BARBER Knoxville: Summer of 1915. COWELL Symphonic Set. IVES Symphony No. 2; “The World So Wide”. Arias by Barber, Floyd, Copland, Bernstein, Weill, Adams, Moore, Leon; “I Will Breathe a Mountain”. Vocal works by Barber, Bernstein, Bolcom.

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BARBER Knoxville: Summer of 1915. COWELL Symphonic Set. IVES Symphony No. 2 – Stephen Somary, cond; Nürnberg SO; Linda Hohenfeld (sop) – CLAVES CD 50-9806 (70:15 &) THE WORLD SO WIDE – Dawn Upshaw (sop); David Zinman, cond; Orchestra of St. Luke’s – NONESUCH 79458-2 (45:26 &) Arias from: BARBER Antony …

BARBER: Piano Works, Overture to “The School for Scandal,’ op. 5. Adagio, op. 11. Essay No. 2, op. 17. Medea’s Dance of Vengeance, op. 23. Vanessa, op. 32: Interlude. Andromache’s Farewell, op. 39. Music by MENOTTI, BERG, D’INDY.

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BARBER  Interlude I, op. posth.  Excursions, op. 20. Piano Sonata, op. 26. Souvenirs, op. 28. Nocturne, op. 33. Ballade, op. 46 · Leon McCawley (pn)  · VIRGIN CLASSICS 7243 5 45270 2 9 (69:57) BARBER  Overture to “The School for Scandal,” op. 5. Adagio for Strings, op. 11. Essay No. 2, op. 17. Medea’s Dance of Vengeance, op. 23. Vanessa, op. 32: Interlude. Andromache’s Farewell, op. 39 &  Thomas Schippers, …

ASIA Piano Concerto. Black Light. Gateways.

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ASIA  Piano Concerto.  Black Light.  Gateways – James Sedares, cond; New Zealand SO; André-Michel Schub (pn) – KOCH INTERNATIONAL  3-7372-2 H1 (51:57) Now in his mid 40s, Daniel Asia is one of the most prominent American composers of his generation, with quite an array of auspicious awards and …

ARGENTO To Be Sung Upon the Water. Songs about Spring. Six Elizabethan Songs BRITTEN: Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo. Canticle II (Abraham and Isaac) . A. COOKE Three Songs of Innocence. Nocturnes. MOYLAN For a Sleeping Child.

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ARGENTO To Be Sung Upon the Water. BRITTEN Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo. Canticle II (Abraham and Isaac) – Ellen Shade (sop) ; John Stewart (ten); Charles Russo (cls); Donald Hassard, Martin Katz (pn) – PHOENIX PHCD-129, analog (60:35 &) ARGENTO Songs about Spring. Six Elizabethan Songs– …

What’s the Big Deal About Aaron Copland?

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As the Paramount’s Aug. 24 “Tribute to Aaron Copland” draws near, some residents might be asking, “Why all this fuss about this Copland fellow? 1 mean he wrote music, right? Classical music. And he lived here in Cortlandt, right? But …

Remembering Vincent Persichetti (1915-1987)

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Like Mozart, composer Vincent Persichetti began early. (“My parents kept me from serious music study until age five.”) Similarly, he turned to creative activity spontaneously and naturally, with a childlike sense of innocent joy and wonder that’ he retained throughout …

Interview with Arnold Rosner

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During the past decade, listeners have been encountering the music of Arnold Rosner with increasing frequency. Although it is direct and accessible, Rosner’s work exhibits a strong personal profile, which may account for the favorable critical response it has engendered. …

Nicolas Flagello (1928-1994): A Lost Voice

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Nicolas Flagello died on March 16, 1994, the day after his sixty-sixth birthday. A few close friends and family attended the funeral the following day, and the New York Times carried a brief but respectful obituary, illustrated by a slick publicity photo. …