Schwantner, Joseph – Walter Simmons

SCHWANTNER: New Morning for the World. COPLAND: A Lincoln Portrait. WALKER. An Eastman Overture.

wswebmaster on November 28, 2018

SCHWANTNER: New Morning for the World. COPLAND: A Lincoln Portrait. WALKER. An Eastman Overture. Willie Stargell, narrator (Schwantner); William Warfield, narrator (Copland); Eastman Philharmonia conducted by David Effron. MERCURY 289-411 031-1, produced by John Santuccio and Rayburn Wright Following the musical development of Joseph Schwantner rather …

SCHWANTNER: Sparrows. Distant Runes and Incantations. A sudden Rainbow.

wswebmaster on November 27, 2018

SCHWANTNER: Sparrows. Distant Runes and Incantations. A Sudden Rainbow. Lucy Shelton, soprano (Sparrows); Ursula Oppens, piano (Distant Runes); St. Louis Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin. NONESUCH 9 79143-1, produced by Marc Aubort and Joanna Nickrenz. This new release is part of Nonesuch’s “Meet the Composer …

SCHUMAN: American Hymn. SCHWANTNER: Magabunda

wswebmaster on November 26, 2018

SCHUMAN: American Hymn. SCHWANTNER: Magabunda. Lucy Shelton, soprano (Schwantner); St. Louis Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin. NONESUCH 79072 This is a most provocative and rewarding new release—both symbolically and empirically. The showcasing by a major American record label of one of today’s …

Picks of the Year: 2006

wswebmaster on November 25, 2018

This year I was able to arrive at only four recent releases that met my criteria of great, little-known recent repertoire, beautifully performed, and superbly recorded. However, my abbreviated list is probably limited more by my own insufficient exposure than …

SCHWANTNER …and the Mountains Rising Nowhere. From a Dark Millennium. Percussion Concerto (trans. A. Boysen). In Evening’s Stillness …. Recoil

wswebmaster on November 25, 2018

SCHWANTNER …and the Mountains Rising Nowhere. From a Dark Millennium. Percussion Concerto (trans. A. Boysen). In Evening’s Stillness …. Recoil • Eugene Migliaro Corporon, cond; North Texas Wind Symphony; Christopher Deane (perc)1 • GIA CD-657 (2 CDs: 83:00) An excellent companion to the …

SCHWANTNER: A Sudden Rainbow. Beyond Autumn. Angelfire. September Canticle

wswebmaster on November 25, 2018

SCHWANTNER: A Sudden Rainbow. Beyond Autumn. Angelfire. September Canticle • Andrew Litton, cond; Dallas SO; Gregory Hustis (hn); Anne Akiko Meyers (vn); James Diaz (org) • HYPERION CDA67493 (65:46) The short version of this review: If you like the music of Joseph …

SCHWANTNER: Sparrows. Two Poems of Agueda Pizarro. Music of Amber. Distant Runes and Incantations. Soaring

wswebmaster on November 24, 2018

SCHWANTNER. Sparrows. Two Poems of Agueda Pizarro. Music of Amber. Distant Runes and Incantations. Soaring • KIaus Simon, cond; Holst-Sinfonietta; Britta Stallmeister (sop); Klaus Simon (pn); Florian Hölscher (pn); Anne Parisot (fl) • NAXOS 8.559206 (65:02) Now in his early 60s, Chicago-born Joseph …

FLAGELLO: Passion of Martin Luther King. Serenata. Andante Languido. GIANNINI: Concerto Grosso. Prelude and Fugue. M. GOULD: Harvest. SCHWANTNER: New Morning for the World.

wswebmaster on November 19, 2018

FLAGELLO: Passion of Martin Luther King. SCHWANTNER: New Morning for the World. James DePreist conducting the Oregon Symphony Orchestra; with the Portland Symphonic Choir, Raymond Bazemore, bass and narrator. KOCH INTERNATIONAL 3-7293-2H1 [DDD]; 58:54. Produced by Michael Fine. FLAGELLO: Serenata. Andante Languido. GIANNINI: Concerto Grosso. …

FLAGELLO: Passion of Martin Luther King. Serenata. Andante Languido. SCHWANTNER: New Morning for the World. . GIANNINI: Concerto Grosso. Prelude and Fugue. M. GOULD: Harvest.

wswebmaster on November 19, 2018

FLAGELLO: Passion of Martin Luther King. SCHWANTNER: New Morning for the World. James DePreist conducting the Portland Symphonic Choir and the Oregon Symphony Orchestra; Raymond Bazemore, bass and narrator. KOCH INTERNATIONAL 3-7293-2H1 [DDD]: 58:54. Produced by Michael Fine FLAGELLO: Serenata. Andante Languido. GIANNINI: Concerto Grosso. …

SCHWANTNER: Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra.. Velocities. New Morning for the World

wswebmaster on November 18, 2018

SCHWANTNER Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra. Velocities. New Morning for the World. Evelyn Glennie (perc);Vernon Jordan, Jr. (spkr); Leonard Slatkin (cond); National SO – BMG/RCA Victor 09026-68692-2 (61:19) Among those American composers who reached maturity after the early 1960s, a chief concern has been …