HOVHANESS: Concerto for Viola and Strings, “Talin.” Concerto for Violin, Sitar, and Orchestra, “Shambala.” Five Hymns of Serenity, “Janabar”

wswebmaster on November 26, 2018

HOVHANESS: Concerto for Viola and Strings, “Talin.” Concerto for Violin, Sitar, and Orchestra, “Shambala.” Five Hymns of Serenity, “Janabar” • Rastislav Štúr, cond; Slovak Philharmonic; Christina Fong (vn, va); Gaurav Mazumdar (sitar); Michael Bowman (tpt); Paul Hersey (pn) • OGREOGRESS DualDisc …

THE RED VIOLIN. CORIGLIANO: The Red Violin (Chaconne). RAVEL: Violin Sonata. MORAVEC: Ariel Fantasy. Double Action. Evermore. COPLAND: Ukelele Serenade. Nocturne.

wswebmaster on November 26, 2018

THE RED VIOLIN • Maria Bachmann (vn); Jon Klibonoff (pn) • ENDEAVOR CLASSICS END-1020 (63:58) CORIGLIANO: The Red Violin (Chaconne). RAVEL: Violin Sonata. MORAVEC: Ariel Fantasy. Double Action. Evermore. COPLAND: Ukelele Serenade. Nocturne. This recent release will appeal to a fairly broad range of listeners, which is, …

COOMAN: SACRED CHORAL MUSIC

wswebmaster on November 26, 2018

COOMAN: SACRED CHORAL MUSIC • Rupert Gough, cond; Choir of Royal Holloway, University of London; Samuel Rathbone (org) • NAXOS 8.559361 (79:36) Adam Lay Ybounden. In the Beginning Was the Word. A Cosmic Prayer. New World Carols: An American Christmas Triptych. Builders for …

SCHUMAN: American Hymn. SCHWANTNER: Magabunda

wswebmaster on November 26, 2018

SCHUMAN: American Hymn. SCHWANTNER: Magabunda. Lucy Shelton, soprano (Schwantner); St. Louis Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin. NONESUCH 79072 This is a most provocative and rewarding new release—both symbolically and empirically. The showcasing by a major American record label of one of today’s …

SCHUMAN: Symphony No. 3. HARRIS: Symphony No. 3

wswebmaster on November 26, 2018

W. SCHUMAN: Symphony No. 3. HARRIS: Symphony No. 3. New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein. DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 419 780-2 (compact disc [DDD]); 51 :12)  During the period 1935-45, Roy Harris vied with Aaron Copland for acceptance as the embodiment of …

SCHUMAN: Judith. Night Journey.

wswebmaster on November 26, 2018

SCHUMAN: Judith. Night Journey. Eastman Philharmonia conducted by David Effron (Judith); Endymion Ensemble conducted by Jon Goldberg (Night Journey). CRI SD-500. Together with CRI’s recent reissue of his Sixth and Ninth Symphonies (see Fanfare VII:4, pp. 252-3), this new release documents some of …

Picks of the Year: 2007

wswebmaster on November 25, 2018

Once again I’ve been unable to come up with five recent CDs that meet my criteria of great, little-known 20th-/21st-century music, definitively performed and expertly recorded. However, I hasten to emphasize that I do not attribute this to any diminution …