CD Reviews – Page 39 – Walter Simmons

PANUFNIK: String Quartets: No. 1; No. 2, “Messages”; No. 3, “Wycinanki”. String Sextet. Song to the Virgin Mary.

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PANUFNIK String Quartet: No. 1; No. 2, “Messages”; No. 3, Wycinanki”. String Sextet. Song to the Virgin Mary. Chilingirian String Quartet et al. CONIFER 74321-16190-2 [DDD]; 72:23. Produced by John Kehoe and Tryggvi Tryggvason. The Polish-English composer Sir Andrzej Panufnik 1914-1991) is …

KABELAC: Symphony No. 4, “Camerata”. Euphemias Mysterion. Reflections. Do Not Retreat. Six Cradle-Songs.

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KABELAC: Symphony No. 4, “Camerata”. Euphemias Mysterion. Reflections. Do Not Retreat: Six Cradle-Songs. Prague Chamber Orchestra. Eduard Fischer conducting the Prague Chamber Soloists and Sonatori di Praga; Irena Torbus-Mierzwiakowa, soprano. Vaclav Smetacek conducting the Prague Symphony Orchestra. Alois Klima conducting …

HOIBY: Concerto No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra. Sonata for Violin and Piano. Narrative. Schubert Variations.

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HOIBY: Concerto No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra. Sonata for Violin and Piano. Narrative. Schubert Variations. Robert Stankovsky conducting the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Stanley Babin, piano; Daniel Heifetz, violin; Lee Hoiby, piano. MMC Recordings MMC2038 [DDD]; 70:53.Lee Hoiby, who turned 70 this year, …

G. READ: Sonata da Chiesa for Piano, Op. 61. String Quartet No. 1, Op. 100. Sonoric Fantasia No. 1, for Harp, Harpsichord, and Celesta, Op. 102. Five Aphorisms for Violin and Piano, Op. 150.

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G. READ: Sonata da Chiesa for Piano, Op. 61. String Quartet No. 1, Op. 100. Sonoric Fantasia No. 1, for Harp, Harpsichord, and Celesta, Op. 102. Five Aphorisms for Violin and Piano, Op. 150. Joseph Holt, piano; Boston Composers String …

BRAGA SANTOS: Elegy to Vianna da Motta. Concerto in D for String Orchestra. Sinfonietta for String Orchestra Divertimento No. 2. Staccato Brillante.

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BRAGA SANTOS: Elegy to Vianna da Motta. Concerto in D for String Orchestra. Sinfonietta for String Orchestra. Divertimento No. 2. Staccato Brillante. Meir Minsky conducting Orquesta Classica do Porto. KOCH SCHWANN 3-1510-2 H1 [DDD]; 62:10. Produced by Andre Defossez and …

W. SCHUMAN: The Mighty Casey. A Question of Taste

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SCHUMAN: The Mighty Casey. A Question of Taste. Gerard Schwarz conducting soloists and orchestra of the Juilliard Opera Center. DELOS DE-1030 [DDD}; two discs: 75:32; 54:11. Produced by Joseph W. Polisi.The notion of a “baseball opera” may conjure a vision …

RUBBRA: Symphonies: No. 4; No. 10; No. 11.

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RUBBRA: Symphonies: No. 4; No. 10; No. 11. Richard Hickox conducting the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. CHANDOS CHAN-9401 [DDD]; 58:22. Produced by Ralph Couzens. This release is part of Chandos’ ongoing survey of the eleven symphonies of Edmund Rubbra, the English composer …

L. BOULANGER: Psalm 130, “Du fond de 1’abime”. Psalm 24. Psalm 129. Vieille Priere Bouddhique. Pie Jesu.

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L. BOULANGER: Psalm 130, “Du fond de 1’abime”. Psalm 24. Psalm 129. Vieille Priere Bouddhique. Pie Jesu. Igor Markevitch conducting the Lamoureux Orchestra and the Elisabeth Brasseur Chorale; various vocal soloists. EVEREST EVC-9034 [AAD]; 47:25. Produced by Bert Whyte and …

BLOCH: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra. Suite Symphonique. Poems of the Sea.

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BLOCH: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra. Suite Symphonique. Poems of the Sea. Sakari Oramo conducting the Malmo Symphony Orchestra; Oleh Krysa, violin. BIS CD-639 [DDD]; 72:28. Produced by Robert SuffThis recent release will be interesting to Bloch enthusiasts, filling some …

Twentieth Century 4-Hand Piano Music. PERSICHETTI: Concerto for Piano, Four Hands. CORIGLIANO: Gazebo Dances. RIEGGER: The Cry. Evocation. G. LEVINSON: Morning Star. C. POLIN: Phantasmagoria. S. SHIFRIN: The Modern Temper. L. MOSS: Omaggio.

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TWENTIETH-CENTURY AMERICAN 4-HAND PIANO MUSIC. Margret Elson, Elizabeth Swarthout, piano. LAUREL LR859CD [DDD]; 69:19. Produced by Herschel Burke Gilbert. PERSICHETTI: Concerto for Piano, Four Hands. CORIGLIANO: Gazebo Dances. RIEGGER: The Cry. Evocation. G. LEVINSON: Morning Star. C. POLIN: Phantasmagoria. S. …