LEES Symphonies: Nos. 2, 3, 5. Etudes for Piano and Orchestra

wswebmaster on November 24, 2018

LEES: Symphonies: Nos. 2, 3, 5. Etudes for Piano and Orchestra • Stephen Gunzenhauser, cond; Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz; James Dick (pn); Robert Spano, cond; Texas Festival O• ALBANY TROY-564/65 (2CDs: 54:41; 47:58) An approximate contemporary of such figures as Ned Rorem and Peter Mennin, …

ROREM Symphonies: Nos. 1, 2, 3

wswebmaster on November 24, 2018

ROREM Symphonies: Nos. 1, 2, 3 • José Serebrier, cond; Bournemouth SO • NAXOS 8.559149 (69:22) Ned Rorem is the youngest of the three American composers (along with Howard Hanson and Samuel Barber) associated with the “neo-romantic” aesthetic sensibility who are …

HOVHANESS Violin and Viola Pieces

wswebmaster on November 24, 2018

HOVHANESS Violin and Viola Pieces · Christina Fong (vn/va); Arved Ashby (pn) · OGREOGRESS PRODUCTIONS OG003 (60:04) Oror (1922/26). Varak (1944). Chahagir (1944). Saris (1946). Shatakh(1948). Yeraz (The Dream) (1948). Khirgiz Suite (1951). Duet for Violin and Harpsichord (1954). Three Visions of Saint Mesrob (1962) This CD caught my attention chiefly because it concentrates on rarely heard pieces …

BLOCH Concerto Symphonique. Scherzo Fantasque. Hiver-Printemps

wswebmaster on November 24, 2018

BLOCH Concerto Symphonique. Scherzo Fantasque. Hiver-Printemps • Alexander Tchernushenko, cond; State Academic Cappella of St. Petersburg SO; Halida Dinova (pn) • CHANDOS CHAN-10085 (62:03) This recent release offers what is, to the best of my knowledge, the third recording of Bloch’s piano …

LIEBERMANN: Four Apparitions. Seven Nocturnes. Three Impromptus

wswebmaster on November 24, 2018

LIEBERMANN Four Apparitions. Seven Nocturnes. Three Impromptus · David Korevaar (pn) · KOCH INTERNATIONAL 3-7548-2 HI (68:45) Lowell Liebermann and his contemporaries Michael Torke and Aaron Jay Kernis are probably today’s leading American composers among the generation now in their early 40s. …