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KABELÁC: Eight Preludes. Passacaglia T.G.M. Seven Pieces. Motifs from Exotic Lands

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KABELÁC Eight Preludes. Passacaglia T.G.M. Seven Pieces. Motifs from Exotic Lands – Daniel Wiesner (pn) – PANTON 81 9012-2 131 (79:04) The piano seems not to have been a major vehicle for Kabelác’s creativity, as his output for that instrument was small, and consists largely of pieces that …

ENGLISH OBOE CONCERTOS. LEIGHTON: Oboe Concerto. J. GARDNER: Oboe Concerto. HURD: Concerto da Camera. BLEZARD: Two Celtic Pieces. P. LANE: Three Spanish Dances.

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ENGLISH OBOE CONCERTOS – Jill Crowther (ob); Alan Cuckston, cond; English Northern Philharmonia – ASV CD WHL-2130 (64:58) LEIGHTON: Oboe Concerto. J. GARDNER: Oboe Concerto. HURD: Concerto da Camera. BLEZARD: Two Celtic Pieces. P. LANE: Three Spanish Dances. A new release in ASV’s “White Line Light Classics” series, this …

BLOCH Concerti Grossi: Nos. 1, 2. Quartet for Strings (arr. Atlas)

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BLOCH Concerti Grossi: Nos. 1, 2. Quartet for Strings (arr. Atlas) – Dalia Atlas, cond; Atlas Camerata – ASV CD DCA-1055 (70:31) Since the Bloch Concerti Grossi are pretty well represented on recordings right now, this new release’s main claim on the attention of the serious listener is …

BARBER Essays for Orchestra: Nos. 1, 2, 3. Vanessa: Two Excerpts. Music for a Scene from Shelley. Medea’s Meditation and Dance of Vengeance.

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BARBER Essays for Orchestra: Nos. 1, 2, 3. Vanessa: Two Excerpts. Music for a Scene from Shelley. Medea’s Meditation and Dance of Vengeance – Neeme Järvi, cond; Detroit SO – CHANDOS CHAN-9908 (60:20) This new all-Barber release is conflated from two previous CDs originally issued during the …

COWELL: Concerto Grosso. Hymn and Fuguing Tune No. 10. Air and Scherzo. Fiddler’s Jig. PERSICHETTI: The Hollow Men. MACDOWELL-LUCK: To a Wild Rose.

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COWELL: Concerto Grosso. Hymn and Fuguing Tune No. 10. Air and Scherzo. Fiddler’s Jig. PERSICHETTI: The Hollow Men. MACDOWELL-LUCK: To a Wild Rose. Richard Auldon Clark conducting the Manhattan Chamber Orchestra; Humbert Lucarelli, oboe. Gary Louie, alto saxophone; Ashley Horne, violin; Chris Gekker, trumpet. KOCH …

L BOULANGER. Clairieres dons le ciel. Les Sirenes. Renouves. Hymne au soleil. Pour les funerailles d’un soldat. Soir sur la plaine.

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L BOULANGER. Clairières dans le ciel. Les Sirènes. Renouvea. Hymne au soleil. Pour les funérailles d’un soldat. Soir sur la plaine. Martyn Hill, tenor’; James Wood conducting the New London Chamber Choir Amanda Pitt, soprano; Jeanette Ager, mezzo-soprano; Peter Johnson, baritone; Andrew Ball, …

ARGENTO: From the Diary of Virginia Woolf. & Songs by CARTER, COWELL, FLANAGAN, HUNDLEY, GORDON, SCHOCKER, LEHMMAN, ROREM, BAKER, MENOTTI, & TURINA

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PERMIT ME VOYAGE: SONGS BY AMERICAN COMPOSERS. Mary Ann Hart mezzo soprano; Dennis Helmrich, piano. ALBANY TROY-118 [DDD]; 71:49. Produced by Judith Sherman. ARGENTO: From the Diary of Virginia Woolf. CARTER: Voyage. COWELL: Three Songs. FLANAGAN: Two Songs. HUNDLEY: Four Songs GORDON: Two Songs. SCHOCKER: Mama CalledMOSTLY AMERICANA. Jennifer Poffenberger, …

MARTIN: Erasmi Monumentum. Concerto for Seven Winds Percussion, and Strings. Etudes for String

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MARTIN: Erasmi Monumentum. Concerto for Seven Winds Percussion, and Strings. Etudes for String Orchestra. Matthias Bamert conducting the London Philharmonic; Leslie Pearson, organ. CHANDOS CHAN-9283 [DDD]; 66:49. Produced by Brian Couzens. The chief attraction of this disc is what I believe …

BARBER: Violin Concerto. Violin Concerto. KORNGOLD: About Nothing (Suite). BRUCH: Violin Concerto No. 1.

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BARBER: Violin Concerto. KORNGOLD: About Nothing (Suite). Gil Shaham, violin; Andre Previn, piano and conducting the London Symphony Orchestra. DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 439 886-2 [DDD]; 61:10. Produced by Alison Ames and Werner MayerBARBER: Violin Concerto. BRUCH: Violin Concerto No. 1. Anne …

Flagello: Concerto Sinfonico for Saxophone Quartet

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NICOLAS FLAGELLO: Concerto Sinfonico for Saxophone Quartet (1985) (NY Premiere) Allegro non troppo Lento movendo (quasi all barcanola) Allegro giusto Manhattan School of Music Philharmonia, Lawrence Leighton Smith, conductor. The New Hudson Saxophone Quartet. Nicolas Flagello, one of the last of America’s …