Fanfare Magazine – Page 45

PERSICHETTI: Mirror Etudes ROREM: Eight Etudes PERLE Six Etudes

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PERSICHETTI Mirror Etudes ROREM Eight Etudes PERLE Six Etudes – Frances Renzi (pn) – CENTAUR CRC-2301 (53:57) This is a really fine recent release, albeit one whose likely audience is rather small, i.e. those interested in atonal — though not (for the most part) …

W. SCHUMAN: Credendum. PERSICHETTI: Symphony No. 4. GESENSWAY: Four Squares of Philadelphia

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W. SCHUMAN Credendum. PERSICHETTI Symphony No. 4. GESENSWAY Four Squares of Philadelphia – Eugene Ormandy, cond; Philadelphia O – ALBANY TROY-276, mono/analog (68:14) This new release presents three American works from the early 1950s — two of which represent the best of that period — through CD …

PERSICHETTI: Poems, Vols 1-3. BLOCH Poems of the Sea. M. GOULD: Pieces of China. DIAMOND: Sonatinas Nos. 1, 2

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PERSICHETTI Poems, Vols 1-3. BLOCH Poems of the Sea. M. GOULD Pieces of China. DIAMOND Sonatinas Nos. 1, 2 – Mirian Conti (pn) – ALBANY TROY-299 (61:06) There seems to be a plethora of solo piano recordings these days — probably because they are relatively inexpensive to produce. …

PENDERECKI: Violin Concerto No. 2, “Metamorphoses”. BARTÓK : Violin Sonata No. 2

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PENDERECKI Violin Concerto No. 2, “Metamorphoses”. BARTÓK Violin Sonata No. 2 – Anne-Sophie Mutter (vn); Krzysztof Penderecki, cond; London SO; Lambert Orkis (pn)1 – DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 289 453 507-2 (58:01) I am sure that aficionados of Krzysztof Penderecki already know that his Second Violin Concerto is …

BARBER: Commando March. PERSICHETTI: Pagent. W. SCHUMANN: Newsreel in Five Shots. J.W. JENKINS: American Overture. Music by DELLO JOIO, RR. BENNETT, CHANCE, WERLE, and STAMP.

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PAGEANT – Jack Stamp, cond; Keystone Wind Ensemble – CITADEL CTD 88132 (66:12) BARBER Commando March. PERSICHETTI Pageant. W. SCHUMAN Newsreel in Five Shots. J. W. JENKINS American Overture. DELLO JOIO Scenes from “The Louvre”. R. R. BENNETT Symphonic Songs. CHANCE Incantation and Dance. F. WERLE Concertino for Three Brass and Band. STAMP Cheers! Here is yet another new release in …

NOVÁK: Pan (Tone Poem). Songs of a Winter Night

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NOVÁK Pan (Tone Poem). Songs of a Winter Night · Margaret Fingerhut (pn) · CHANDOS CHAN-9489 (73:17) Vítezslav Novák (1870-1949) was, along with Josef Suk, the leading Czech composer of the early 20th century, until Janácek achieved a greater prominence than either of them. In previous reviews (Fanfare 17:1, …

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

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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) …

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

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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 …

MUCZYNSKI: Symphonic Dialogues. GRIFFES: Three Poems of McCloud. BRANDON: Celebration Overture. OSBON: Liberty. KLESSIG: Don Juan: Meditation. LAMB J.B. II. FELCIANO: Overture Concertante

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MUCZYNSKI Symphonic Dialogues. GRIFFES Three Poems of Fiona McCloud1. BRANDON Celebration Overture. OSBON Liberty. KLESSIG Don Juan: Meditation. LAMB J.B. II. FELCIANO Overture Concertante – Paul Freeman, cond; Czech National SO; Louise Toppin (sop); Jean-Michel Bertelli (cl) – ALBANY TROY-322 (62:58) This recent release is a rather odd grab-bag of styles and periods in American music, from …

MCCARTNEY: Standing Stone

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MCCARTNEY Standing Stone – Lawrence Foster, cond; London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra – EMI CLASSICS 7243 5 56484 2 6 (76:45) Here it is–the “classical” music mega-event of Winter, 1997-98: Paul McCartney’s four-movement “symphonic poem,” Standing Stone. Four years (1993-97) in composition, with the …