TWENTIETH-CENTURY HARPSICHORD MUSIC, VOLS. I, II, and III. Music by Persichetti, Adler, Albright, Martinu, Templeton, Sowash, Thomson, Rosner, Borroff, Locklair, Harbach, Near, V. Fine, Thompson, Pinkham, S. Jones. Barbara Harbach, harpsichord

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TWENTIETH-CENTURY HARPSICHORD MUSIC, Volume I. PERSICHETTI: Harpsichord Sonata No. 7. ADLER: Harpsichord Sonata. ALBRIGHT: Four Fancies. MARTINU: Sonate. Deux Pieces. Deux Impromptus. TEMPLETON: Bach Goes to Town. SOWASH: The Unicorn. Theme with Six Variations. THOMSON: Four Portraits. Barbara Harbach, harpsichord. KING­DOM KCLCD-2005; 71:20. …

RUBBRA: Symphonies: No. 5; No. 10. Improvisations on Virginal Pieces by Giles Farnaby. A Tribute. BLISS: Checkmate: Five Dances.

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RUBBRA: Symphonies: No. 5; No. 10. Improvisations on Virginal Pieces by Giles Farnaby. A Tribute.  BLISS: Checkmate: Five Dances. Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (Symphony No. 5);West Australian Symphony Orchestra (Bliss); Bournemouth Sinfonietta conducted by Hans-Hubert Schonzeler. MUSICAL HERITAGE SOCIETY MHS-827285Y (two discs), produced by David HArvey and …

REICH: Music for Eighteen Musicians

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REICH: Music for Eighteen Musicians. Steve Reich and Musicians. ECM-1-1129, produced by Rudolph Werner Of the various reactions against the hyper-cerebral academic serialism that monopolized the modern music scene during the 1950’s and 60’s, one of the strangest and most highly publicized …

PETTERSSON Symphony No. 8

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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 …

PANUFNIK Thames Pageant. Invocation for Peace.

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PANUFNIK: Thames Pageant. Invocation for Peace. King’s House School Choir; Thames Youth Ensemble conducted by Michael Stuckey. UNICORN UNS-264. The repertoire of music designed to be performed and enjoyed by children is not an imposing one. Most such music tends to be …

PANUFNIK Concerto Festivo. Concertino. Landscape. Katyri Epitaph

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PANUFNIK: Concerto Festivo. Concertino. Landscape. Katyri Epitaph. Kurt-Hans Goedicke, timpani; Michael Frye, percussion (Concertino); London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andrzej Panufnik. UNICORN-KANCHANA DKP-9016 (digital), produced by Morton Winding. During the 20 years or so that I have been following the music of Andrzej Panufnik, …

PANUFNIK Symphony No. 1, “Sinfonia Rustica.” Autumn Music. Nocturne. Tragic Overture. Heroic Overture. Symphony No. 3, “Sinfonia Sacra.” Arbor Cosmica. Concerto for Violin and Strings. Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra. Hommage à Chopin.

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PANUFNIK: Symphony No. 1, “Sinfonia Rustica.” Autumn Music. Nocturne. Tragic Overture. Heroic Overture. Andrzej Panufnik cond; Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra. Jascha Horenstein cond; London SO. UNICORN-KANCHANA UKCD 2016; 71:11. Produced by Harold Lawrence. PANUFNIK: Symphony No. 3, “Sinfonia Sacra.” Arbor Cosmica. Andrzej Panufnik cond; Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam, New …

ZAIMONT Chroma—Northern Lights. Ghosts. Elegy. STILLNESS . Zones (Piano Trio No. 2). String Quartet, “The Figure.” Astral. Serenade

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ZAIMONT Chroma—Northern Lights. Ghosts. Elegy. STILLNESS ● Kirk Trevor, cond; Slovak Natl SO ● NAXOS 8.559619 (52:56) ZAIMONT Zones (Piano Trio No. 2). String Quartet, “The Figure.” Astral. Serenade ● Ilmar Gavilán (vn); Melissa White (vn) Juan-Miguel Hernandez (va); Paul Wiancko (vc) Awadagin Pratt (pn) ● NAVONA NV5846, …