THE GLENN GOULD SILVER JUBILEE ALBUM

wswebmaster on November 29, 2018

THE GLENN GOULD SILVER JUBILEE ALBUM. Glenn Gould, piano, etc. CBS MASTERWORKS M2X 35914 (two LPs), produced by Andrew Kazdin, Paul Myers, and Glenn Gould.BEETHOVEN/LISZT: Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68: First movement. GOULD: So You Want to Write a Fugue (performed by Elizabeth Benson-Guy, soprano; …

SCRIABIN: Symphony No. 1 in E, Op. 26. Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 29. Symphony No. 3, Op.43. Symphony No. 4, Op. 54. Symphony No. 5, Op. 60.

wswebmaster on November 27, 2018

SCRIABIN: Symphony No. 1 in E, Op. 26. Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 29. Sym­phony No. 3, Op. 43 (“The Divine Poem”). Symphony No. 4, Op. 54 (“The Poem of Ec­stasy”) Symphony No. 5, Op. 60 (“Prometheus—Poem of Fire”). Doris Soffel, mezzo-soprano, and Fausto Tenzi, tenor (in Symphony No. 1); Wolfgang …

CORIGLIANO: ALTERED STATES

wswebmaster on November 26, 2018

CORIGLIANO: Altered States. Orchestra conducted by Christopher Keene. RCA RED SEAL ABL1-3983, produced by the composer. Unlike many critics, I have the greatest regard for some of Ken Russell’s most controversial films, despite their occasional lapses in taste and judgment (minor matters …

PERSICHETTI: Harmonium. Quintet for Plano and Strings.

wswebmaster on November 25, 2018

Darleen Kliewer, soprano; Lois McLeod, piano (in Harmonium). New Art Quartet; VincentPersichetti, piano (in Quintet). ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY JMP-102679 (two discs), produced by David Cohen and Jack Miller. Several years ago Arizona State University issued an impressive two-record set containing fine …

THE GLENN GOULD SILVER JUBILEE ALBUM

wswebmaster on November 18, 2018

THE GLENN GOULD SILVER JUBILEE ALBUM. Glenn Gould, piano, etc. CBS MASTERWORKS M2X 35914 (two LPs), produced by Andrew Kazdin, Paul Myers, and Glenn Gould.BEETHOVEN/LISZT: Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68: First movement. GOULD: So You Want to Write a Fugue (performed by Elizabeth Benson-Guy, soprano; …

Paul Creston: A Genial Maverick

wswebmaster on November 16, 2018

Since the Bicentennial in 1976, music lovers have been rediscovering the distinguished generation of composers who appeared on the American scene during the late 1930s and early ’40s. Most of this group tended to align themselves with one or another …

Contemporary Music: A Weekend of Reflections

wswebmaster on November 16, 2018

Recently the 92nd Street YM-YWHA in New York City devoted two full days to an intensive exploration of the current status and direction of contemporary music. Luminaries from many facets of the new music scene attended the series of panel …