BLOCH: The Five String Quartets

wswebmaster on November 22, 2018

BLOCH:  The Five String Quartets.   Portland String Quartet. ARABESQUE 6511-3 (digital), 3 LPs. Here, 25 years after the composer’s death, is the first complete recording of Ernest Bloch’s five string quartets, a cycle of works that many have compared in stature to the …

SCRIABIN: Twelve Etudes, Op. 8; Twenty-four Preludes, Op. 11

wswebmaster on November 22, 2018

SCRIABIN: Twelve Etudes, Op. 8; Twenty-four Preludes, Op. 11. Vladimir Sofronitzki, piano. LE CHANT DU MONDE LDC-278765 [AAD]; 60:08. Scriabin’s Etudes, Op. 8, date largely from 1894, while most of the Preludes, Op. 11, were composed during the following year. Despite their virtual …

HANSON: Symphony No. 4, “Requiem”. Suite from “Merry Mount”. Lament for Beowulf. Serenade for Flute, Harp, and Strings. Pastorale for Oboe, Harp, and Strings.

wswebmaster on November 22, 2018

HANSON: Symphony No. 4, “Requiem”. Suite from “Merry Mount”. Lament for Beowulf. Serenade for Flute, Harp, and Strings. Pastorale for Oboe, Harp, and Strings. Judith Mendenhall, flute; Randall Ellis, oboe; Susan Jolles, harp; Gerard Schwarz conducting the Seattle Symphony Chorale and Orchestra, …

ELGAR: The Dream of Gerontius. WALTON: Belshazzar’s Feast

wswebmaster on November 22, 2018

ELGAR: The Dream of Gerontius. WALTON: Belshazzar’s Feast. Marjorie Thomas, mezzo-soprano; Richard Lewis, tenor; John Cameron, baritones; James Milligan, bass-baritone; Sir Malcolm Sargent conducting the Huddersfield Choral Society and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. EMI CHS-7 63376 2. (2 CDs, monaural) [ADD] ; …

SVIRIDOV: Poem in Memory of Sergei Esenin; Five Choruses to Lyrics by Russian Poets; Music for Chamber Orchestra; Pathetic Oratorio Time, Forwardt (Filmscore)

wswebmaster on November 21, 2018

SVIRIDOV: Poem in Memory of Sergei Esenin; Five Choruses to Lyrics by Russian Poets. A. Maslennikov, tenor; Yuri Temirkanov conducting the Yurlov Russian Choir and Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra; Vladislav Chernushenko conducting Leningrad Glinka Choir. MELODIYA SUCD 10-00215 [ADD]; 67:11. Distributed by Koch International. …

MENNIN: Symphony No. 5; Concerto for Cello and Orchestra. SCHUMAN: New England Triptych. IVES: Symphony No. 3; Three Places in New England. PISTON: Sympnony No. 1. KURKA: The Good Soldier Schweik — Suite.

wswebmaster on November 21, 2018

MENNIN: Symphony No. 5. SCHUMAN: New England Triptych. IVES: Symphony No. 3; Three Places in New England. Howard Hanson conducting the Eastman-Rochester Orchestra. MERCURY 432 755-2 [ADD]; 77:09. Produced by Wilma Cozart Fine. MENNIN: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra. PISTON: Sympnony …