RAUTAVAARA: Garden of Spaces. Clarinet Concerto. Cantus Arcticus

wswebmaster on November 25, 2018

RAUTAVAARA Garden of Spaces. Clarinet Concerto. Cantus Arcticus • Leif Segerstam, cond; Helsinki PO; Richard Stoltzman (cl) • ONDINE ODE-1041-2 (59:08) The Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara seems to have emerged as one of the world’s foremost living composers of “contemporary classical music.” Celebrating …

PASATIERI: Frau Margot

wswebmaster on November 25, 2018

PASATIERI Frau Margot • Lauren Flanigan (Frau Margot); Morgan Smith (Ted Steinert); Patricia Risley (Kara Sondstrom); et al. soloists; Joseph Illick, cond; Fort Worth Opera Orchestra • ALBANY TROY 965/966 (2 CDs; 1:59) Albany Records continues its commitment to the music of …

PANUFNIK: HOMAGE TO POLISH MUSIC

wswebmaster on November 25, 2018

PANUFNIK HOMAGE TO POLISH MUSIC • Mariusz Smolij, cond; Polish Ch O; Hanna Turonek (fl); Igor Cechoco (tpt) • NAXOS 8.570032 (57:58) Hommage à Chopin. Old Polish Suite. Jagiellonian Triptych. Concerto in Modo Antico. Old Polish Music—Divertimento after Janiewicz Although he lived …

HANSON: Merry Mount

wswebmaster on November 25, 2018

HANSON Merry Mount • Gerard Schwarz, cond; Richard Zeller (Wrestling Bradford); Lauren Flanigan (Lady Marigold Sandys); Louise Marley (Plentiful Tewke); Walter MacNeil (Sir Gower Lackland); Charles Robert Austin (Praise-God Tewke); Northwest Boychoir; Seattle Girls’ Choir; Seattle S Ch and O • NAXOS …

BLOCH: Piano Quintets: No. 1. String Quartets: No. 5

wswebmaster on November 25, 2018

BLOCH Piano Quintets: No. 1. String Quartets: No. 5 • Pro Arte Quartet; Howard Karp (pn)• LAUREL LR-853 (ADD; 67:01) In 1991 Laurel released a CD comprising Ernest Bloch’s two piano quintets, performed by pianist Howard Karp and the Pro Arte …

BARBER Vanessa & Interview with Barber

wswebmaster on November 25, 2018

BARBER Vanessa • Dimitri Mitropoulos, cond; Eleanor Steber (Vanessa); Rosalind Elias (Erika); Nicolai Gedda (Anatol) et al; Ch of the Vienna State Opera; Vienna Philharmonic • ORFEO C653 0621, mono/AAD (2 CDs: 126:12) Live Broadcast: Salzburg Festival 8/16/58& Interview with Barber (in German and …

NICOLAS FLAGELLO: Missa Sinfonica

wswebmaster on November 25, 2018

NICOLAS FLAGELLO (1928-1994) Missa Sinfonica (1957) 1 Kyrie (6:31)2 Gloria (6:52)3 Credo (6:51)4 Sanctus et Benedictus (7:10)5 Agnus Dei (7:02)Total———–(34:38) World Premiere Recording National Radio Symphony Orchestra of UkraineJohn McLaughlin Williams, conductor Walter Simmons, Executive ProducerAlexander Hornostai, Session ProducerAndrij Mokrytsky, Recording …

SCHUMAN: Symphonies: Nos. 3, 5. Judith

wswebmaster on November 25, 2018

SCHUMAN Symphonies: Nos. 3, 5. Judith • Gerard Schwarz, cond; Seattle SO • NAXOS 8.559317 (67:45) William Zagorski reviewed this recent release in Fanfare 30:5, so I will try to keep my comments brief. First of all, I should mention that only the …

PERSICHETTI Symphony No. 6. STRAVINSKY Symphonies of Wind Instruments. COPLAND Emblems. GRAINGER Children’s March: Over the Hills and Far Away. WALTON Crown Imperial March et al.

wswebmaster on November 25, 2018

PERSICHETTI Symphony No. 6. STRAVINSKY Symphonies of Wind Instruments. COPLAND Emblems. GRAINGER Children’s March: Over the Hills and Far Away.WALTON Crown Imperial March et al. • Michael J. Colburn, cond; US Marine Band • NAXOS 8.570243 (64:16) The title of this recent release seems to …