Picks of the Year: 2000

wswebmaster on November 22, 2018

During the past year I have been less thorough in keeping abreast of new releases (and, as some may have noticed, less prolific in writing reviews), because of a large-scale project that has been occupying me. It is my hope …

“New York Philharmonic: An American Celebration”

wswebmaster on November 18, 2018

Following the successes of their two previous packages, New York Philharmonic: The Historic Broadcasts 1923-1927 (released in 1997) and New York Philharmonic: The Mahler Broadcasts (released in 1998), New York Philharmonic Special Editions has just issued their third such deluxe package: a ten-CD set …

Recordings that Changed My Life

wswebmaster on November 18, 2018

In order to apply this intriguing concept to my own personal experience, I must alter the terms somewhat, and discuss five groups of recordings that affected my life significantly. The first group would be those 78 rpm records that my parents owned …

FLAGELLO Concerto No. 3 for Piano and Orchestra.

wswebmaster on November 18, 2018

Concerto No. 3 for Piano and Orchestra by Nicolas Flagello (1928-1994), [orchestrated by A. Sbordoni],World Premiere Performance Lento quasi adagio; allegro vivace ma giusto Lento andante Allegro molto Nicolas Flagello was one of the 20th century’s leading exponents of traditional late romantic …

NOVÁK De Profundis. Lady Godiva. Toman and the Wood Nymph

wswebmaster on November 18, 2018

NOVÁK De Profundis. Lady Godiva. Toman and the Wood Nymph Libor Peëek, cond; BBC Philharmonic  CHANDOS CHAN-9821 (66:22) Vitezslav Novákwas, along with his friend and colleague Josef Suk (the elder), one of the leading Czech composers of the generation between Dvorak and …

Songs My Mother Taught Me. GIANNINI Tell Me, Oh Blue, Blue Sky!; Sing to My Heart a Song; It is a Spring Night.. Songs by RACHMANINOV, THOMPSON, HAGEMAN, CHARLES, SPROSS, QUILTER, RASBACH, COLERIDGE-TAYLOR, NILES, DUNGAN, MALOTTE

wswebmaster on November 18, 2018

SONGS MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME Roberta Alexander (sop); Brian Masuda (pn)  ETCETERA KTC-1208 (72:37) GIANNINI Tell Me, Oh Blue, Blue Sky!; Sing to My Heart a Song; It is a Spring Night. RACHMANINOV Spring Waters. R. THOMPSON Velvet Shoes.HAGEMAN Do Not Go, My Love; Music I …