Reconsidering Bartók: The Orchestral Works

wswebmaster on November 29, 2018

BARTÓK: Kossuth. Four Pieces for Orchestra. Budapest Symphony Orchestra (in Kossuth) and Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra (in Four Pieces) conducted by Arpad Joó. SEFEL SEFD-5005 (digital), produced by Brian Culverhouse. BARTÓK: Suite No. 1. Two Portraits.Budapest Symphony Orchestra conducted by Arpad Joó. SEFEL SEFD-5006 (digital), produced by Brian Culverhouse. BARTÓK: …

PETTERSSON Symphony No. 8

wswebmaster on November 28, 2018

PETTERSSON: Symphony No. 8. Baltimore Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sergiu Comissiona. DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 2531 176, produced by Halm Elmquist. Readers of Fanfare have had considerable opportunity to become familiar with the music of Allan Pettersson, the Swedish composer who died this past June. Eloquent …

BERNSTEIN: West Side Story. On the Waterfront—Symphonic Suite

wswebmaster on November 26, 2018

BERNSTEIN: West Side Story . On the Waterfront—Symphonic Suite. Kiri Te Kanawa (Maria); José Carreras (Tony); Tatiana Troyanos (Anita); Kurt Ollmann (Riff); Marilyn Horne (A Girl); Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Leonard Bernstein (Story); Israel Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Leonard Bernstein (Waterfront). …

BERNSTEIN: A Quiet Place

wswebmaster on November 26, 2018

BERNSTEIN: A Quiet Place. Chester Ludgin (Old Sam); Beverly Morgan (Dede); John Brandstetter (Junior); Peter Kazaras (François); Jean Kraft (Susie); Theodor Uppman (Bill); Clarity James (Mrs. Doc); John Kuether (Doc); Charles Walker (Funeral Director); Douglas Perry (Analyst); Wendy White (Dinah); Edward Crafts …

SCHUMAN: Symphony No. 3. HARRIS: Symphony No. 3

wswebmaster on November 26, 2018

W. SCHUMAN: Symphony No. 3. HARRIS: Symphony No. 3. New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein. DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 419 780-2 (compact disc [DDD]); 51 :12)  During the period 1935-45, Roy Harris vied with Aaron Copland for acceptance as the embodiment of …

Picks of the Year: 1994

wswebmaster on November 22, 2018

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 …

BERNSTEIN: A White House Cantata

wswebmaster on November 18, 2018

BERNSTEIN A White House Cantata Kent Nagano, cond; June Anderson (The First Lady); Barbara Hendricks (Seena); Thomas Hampson (The President); Kenneth Tarver (Lud); Victor Acquah (Little Lud); Keel Watson (Henry); Neil Jenkins (Admiral Cockburn); London Voices; London SO.  DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 289 463 448-2 (80:09) As one might expect, there …