LINDROTH: Spin Cycle. PERSICHETTI: Divertimento. BASSETT: Sounds, Shapes, and Symbols. BENNETT: Suite of Old American Dances.

SOUNDS, SHAPES, AND SYMBOLS · Michael Haithcock, cond; University of Michigan Symphony Band · EQUILIBRIUM EQ-59 (58:41) LINDROTH: Spin Cycle. PERSICHETTI: Divertimento. BASSETT: Sounds, Shapes, and Symbols. R. R. BENNETT: Suite of Old American Dances. SCARLATTI-SHOSTAKOVICH: Two Pieces. TCHAIKOVSKY-CRAMER: Snow Maiden (Dance of the Jesters) During the …

SCHUMAN Credendum. Symphony No. 4. Piano Concerto. PERSICHETTI Symphony No. 4. LEES Passacaglia. DAUGHERTY Hell’s Angels. Symphony No. 3, “Philadelphia Stories”

W. SCHUMAN Credendum. Symphony No. 4. Piano Concerto · David Alan Miller, cond; Albany SO; John McCabe (pn)· ALBANY TROY-566 (64:54) PERSICHETTI Symphony No. 4. LEES Passacaglia. DAUGHERTY Hell’s Angels. Symphony No. 3, “Philadelphia Stories” (Sundown on South Street) · James DePreist, cond; Oregon SO; Bassoon Brothers· DELOS DE-3291 (61:24) The two …

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) …

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 …

Picks of the Year: 1994

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 …

Picks of the Year: 1992

If I could only pick one recording for the Want List, the Barber disc (reviewed in 15:6) would be it: great performances of two of Barber’s greatest works. I selected the Mercury reissue (reviewed in 15:2 because the Concerti Grossi are two …

PERSICHETTI: Symphony No. 6. Sonatas for Harpsichord Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5. SCARLATTI: Sonatas (7) for Harpsichord. GRAINGER: Lincolnshire Posy; Hill Song No. 2. ROGERS: Three Japanese Dances. HARTLEY: Concerto for 23 Winds. KHACHATURIAN: Armenian Dances.

PERSICHETTI: Sonatas for Harpsichord Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5. SCARLATTI: Sonatas for Harpsichord L. 138, 157, 160, 178, 268, 457, 474. Elaine Camparone, harpsichord. LAUREL LR-838CD [ADD]; 71:54. Produced by Herschel Burke Gilbert. PERSICHETTI: Symphony No. 6. GRAINGER: Lincolnshire Posy; Hill Song No. 2. ROGERS: Three Japanese …

PERSICHETTI: Parable XXIII (Piano Trio). Masquerade. King Lear Septet. COWELL: Trio in Nine Short Movements. REALE: Trio No. 2, “Drowsy Maggie.” GILLINGHAM: Serenade, “Songs of the Night”. SAPIEYEVSKY: Mercury Concerto

PERSICHETTI: Parable XXIII (Piano Trio). COVELL: Trio in Nine Short Movements.REALE: Trio No. 2, “Drowsey Maggie”. Mirecourt Trio. MUSIC & ARTS CD-686 [DDD]; 64:06. (Available from Music & Arts, P.O. Box 771, Berkeley, CA 94701) PERSICHETTI: Masquerade. GILLINGHAM: Serenade, “Songs of the Night”. GILMORE: Five …

VINCENT PERSICHETTI: Works for Band: Divertimento, Op. 42; Psalm, Op. 53; Pageant, Op. 59; Serenade for Band, Op. 85; Masquerade, Op. 102; O Cool Is the Valley, Op. 118; Parable for Band, Op. 121; Chorale Prelude: 0 God Unseen, Op. 160.

Divertimento, Op. 42; Psalm, Op. 53;  Pageant, Op. 59; Serenade for Band, Op. 85;Masquerade, Op. 102; O Cool Is the Valley, Op. 118;  Parable for Band, Op. 121;Chorale Prelude: 0 God Unseen, Op. 160. During the middle years of this century, the aggregation of woodwinds, …