SCHUMAN On Freedom’s Ground. A Free Song. Prelude. American Festival Overture. SOWERBY Canticle of the Sun. COPLAND Appalachian Spring.

SCHUMAN On Freedom’s Ground. A Free Song. Prelude. American Festival Overture ● Ian Hobson,Fred Stoltzfus, conds; University of Illinois Chorale and Oratorio Society, Sinfonia da Camera; Ricardo Herrera (bar); Ingrid Kammin (sop) ● ALBANY TROY1280 (71:33) SCHUMAN A Free Song. SOWERBY Canticle of the Sun. COPLAND Appalachian Spring ●Carlos Kalmar, …

Picks of the Year: 2004

Another year has gone by, the mainstream classical music world continues to degenerate into terminal fluff, the number of retail stores selling classical recordings continues to dwindle, yet exciting repertoire continues to appear in superb recorded performances in sufficient quantity …

AMERICAN WORKS FOR PIANO DUO

AMERICAN WORKS FOR PIANO DUO · Georgia and Louise Mangos (pn) · CEDILLE CDR-90000 069 (74:45) PERSICHETTI: Concerto for Piano, Four Hands. Sonata for Two Pianos. BARBER: Souvenirs. FENNIMORE: Crystal Stairs. DIAMOND: Concerto for Two Solo Pianos This is a very worthwhile program …

AMERICAN WORKS FOR ORGAN AND ORCHESTRA. BARBER: Toccata Festiva. PISTON: Prelude and Allegro. SOWERBY: Concertpiece. COLGRASS: Snow Walker

AMERICAN WORKS FOR ORGAN AND ORCHESTRA · David Schrader (org); Carlos Kalmar, cond; Grant Park Orchestra · CEDILLE CDR-90000 063 (65:15) BARBER: Toccata Festiva. PISTON: Prelude and Allegro. SOWERBY: Concertpiece. COLGRASS: Snow Walker This new release is the first recording to feature the Casavant Frères organ built during the early 1990s …