1983 – Walter Simmons

DEL BORGO: Rituale. Prologue and Dance. Statements. Memoriam—Babi Yar.

wswebmaster on November 29, 2018

DEL BORGO: Rituale. Prologue and Dance. Statements. Memoriam—Babi Yar. Crane School of Music Wind Ensemble conducted by Anthony Joseph Maiello. GOLDEN CREST ATHDG-5079 (digital), produced by Clark Galehouse. Golden Crest’s “Authenticated Composers Series” has made the music of many American composers—some relatively obscure—available to the …

CHAUSSON: Concert in D for Violin, Piano, and String Quartet.

wswebmaster on November 29, 2018

CHAUSSON: Concert in D for Violin, Piano, and String Quartet. ltzhak Perlman, violin; Jorge Bolet, piano; Juilliard String Quartet. CBS MASTERWORKS IM-37814 (digital), produced by Steven Epstein. With the appearance of its second digital recording, I suppose that the Chausson Concert can no longer be …

McKINLEY: Paintings VI. Six Impromptus. MEKEEL: Alarums and Excursions. Rune.

wswebmaster on November 29, 2018

McKINLEY: Paintings VI. Six Impromptus. MEKEEL: Alarums and Excursions. Rune. Katherine Lenel, actress/mezzo-soprano; Boston Musica Viva conducted by Richard Pittman. NORTHEASTERN NR-203, produced by L. E. Joiner Unfortunately, the meticulous production values of Northeastern Records have been expended here on music of awfully paltry quality. …

LANGGAARD: Symphony No. 6, “Heaven-Storming.” Music of the Spheres

wswebmaster on November 29, 2018

LANGGAARD: Symphony No. 6, “Heaven-Storming.” Music of the Spheres. Edith Guillaume, soprano (Spheres); Danish Radio Chorus and Orchestra (Spheres) conducted by John Frandsen; auxiliary orchestra conducted by Peter Weis; DANACORD D.M.A. 064, produced by Ingolf Gabold (Symphony) and Peter Willernoes For the past 10 or 15 years there has been …

FINZI: Intimations of Immortality. Cello Concerto. In Terra Pax. A Severn Rhapsody. Introit. Nocturne (New Year Music). Prelude. Three Soliloquies. Romance. The Fall of the Leaf. Farewell to Arms. Two Milton Sonnets. Let Us Garlands Bring.

wswebmaster on November 28, 2018

FINZI: Intimations of Immortality. Ian Partridge, tenor; Guildford Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra conducted by Vernon Handley. LYRITA SRCS 75 FINZI: A Severn Rhapsody. Introit. Nocturne (New Year Music). Prelude. Three Soliloquies. Romance. The Fall of the Leaf. London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Adrian Boult. …

SCHWANTNER: New Morning for the World. COPLAND: A Lincoln Portrait. WALKER. An Eastman Overture.

wswebmaster on November 28, 2018

SCHWANTNER: New Morning for the World. COPLAND: A Lincoln Portrait. WALKER. An Eastman Overture. Willie Stargell, narrator (Schwantner); William Warfield, narrator (Copland); Eastman Philharmonia conducted by David Effron. MERCURY 289-411 031-1, produced by John Santuccio and Rayburn Wright Following the musical development of Joseph Schwantner rather …

PANUFNIK Concerto Festivo. Concertino. Landscape. Katyri Epitaph

wswebmaster on November 28, 2018

PANUFNIK: Concerto Festivo. Concertino. Landscape. Katyri Epitaph. Kurt-Hans Goedicke, timpani; Michael Frye, percussion (Concertino); London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andrzej Panufnik. UNICORN-KANCHANA DKP-9016 (digital), produced by Morton Winding. During the 20 years or so that I have been following the music of Andrzej Panufnik, …

SCRIABIN: Symphonies: No. 1 in E, Op. 26; No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 29; No. 3 in C, Op. 43.

wswebmaster on November 27, 2018

SCRIABIN: Symphonies: No. 1 in E, Op. 26; No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 29; No. 3 in C, Op. 43 (“Divine Poem”). L. Avdeyeva, mezzo-soprano; A. Grigoriev, tenor; RSFSR Russian Chorus (No. 1); U.S.S.R. Symphony Orchestra conducted by Yevgeni Svetlanov. MUSICAL HERITAGE SOCIETY …

Vincent Persichetti • Choral Works (Winter Cantata, Mass, Love) Liner Notes

wswebmaster on November 25, 2018

Vincent Persichetti • Choral Works (Winter Cantata, Mass, Love) New World 80316-2 For the past three decades the name of Vincent Persichetti has come to signify musicianship of a comprehensiveness virtually unmatched among American composers. His influence reaches young pianists nurtured on his …

PERSICHETTI: Concerto for Piano, Four Hands. Piano Sonata No. 9. Sonata for Two Pianos. MENNIN: Symphony No. 7. BARBER: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra.

wswebmaster on November 25, 2018

PERSICHETTI: Concerto for Piano, Four Hands. Piano Sonata No. 9. Sonata for Two Piano. Alexander Bakhchiev, Elena Sorokina, pianos. MELODIYA C10161334. MENNIN: Symphony No. 7. BARBER: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra.Leonid Kogan, violin; Ukrainian SSR Symphony Orchestra conducted by Pavel …