BUECHNER: Essay 1. Old Swedes Church. Erlkönig: Suite No. 1. American Civil War: Blue and the Gray. Flight of the American Eagle. Phantomgreen: Suite No. 2. Elizabeth: Pas de deux; Suite No. 2; Suite No. 3 (“The Well-Wishers”). Erlkönig; Suite No. 2.

wswebmaster on November 29, 2018

BUECHNER: Essay 1. Old Swedes Church. Erlkönig: Suite No. 1. American Civil War: Blue and the Gray. Flight of the American Eagle. John Varineau conducting the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Georg Schmöhe conducting the Nürnberger Symphoniker. NORD-DISC Nord-2030 [DDD]; 75:05. BUECHNER: Phantomgreen: Suite No. 2. Elizabeth: Pas de deux; Suite No. 2; Suite No. …

Picks of the Year: 1994

wswebmaster on November 22, 2018

This year’s Want List offers a feast for those in search of accessible treasures of twentieth-century music. Two releases highlight the achievements of master composers in media for which they enjoyed a special affinity, while the other three bring to …

VAINBERG: Symphony No. 5. Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra.

wswebmaster on November 19, 2018

VAINBERG: Symphony No. 5. Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra. Kirill Kondrashin and Algis Zhiuraitis conducting the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra; Timofei Dokshitser, trumpet . RUSSIAN DISC–RD CD 11 006 [AAD]; 65:52 Moissi Vainberg (b. 1919) was subjected to the double indignity of being …

FINZI: Eclogue. BRIDGE: There Is a Willow Grows Aslant a Brook. Lament. An Irish Melody. Two Entr’actes. Two Old English Songs. Sir Roger de Coverley. PARRY: An English Suite.

wswebmaster on November 19, 2018

FINZI: Eclogue. BRIDGE: There Is a Willow Grows Aslant a Brook. Lament.   An Irish Melody. Two Entr’actes. Two Old English Songs. Sir Roger de Coverley. PARRY: An English Suite. William Boughton conducting the English String Orchestra; Martin Jones, piano. NIMBUS NI-5366 [DDD]; 70:31. During the …

VINCENT PERSICHETTI: Works for Band: Divertimento, Op. 42; Psalm, Op. 53; Pageant, Op. 59; Serenade for Band, Op. 85; Masquerade, Op. 102; O Cool Is the Valley, Op. 118; Parable for Band, Op. 121; Chorale Prelude: 0 God Unseen, Op. 160.

wswebmaster on November 19, 2018

Divertimento, Op. 42; Psalm, Op. 53;  Pageant, Op. 59; Serenade for Band, Op. 85;Masquerade, Op. 102; O Cool Is the Valley, Op. 118;  Parable for Band, Op. 121;Chorale Prelude: 0 God Unseen, Op. 160. During the middle years of this century, the aggregation of woodwinds, …

FLAGELLO: Passion of Martin Luther King. Serenata. Andante Languido. GIANNINI: Concerto Grosso. Prelude and Fugue. M. GOULD: Harvest. SCHWANTNER: New Morning for the World.

wswebmaster on November 19, 2018

FLAGELLO: Passion of Martin Luther King. SCHWANTNER: New Morning for the World. James DePreist conducting the Oregon Symphony Orchestra; with the Portland Symphonic Choir,  Raymond Bazemore, bass and narrator. KOCH INTERNATIONAL 3-7293-2H1 [DDD]; 58:54. Produced by Michael Fine. FLAGELLO: Serenata. Andante Languido. GIANNINI: Concerto Grosso. …

PERSICHETTI: Pastoral. BARBER: Summer Music. I. FINE: Partita. CARTER: Quintet. A. BERGER: Quartet in C. MUCZYNSKI: Quintet. Works by BARROWS, REICHA, BACH-GRAHAM, HIDAS, GALIMANY-PLESNICAR, WIEDOEFT-GRAHAM.

wswebmaster on November 19, 2018

PERSICHETTI: Pastoral. BARBER: Summer Music. I. FINE: Partita. CARTER: Quintet. A. BERGER: Quartet in C. BARROWS: March. Lieurance Woodwind Quintet. SUMMIT–DCD 149 [DDD]; 52:00. Produced by Nicholas E. Smith MUCZYNSKI: Quintet. REICHA: Quintet in E-flat, Op. 100, No. 6. BACH-GRAHAM:Italian Concerto (Allegro; Allegro molto). HIDAS: Quintet No. 2. GALIMANY-PLESNICAR: Panama. WIEDOEFT-GRAHAM: Saxophobia. Northwind Quintet. MARK–MCD …

PÄRT: Berliner Messe. HARRISON: Mass (to Saint Anthony).

wswebmaster on November 19, 2018

PÄRT: Berliner Messe. HARRISON: Mass (to Saint Anthony). Gilbert Seeley conducting the Oregon Repertory Singers and Chamber Orchestra; Marianne Lewis, organ. KOCH INTERNATIONAL 3-7177-2 H1 [DDD]; 50:04. Produced by Michael Fine. These two 20th-century settings of the Mass, though composed many years apart …