Picks of the Year: 2013

wswebmaster on December 2, 2018

During the past year there were three recordings that met my criteria for Want List inclusion: a) little-known music of the past hundred years, b) in impeccable performances, and c) represented via the finest audio technology. The last criterion is …

ZAIMONT Music for Piano Solo (3 CD’s)

wswebmaster on December 1, 2018

ZAIMONT Art Fire Soul  ● Elizabeth Moak (pn) ● MSR Classics 1366 (2 CDs: 79:57; 75:39)Sonata. Calendar Collection: Spring, Summer, Autumn. Jupiter’s Moons. Wizards: Three Magic Masters. Nocturne: La Fin de Siècle. A Calendar Set. Cortège for Jack. Jazz Waltz. American City: Portrait of …

HANSON Syms. No. 4 & 5. Dies Natalis. Elegy. Songs from “Drum Taps.” THOMPSON Testament of Freedom. LEOFFLER Memories of my Childhood. HOVHANESS Sym. No. 3. HINDEMITH Sym. in E-flat. HARTMANN Sym. No. 2. STRAVINSKY Sym. In C. HARRIS Sym. No. 7.

wswebmaster on December 1, 2018

HANSON Symphonies: No. 4, “Requiem.” No. 5, “Sinfonia Sacra.” Dies Natalis. Elegy in Memory of Serge Koussevitzky ● Gerard Schwarz, cond; Seattle SO ● NAXOS 8.559703 (69:44) HANSON Symphony No. 4, “Requiem.” Songs from “Drum Taps.”1 THOMPSON Testament of Freedom. LOEFFLER Memories of my Childhood (Life in a Russian Village) …

Liner Notes: Ezio Flagello sings the music of Nicolas Flagello in performances conducted by the composer: Passion of Martin Luther King (1968); L’Infinito (1956); The Land (1954)

wswebmaster on December 1, 2018

EZIO FLAGELLO SINGS THE MUSIC OF NICOLAS FLAGELLOIN PERFORMANCES CONDUCTED BY THE COMPOSERNaxos 8.112065 Passion of Martin Luther King(1968)Ezio Flagello: bass baritone; Ambrosian Singers, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Nicolas Flagello, conductor L’Infinito (1956)The Land (1954)Ezio Flagello: bass baritone; I Musici di Firenze, …