SCHOENBERG: Pelleas and Melisande. WEBERN: Passacaglia.

SCHOENBERG: Pelleas and Melisande. WEBERN: Passacaglia. Christoph Eschenbach conducting the Houston Symphony Orchestra. KOCH INTERNATIONAL 3-7316-2 H1 [DDD]; 61:36. Produced by Judith Sherman. This recent release features two great Viennese works from the first decade of the twentieth century. Richard Strauss had …

NOVAK: Lady Godiva. South Bohemian Suite. De Profundis

NOVAK: Lady Godiva. South Bohemian Suite. De Profundis Jaroslav Vogel conducting the Brno State Philharmonic Orchestra ULTRAPHON 11 1873-2 011 [AAD]; 69:41. Produced by Ladislav Sip Along with his friend and colleague Josef Suk, Vitezslav Novak (1870-1949) was the leading …

HOVHANESS: String Quartets: No. 1, “Jupiter”; No. 2 (excerpts); No. 3, “Reflections on my Childhood”; No. 4, “The Ancient Tree.” Four Bagatelles. Symph. No. 1, “Exile”. Meditation on Orpheus. Fantasy on Japanese Woodprints. ZHOU LONG: Song of the Ch’in.

HOVHANESS: String Quartets: No. 1, “Jupiter”; No. 2 (excerpts); No. 3, “Reflections on my Childhood”; No. 4, “The Ancient Tree.” Four Bagatelles. ZHOU LONG: Song of the Ch’in. Shanghai String Quartet. DELOS DE-3162 [DDD]; 69:28. Produced by Amelia Haygood. HOVHANESS: …