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 …

Picks of the Year: 2002

Only four items that came my way this year met my own Want List criteria as neglected masterpieces of the past hundred years in superior performances. Samuel Barber’s choral music constitutes some of his best work. Admirers of the American …

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 …

MENNIN: Symphony No. 5; Concerto for Cello and Orchestra. SCHUMAN: New England Triptych. IVES: Symphony No. 3; Three Places in New England. PISTON: Sympnony No. 1. KURKA: The Good Soldier Schweik — Suite.

MENNIN: Symphony No. 5. SCHUMAN: New England Triptych. IVES: Symphony No. 3; Three Places in New England. Howard Hanson conducting the Eastman-Rochester Orchestra. MERCURY 432 755-2 [ADD]; 77:09. Produced by Wilma Cozart Fine. MENNIN: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra. PISTON: Sympnony …

W. SCHUMAN: Symphony No. 5; Judith; New England Triptych; Symphony No. 10, “American Muse”; American Festival Overture. IVES/SCHUMAN: Variations on “America”.

SCHUMAN: Symphony No. 5; Judith; New England Triptych.IVES/SCHUMAN: Variations on “America“. Gerard Schwarz conducting the Seattle Symphony Orchestra. DELOS–DE 3115 [DDDJ; 63:57. Produced by Amelia S. Haygood SCHUMAN: Symphony No. 10, “American Muse”; New England Triptych; American Festival Overture. IVES/SCHUMAN: Variations on “America”.Leonard Slatkin conducting the …

W. SCHUMAN: Symphony No. 6. HARRIS: Symphony No. 7

W. SCHUMAN Symphony No. 6. HARRIS Symphony No. 7 · Hugh Keelan (cond); New Zealand SO · KOCH INTERNATIONAL 3-7290-2 HI (49:05) This is a most worthwhile new release, pairing representative examples from the heyday of the American symphony, composed by two of the …

W. SCHUMAN: String Quartets: No. 2; No. 3; No. 5.

W. SCHUMAN: String Quartets: No. 2; No. 3; No. 5. Lydian String Quartet. HARMONIA MUNDI FRANCE HMU-907114 [ODD]; 71:41. Produced by Robina Young and Paul Witt. (Distributed by Harmonia Mundi USA.) This new CD represents a significant contribution to the discography …

“New York Philharmonic: An American Celebration”

Following the successes of their two previous packages, New York Philharmonic: The Historic Broadcasts 1923-1927 (released in 1997) and New York Philharmonic: The Mahler Broadcasts (released in 1998), New York Philharmonic Special Editions has just issued their third such deluxe package: a ten-CD set …