Picks of the Year: 2000

wswebmaster on November 22, 2018

During the past year I have been less thorough in keeping abreast of new releases (and, as some may have noticed, less prolific in writing reviews), because of a large-scale project that has been occupying me. It is my hope …

Picks of the Year: 1999

wswebmaster on November 22, 2018

Listed below are the five releases that thrilled and satisfied me the most during the past year. First is a new, up-to-date recording (reviewed last issue) featuring fine performances of Lili Boulanger’s greatest choral and orchestral works. This is an …

Picks of the Year: 1994

wswebmaster on November 22, 2018

This year’s Want List offers a feast for those in search of accessible treasures of twentieth-century music. Two releases highlight the achievements of master composers in media for which they enjoyed a special affinity, while the other three bring to …

CRESTON: Gregorian Chant. Fantasy for Trombone and Orchestra. HARRIS: Symphony No. 4 (“Folksong “). WALKER: Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra. SCHULLER: Eine Kleine Posaunenmusik. ZWILICH: Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra.

wswebmaster on November 19, 2018

CRESTON: Gregorian Chant. HARRIS: Symphony No. 4 (“Folksong “). Arthur Lief conducting the New York Chamber Orchestra. Vladimir Golschmann conducting the American Festival Chorus and Orchestraz. VANGUARD OVC 4076 [ADD]; 48:33. Produced by Seymour Solomon. CRESTON: Fantasy for Trombone and Orchestra. WALKER: Concerto for Trombone …

CRESTON: Symphony No. 5. Choreografic Suite. Toccata. Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra. POULENC: Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra. BEREZOWSKY: Fantasie for Two Pianos and Orchestra.

wswebmaster on November 19, 2018

CRESTON: Symphony No. 5. Choreografic Suite. Toccata. Gerard Schwarz conducting the Seattle Symphony Orchestra and the New York Chamber Symphony. DELOS DE 3127 [DDD]; 68:35. Produced by Amelia Haygood and Adam Stern. CRESTON: Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra. POULENC: Concerto for Two Pianos …

Piano Music by AARON COPLAND, PAUL CRESTON, and MARK ZUCKERMAN

wswebmaster on November 19, 2018

Piano Music by AARON COPLAND (1900-1990), PAUL CRESTON (1906-1985), and MARK ZUCKERMAN (1948-    ) Copland: Passacaglia (1921-22) (5:41) Creston: Seven Theses, Op. 3 (1933) (9:55) a. Maestoso (2:38) b. Scorrevole ( :44) c. Espressivo (1:22) d. Giocoso ( :47) e. Grazioso (1:05) f.  Tranquillo (1:36) g. Feroce (1:25) Creston: Metamorphoses, Op. 84 (1964)* (18:19) Copland: Piano Fantasy (1955-57) (28:10) Zuckerman: On the Edges (1996)* (11:15) …