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PERSICHETTI Symphony No. 6. STRAVINSKY Symphonies of Wind Instruments. COPLAND Emblems. GRAINGER Children’s March: Over the Hills and Far Away. WALTON Crown Imperial March et al.

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PERSICHETTI Symphony No. 6. STRAVINSKY Symphonies of Wind Instruments. COPLAND Emblems. GRAINGER Children’s March: Over the Hills and Far Away.WALTON Crown Imperial March et al. • Michael J. Colburn, cond; US Marine Band • NAXOS 8.570243 (64:16) The title of this recent release seems to …

PASATIERI: Songbook

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PASATIERI Songbook • Sheri Greenawald, Karen Slack (sop); Victoria Livengood (mez); Jordan Shanahan (bar); Warren Jones (pn) • ALBANY TROY-901 (63:11 •) A Rustling of Angels. Three Poems of Oscar Wilde. Three Poems of James Agee. Dream Land. Overweight, Overwrought, Over You. Ophelia’s Lament. …

PASATIERI: Signor Deluso.La Divina. Divas of a Certain Age

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PASATIERI Signor Deluso.La Divina. Divas of a Certain Age • Sheri Greenawald (Mme. Altina, Diva I); Ashley Putnam (Cecily, Diva II); Alissa Rose (Célie); Luke Grooms (Léon); Jordan Shanahan (Signor Deluso); Leslie Anne Friend (Clara); Opera Company of Brooklyn; Jay D. Meetze, cond; Thomas …

LANGGAARD: Antikrist

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LANGGAARD Antikrist • Thomas Dausgaard, cond; Sten Byriel (Lucifer); Anne Margrethe Dahl (Spirit of Mystery); Helene Gjerris (Mystical Voice); Camilla Nylund (The Great Whore); Poul Elming (Mouth Speaking Great Things); Morten Suurballe (Voice of God); et al. soloists; Danish Natl S O & …

KERNIS Symphony No. 2. Musica Celestis. Invisible Mosaic III. Symphony No. 1, “Symphony in Waves.” String Quartet No. 1, “Musica Celestis”

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KERNIS Symphony No. 2. Musica Celestis. Invisible Mosaic III •Hugh Wolff, cond; City of Birmingham SO • PHOENIX PHCD-160 (55:51) KERNIS Symphony No. 1, “Symphony in Waves.” String Quartet No. 1, “Musica Celestis”• Gerard Schwarz, cond; NY Chamber Symphony; Lark Quartet • PHOENIX …

HOVHANESS: Symphony No. 60, “To the Appalachian Mountains.” Guitar Concerto. Khrimian Hairig

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HOVHANESS Symphony No. 60, “To the Appalachian Mountains.” Guitar Concerto. Khrimian Hairig • Gerard Schwarz, cond; Berlin Radio S O; David Leisner (gtr); Lars Ranch (tpt)• NAXOS 8.559294 (73:30) Khrimian Hairig was composed in the mid 1940s, a period when Hovhaness was delving deeply into …

HOVHANESS: Symphonies: Nos. 4; 20, “Three Journeys to a Holy Mountain;” 53, “Star Dawn.” Return and Rebuild the Desolate Places. Prayer of Saint Gregory

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HOVHANESS Symphonies: Nos. 4; 20, “Three Journeys to a Holy Mountain;” 53, “Star Dawn.” Return and Rebuild the Desolate Places. Prayer of Saint Gregory • Keith Brion, cond; Wind Orchestra of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama; John Wallace (tpt)• NAXOS 8.559207 …

PASATIERI: Frau Margot (premiere)

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Pasatieri: Frau Margot (premiere) Performance ReviewAmerican Record Guide, 2007 The world premiere of Frau Margot, a new opera by American composer Thomas Pasatieri, was a most auspicious way to inaugurate Fort Worth Opera’s new concept: Instead of spreading its full season throughout the …

BLOCH: String Quartets: No. 1. Piano Quintets: No. 2

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BLOCH String Quartets: No. 1. Piano Quintets: No. 2 • Pro Arte Quartet; Howard Karp (pn) • LAUREL LR-820 (76:48) This is a reissue that will be of considerable import to those who are interested in the major chamber works of Ernest Bloch. …

BLOCH: Helvetia. Suite for Viola and Orchestra. Suite Hébraïque

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BLOCH Helvetia. Suite for Viola and Orchestra. Suite Hébraïque • Gérard Caussé (va); Lior Shambadal, cond; L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande • CASCAVELLE RSR-6170 (72:19) It was just a year ago that I reviewed what I described as the first recording …