BARBER: Symphony No. 1; Concerto for Piano & Orch.; Souvenirs; Canzonetta for Oboe & Strings. BRITTEN: Les Illuminations; Young Apollo. STRAUSS: Conc. for Oboe & Small Orch. WOLF-FERRARI: Idillio-Concertino. VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Concerto for Oboe & Strings.

wswebmaster on November 21, 2018

BARBER: Symphony No. 1; Concerto for Piano and Orchestra; Souvenirs. John Browning, Leonard Slatkin, pianists; Leonard Slatkin conducting the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra. RCA VICTOR 60732-2-RC (DDD); 69:36. Produced by Jay David Saks. BARBER: Souvenirs; Canzonetta for Oboe and Strings. BRITTEN: Les Illuminations; Young Apollo. Julia …

BARBER: Vanessa.

wswebmaster on November 21, 2018

BARBER: Vanessa. Dimitri Mitropoulos conducting; Eleanor Steber, soprano (Vanessa); Rosalind Elias, mezzo-soprano (Erika); Nicolai Gedda, tenor (Anatol); Regina Resnik, mezzo-soprano (Old Baroness); Giorgio Tozzi, bass (Old Doctor); Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra. Recorded in 1958. RCA VICTOR GOLD SEAL 7899-2RG [ADD]; two …

BARBER: Medea (Orchestral Suite). Essay No. 3. Fadograph of a Yestern Scene. Medea (Original Ballet). COPLAND: Appalachian Spring (Original Ballet).

wswebmaster on November 21, 2018

BARBER: Medea (Orchestral Suite). Essay No. 3. Fadograph of a Yestern Scene. Andrew Schenck conducting the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. KOCH INTERNATIONAL CLASSICS 3-7010-2 [DDD]; 46:38. Produced by Michael Fine. BARBER: Medea (Original Ballet). COPLAND: Appalachian Spring (Original Ballet). Andrew Schenck conducting the Atlantic Sinfonietta. KOCH INTERNATIONAL …

What’s the Big Deal About Aaron Copland?

wswebmaster on November 16, 2018

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 …

Interview with Arnold Rosner

wswebmaster on November 16, 2018

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. …