Picks of the Year: 2003

wswebmaster on November 24, 2018

As I reflect on this year’s selections, I notice that for the third consecutive year only four new releases loom for me as worthy of the official Want List (although this probably signifies mainly that I should be listening to …

PASATIERI The Seagull

wswebmaster on November 24, 2018

PASATIERI The Seagull · David Gilbert, cond; Raymond Ayers (Constantine); Amy Gough (Arkadina); Amy Shoremount (Nina); Matthew Worth (Trigorin); Keri Behan (Masha); Maxime Alvarez de Toledo (Sorin); Alvaro Vallejo (Doctor Dorn); Manhattan School of Music Opera Theater Ch & O · ALBANY …

SCHONTHAL Reverberations. Fragments from a Woman’s Diary. Variations in Search of a Theme. Sonata Breve. Sonatensatz , SONGS BY WOMEN. Eight Early Songs. J. H. SUSKIND Six Songs to Poetry of Yeats. E. FÁBREGAS Five Songs. E. R. AUSTIN A Birthday Bouquet

wswebmaster on November 24, 2018

SCHONTHAL Reverberations. Fragments from a Woman’s Diary. Variations in Search of a Theme. Sonata Breve. Sonatensatz · Gary Steigerwalt (pn) · CAMBRIA CD-1109 (71:58) SONGS BY WOMEN · Susan Gonzalez (sop); Marcia Eckert (pn) · LEONARDA LE-352 (68:14)SCHONTHAL Eight Early Songs. J. H. SUSKIND Six Songs to …

SCHUMAN Credendum. Symphony No. 4. Piano Concerto. PERSICHETTI Symphony No. 4. LEES Passacaglia. DAUGHERTY Hell’s Angels. Symphony No. 3, “Philadelphia Stories”

wswebmaster on November 24, 2018

W. SCHUMAN Credendum. Symphony No. 4. Piano Concerto · David Alan Miller, cond; Albany SO; John McCabe (pn)· ALBANY TROY-566 (64:54) PERSICHETTI Symphony No. 4. LEES Passacaglia. DAUGHERTY Hell’s Angels. Symphony No. 3, “Philadelphia Stories” (Sundown on South Street) · James DePreist, cond; Oregon SO; Bassoon Brothers· DELOS DE-3291 (61:24) The two …

CATÁN Florencia en el Amazonas. Rappaccini’s Daughter (Highlights); Obsidian Butterfly

wswebmaster on November 24, 2018

CATÁN Florencia en el Amazonas · Patrick Summers, cond; Patricia Schuman (Florencia); Ana Maria Martinez (Rosalba); Chad Shelton (Arcadio); Mark Doss (Riolobo) et al.; Houston Grand Opera Ch and O · ALBANY TROY-531/32 (2 CDs: 1:39; &) CATÁN Rappaccini’s Daughter (Highlights); Obsidian Butterfly · Eduardo Diazmuñoz, cond; Encarnación Vázquez (Beatriz); Fernando …

BRAGA SANTOS Symphony No. 4. Symphonic Variations

wswebmaster on November 24, 2018

BRAGA SANTOS Symphony No. 4. Symphonic Variations · Álvaro Cassuto, cond; NSO of Ireland · MARCO POLO 8.225233 (67:53) This new release concludes Marco Polo’s survey of the six symphonies of Joly Braga Santos (1924-1988), arguably Portugal’s greatest composer. The previous releases in the …

TORKE Percussion Concerto, “Rapture”. An American Abroad. Jasper

wswebmaster on November 24, 2018

TORKE Percussion Concerto, “Rapture”. An American Abroad. Jasper · Marin Alsop, cond; Royal Scottish Nat’l O; Colin Currie (perc) · NAXOS 8.559167 (61:20) Now in his early 40s, Michael Torke has become one of today’s more controversial composers. Gaining significant national exposure while still in …