream of Gerontius. WALTON: Belshazzar’s Feast. Marjorie Thomas, mezzo-soprano; Richard Lewis, tenor; John Cameron, baritones; James Milligan, bass-baritone; Sir Malcolm Sargent conducting the Huddersfield Choral Society and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. EMI CHS-7 63376 2. (2 CDs, monaural) [ADD] ; …