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BARBER: Piano Sonata. Excursions. Nocturne. Marion BAUER: Three Impressions, Op. 10. Pine-Trees, Op. 12, No. 3. Six Preludes, Op. 15.

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BARBER Piano Sonata. Excursions. Nocturne. Marion BAUER Three Impressions, Op. 10. Pine-Trees, Op. 12, No. 3. Six Preludes, Op. 15 • Stephen Beus (pn) • ENDEAVOR CLASSICS END-1017 (57:22) This is a recent release of more than passing interest. Although there is no …

HOVHANESS: And God Created Great Whales. Concerto No. 8 for Orchestra. Elibris. Alleluia and Fugue. Anahid.

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HOVHANESS: And God Created Great Whales. Concerto No. 8 for Orchestra. Elibris. Alleluia and Fugue. Anahid. David Amos conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra. CRYSTAL RECORDS CD810 lDDD]; 69:53. Produced by Peter Christ. At last Crystal Records, custodian of the Poseidon series of Hovhaness recordings, has …

HOVHANESS: Symphony No. 9, “St. Vartan.” Concerto for Horn and String Orchestra, “Artik.”

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HOVHANESS: Symphony No. 9, “St. Vartan.” Concerto for Horn and String Orchestra, “Artik.” National Philharmonic Orchestra of London conducted by Alan Hovhaness (Symphony); Israel Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by David Amos (Concerto); Meir Rimon, horn. CRYSTAL CD802 (compact disc). St. Vartan Symphony (as …

CORIGLIANO: ALTERED STATES

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CORIGLIANO: Altered States. Orchestra conducted by Christopher Keene. RCA RED SEAL ABL1-3983, produced by the composer. Unlike many critics, I have the greatest regard for some of Ken Russell’s most controversial films, despite their occasional lapses in taste and judgment (minor matters …

BERNSTEIN: West Side Story. On the Waterfront—Symphonic Suite

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BERNSTEIN: West Side Story . On the Waterfront—Symphonic Suite. Kiri Te Kanawa (Maria); José Carreras (Tony); Tatiana Troyanos (Anita); Kurt Ollmann (Riff); Marilyn Horne (A Girl); Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Leonard Bernstein (Story); Israel Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Leonard Bernstein (Waterfront). …

BERNSTEIN: A Quiet Place

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BERNSTEIN: A Quiet Place. Chester Ludgin (Old Sam); Beverly Morgan (Dede); John Brandstetter (Junior); Peter Kazaras (François); Jean Kraft (Susie); Theodor Uppman (Bill); Clarity James (Mrs. Doc); John Kuether (Doc); Charles Walker (Funeral Director); Douglas Perry (Analyst); Wendy White (Dinah); Edward Crafts …

ZYMAN: Cycles. MASLANKA: Symphony No. 7. HALPER: Flute Concerto

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ZYMAN Cycles. MASLANKA Symphony No. 7. HALPER Flute Concerto1 • Stephen K. Steele, cond; Illinois State University Wind Symphony; Kimberly McCoul Risinger (fl) • ALBANY TROY821 (71:24) I was initially drawn to this recent release by the presence of a …

WOLFGANG: Common Ground: Groove-Oriented Chamber Music (Metamorphoses. Common Ground. Jazz & Cocktails. Dual Identity. Thin Air. Night Shift)

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WOLFGANG: Common Ground: Groove-Oriented Chamber Music • ALBANY TROY854 (59:42)Metamorphoses. Common Ground. Jazz & Cocktails. Dual Identity. Thin Air. Night Shift Gernot Wolfgang, now in his early 50s, was born in Austria; he received his musical training there and in the United …

MUCZYNSKI, CRESTON, HEIDEN, LEVIN, HARTLEY: Saxophone Sonatas. TAKÁCS Two Fantastics. PACCIONE Seeing Those Hours. ROREM Picnic on the Marne. HOVHANESS Suite for Alto Saxophone and Guitar. QUATE Light of Sothis. WIEDOEFT Valse Vanité

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THE INTERACTIVE SAXOPHONE • John Vana (sax); Jenny Perron (pn) • CAPSTONE CPS-8763 (61:14)MUCZYNSKI: Sonata. HEIDEN Sonata. H. LEVIN Sonata. TAKÁCS Two Fantastics. PACCIONE Seeing Those Hours AMERICAN SAXOPHONE MUSIC • Alex Mitchell (sax); Jeremy Limb (pn); Neil Hornsby (gtr)• NAXOS 8.559241 (68:59)MUCZYNSKI: Sonata. CRESTON: Sonata. …

PERSICHETTI: Piano Sonatas (12)

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PERSICHETTI: Piano Sonatas (12) • Geoffrey Burleson (pn) • NEW WORLD 80677-2 (2 CDs: 149:56) This is a momentous release. Although Vincent Persichetti is largely known today for his enduringly popular and much beloved works for wind band, as well as …