Fanfare Magazine – Page 51

A Continuing Reassessment of Samuel Barber

wswebmaster on November 16, 2018

Five recent releases, several of which make substantial contributions to the Samuel Barber discography, prompt these reflections. A Solstice disc, featuring pianist Lilia Boyadjieva, offers a number of pieces never before recorded, and is probably the most valuable CD solely …

ROSNER: String Quartets: No. 2, Op. 19; No. 3, Op. 32; No. 5, Op. 66. Duet for Violas, Op. 94

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ROSNER: String Quartets: No. 2, Op. 19; No. 3, Op. 32; No. 5, Op. 66. Duet for Violas, Op. 94. Ad Hoc String Quartet (Paul Vanderwerf, David Belden, violins; Diedre Buckley, viola; James Fellenbaum, cello); Mark Ottesen, viola. ALBANY TROY210 …

LEES: Sonatas for Violin and Piano: No. 1; No. 2; No. 3. Invenzione for Violin Solo

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LEES: Sonatas for Violin and Piano: No. 1; No. 2; No. 3. Invenzione for Violin Solo. Ellen Orner, violin; Joel Wizansky, piano. ALBANY TROY-138 [DDD];71:04. Produced by George Orner. Benjamin Lees (b. 1924) is a perplexing case: a serious artist who writes music of …

ROZSA: Suites drawn from filmscores to Double Indemnity, Lost Weekend, The Killers.

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ROZSA: Suites drawn from filmscores to Double Indemnity, Lost Weekend, The Killers. James Sedares conducting the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. KOCH INTERNATIONAL 3-7375-2-H1 [DDD]; 71:10. Produced by Michael Fine. RoyalBrown is reviewing this new release from the perspective of a film …

SCHOENBERG: Pelleas and Melisande. WEBERN: Passacaglia.

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SCHOENBERG: Pelleas and Melisande. WEBERN: Passacaglia. Christoph Eschenbach conducting the Houston Symphony Orchestra. KOCH INTERNATIONAL 3-7316-2 H1 [DDD]; 61:36. Produced by Judith Sherman. This recent release features two great Viennese works from the first decade of the twentieth century. Richard Strauss had …

MENNIN: Symphonies: No. 3; No. 7. Concertato, “Moby Dick”

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MENNIN: Symphonies: No. 3; No. 7. Concertato, “Moby Dick” Gerard Schwarz conducting the Seattle Symphony Orchestra. DELOS DE-3164 [DDD]; 57:32. Produced by Amelia Haygood and Adam Stern Classical music on CD is such a strange business. The discography of Peter …

NOVAK: Lady Godiva. South Bohemian Suite. De Profundis

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NOVAK: Lady Godiva. South Bohemian Suite. De Profundis Jaroslav Vogel conducting the Brno State Philharmonic Orchestra ULTRAPHON 11 1873-2 011 [AAD]; 69:41. Produced by Ladislav Sip Along with his friend and colleague Josef Suk, Vitezslav Novak (1870-1949) was the leading …

COWELL: Set of Five. Trio in Nine Short Movements. Four Combinations. Hymn and Fuguing Tune No. 9.

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COWELL: Set of Five. Trio in Nine Short Movements. Four Combinations. Hymn and Fuguing Tune No. 9. Trio Phoenix (Kay Stern, violin; Sarah Fiene, cello; Josephine Gandolfi, piano); Rick Kvistak, percussion. KOCH INTERNATIONAL 37205-2Hl [DDD]; 47:56. Produced by Mark Dalrymple.For …

PETTERSSON: Symphonies: No. 3; No. 4; No. 15. RUZICKA: The Blessed, the Accursed.

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PETTERSSON: Symphonies: No. 3; No. 4. Alun Francis conducting the Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra. cpo 999 223-2 [DDD]; 78:21. Produced by Burkhard Schmilgun, Matthias von Bausznern, and Markus Brandle. PETTERSSON: Symphony No. 15. RUZICKA: The Blessed, the Accursed. Peter Ruzicka …

PERSICHETTI: Concerto for English Horn and Strings. ROREM: Concerto for English Horn and Orchestra. HODKINSON: The Edge of the Olde One

wswebmaster on November 15, 2018

PERSICHETTI: Concerto for English Horn and Strings. ROREM: Concerto for English Horn and Orchestra. HODKINSON: The Edge of the Olde One. Thomas Stacy, English Horn; Vincent Persichetti conducting String Orchestra of New York; Michael Palmer conducting the Rochester Philharmonic; Paul …