BRAGA SANTOS Symphony No. 4. Symphonic Variations

BRAGA SANTOS Symphony No. 4. Symphonic Variations · Álvaro Cassuto, cond; NSO of Ireland · MARCO POLO 8.225233 (67:53) This new release concludes Marco Polo’s survey of the six symphonies of Joly Braga Santos (1924-1988), arguably Portugal’s greatest composer. The previous releases in the …

Picks of the Year: 2001

This year’s choices offer some very economical and efficient means of updating and refining one’s collection of the finest 20th-century music in traditional styles. Leonard Slatkin has proven to be one of the most perceptive and sympathetic conductors of Samuel …

BLOCH: Symphony In C# Minor. Schelomo. Israel Symphony. Concerto Symphonique for Piano and Orchestra. Sacred Service. SCHUMANN: Concerto in A Minor for Cello and Orchestra, op. 129.

BLOCH: Symphony In C# Minor. Stephen Gunzenhauser conducting the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra. MARCO POLO 8.223103 [DDD]. 48:32. Produced by Guenter Appenheimer. (Distributed by Harmonia Mundi USA.) BLOCH: Schelomo. SCHUMANN: Concerto in A Minor for Cello and Orchestra, op. 129. Mstislav Rostropovich, cello; Leonard Bernstein conducting l’Orchestre …

BRAGA SANTOS: Concerto in D for Strings (1951); Sinfonietta for Strings (1963); Variations Concertantes (1967); Double Concerto (1968).

BRAGA SANTOS: Concerto in D for Strings (1951); Sinfonietta for Strings(1963); Variations Concertantes (1967); Double Concerto (1968) · Álvaro Cassuto, cond; Northern Sinfonia; Sue Blair (hp); Bradley Creswick (vn); Alexander Somov (vc)· MARCO POLO 8.225186 (67:51) Joly Braga Santos (1924-1988) increasingly seems to be …

BRAGA SANT0S: Symphony No. 2 Crossroads (Ballet)

BRAGA SANTOS Symphony No. 2. Crossroads (Ballet) – Alvaro Cassuto, cond; Bournemouth SO – MARCO POLO 8.225216 (65:23) This new release nearly completes Marco Polo’s survey of the six symphonies of Joly Braga Santos (1924-1988). My reaction can be summarized in one sentence: If you’ve been …

MUCZYNSKI: Sonata for Flute and Piano. Moments for Flute and Piano. Woodwind Quintet. Duos for Flutes. Duos for Flute and Clarinet. Movements for Wind Quintet. Fragments for Woodwind Trio. Preludes for Flute Solo

MUCZYNSKI Sonata for Flute and Piano. Moments for Flute and Piano. Woodwind Quintet. Duos for Flutes. Duos for Flute and Clarinet. Movements for Wind Quintet. Fragments for Woodwind Trio. Preludes for Flute Solo –Alexandra Hawley (fl); Robert Muczynski (pn); Stanford Woodwind Quintet; with Jean-Pierre Rampal (fl) – MARCO POLO 8.225041 (68:41) …