PISTON: Suite No. 1 for Orchestra. The Incredible Flutist. Fantasy for English Horn, Harp, and Strings. Psalm and Prayer of David. Concerto for String Quartet, Winds, and Percussion.

wswebmaster on November 19, 2018

PISTON: Suite No. 1 for Orchestra. The Incredible Flutist.  Fantasy for English Horn, Harp, and Strings. Psalm and Prayer of David. Concerto for String Quartet, Winds, and Percussion. Gerard Schwarz conducting the Seattle Symphony Orchestra and Chorale; Juilliard String Quartet. DELOS DE-3126 [DDD]; 68:09. Produced by Amelia Haygood …

HOVHANESS: Symphony No. 2, “Mysterious Mountain”. And God Created Great Whales. Prelude and Quadruple Fugue. Alleluia and Fugue. Celestial Fantasy. Prayer of St. Gregory.

wswebmaster on November 19, 2018

HOVHANESS: Symphony No. 2, “Mysterious Mountain”. And God Created Great Whales. Prelude and Quadruple Fugue. Alleluia and Fugue. Celestial Fantasy. Prayer of St. Gregory. Gerard Schwarz conducting the Seattle Symphony Orchestra. DELOS DE-3157 [DDD]; 59:30. Produced by Amelia S. Haygood and Walter …

HANSON: Lux Aeterna. Dies Natalis. The Mystic Trumpeter. Lumen in Christo. Concerto da Camera. Yuletide Pieces. Concerto for Organ, Harp, and Strings. Psalms 8, 150, 121. A Prayer of the Middle Ages. Nymphs and Satyr. Symphony No. 2 (“Romantic”)

wswebmaster on November 19, 2018

HANSON: Lux Aeterna. Dies Natalis. The Mystic Trumpeter. Lumen in Christo. Gerard Schwarz conducting the Seattle Symphony Chorale and Orchestra; James Earl Jones, narrator. DELOS DE-3160 [DDD]; 69:17. Produced by Amelia Haygood. HANSON: Concerto da Camera. Yuletide Pieces. Concerto for Organ, Harp, and Strings. Psalm …

LIEBERMANN Symphony No. 2. Flute Concerto

wswebmaster on November 19, 2018

LIEBERMANN Symphony No. 2. Flute Concerto – Andrew Litton, cond; Dallas SCh, O; Eugenia Zukerman (fl) – DELOS DE-3256 (60:48 &) Lowell Liebermann continues to loom as one of the most promising traditionalist composers of his generation, although it is perhaps indicative of my own …

MUCZYNSKI: (arr. Kynaston) Saxophone Concerto; HEIDEN: Fantasia Concertante. Diversion; Arrangements of music by GERSHWIN, BRUCH, PUCCINI, and MASSENET.

wswebmaster on November 18, 2018

MUCZYNSKI (arr. Kynaston)  Saxophone Concerto.  HEIDEN  Fantasia Concertante.  Diversion  – Eugene Rousseau (sax); Frederick Fennell, cond; Winds of Indiana – DELOS DE 3188 (71:28) GERSHWIN (arr. R. Hermann)  Porgy and Bess Medley.  BRUCH (arr. Kimura)  Kol Nidre.  PUCCINI (arr. R. Hermann)  Tosca Fantasy.  MASSENET (arr. Curnow)  Thais: Meditation This is an attractive showcase for the artistry of Eugene Rousseau, one …

W. SCHUMAN: The Mighty Casey. A Question of Taste

wswebmaster on November 16, 2018

SCHUMAN: The Mighty Casey. A Question of Taste. Gerard Schwarz conducting soloists and orchestra of the Juilliard Opera Center. DELOS DE-1030 [DDD}; two discs: 75:32; 54:11. Produced by Joseph W. Polisi.The notion of a “baseball opera” may conjure a vision …

HOVHANESS: String Quartets: No. 1, “Jupiter”; No. 2 (excerpts); No. 3, “Reflections on my Childhood”; No. 4, “The Ancient Tree.” Four Bagatelles. Symph. No. 1, “Exile”. Meditation on Orpheus. Fantasy on Japanese Woodprints. ZHOU LONG: Song of the Ch’in.

wswebmaster on November 15, 2018

HOVHANESS: String Quartets: No. 1, “Jupiter”; No. 2 (excerpts); No. 3, “Reflections on my Childhood”; No. 4, “The Ancient Tree.” Four Bagatelles. ZHOU LONG: Song of the Ch’in. Shanghai String Quartet. DELOS DE-3162 [DDD]; 69:28. Produced by Amelia Haygood. HOVHANESS: …