PERGAMENT The Jewish Song

PERGAMENT The Jewish Song. Birgit Nordin, soprano; Sven-Olof Eliasson, tenor; Stockholm Philharmonic Chorus and Orchestra; James DePriest, conductor. Caprice CAP 2003 (2 LPs) “. . . Among the most moving ex­periences of my life! The music tears the heart from the body; …

Liner Notes-HOVANESS: Talin. BARLOW: The Winter’s Passed. KAUFMAN: Pastorale. FLAGELLO: Adoration. BERGER: Short Overture.

Hovhaness: TalinBarlow: The Winter’s PassedKaufman: PastoraleFlagello: AdorationBerger: Short Overture “My purpose is to create music, hot for snobs, but for all people, music which is beautiful and healing, to attempt what old Chinese painters called spirit resonance in melody and sound.” Alan Hovhaness has pursued this ideal …

A Persichetti Perspective

PERSICHETTI: String Quarets Nos.1-4; New Art String Quartet. Available from Department of Music, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85281. 2 LPs, $10.  This is the kind of recording most composers dream about: beautiful in every aspect, from layout to annotation to …