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CD171: NOSTALGIQUE. Ann Mason
Stockton, Harp. Felix Slatkin,
conductor. Harl McDonald: Suite "From Childhood" for Harp and
Orchestra; Andre Caplet: Conte Fantastique (after Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Mask
of the Red Death”); Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Concertino for Harp, String
Quartet, and Three Clarinets; Russell Woollen: Lento for Harp Solo; Lalo
Schifrin: Continuum; Albert Roussel: Impromptu. Marvelous
recordings from the 1960s conducted by the legendary Felix Slatkin (founder of
the Hollywood String Quartet) with soloist Ann Mason Stockton, probably the
most recorded studio harpist in Hollywood. UPC
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McDonald: From Childhood Mvt.
1 Mvt.
2 Mvt.
3 Caplet: Conte
Fantastique Woollen: Lento Schifrin: Continuum Roussell: Impromptu Castelnuovo-Tedesco:
Concertino Mvt.
1 Mvt.
2 Mvt.
3
CD431: THE BRASS AND THE BAND. Chicago Chamber Brass & Dallas Wind Symphony,
Howard Dunn, conductor. Gordon Jacob: Music for a Festival: Alexander
Arutiunian: Concerto for Trumpet; Mozart: Concert-Rondo for Horn; Edward
Llewellyn: My Regards (trombone & band); Herbert L. Clarke: The Bride of
the Waves (tuba & band); Eugene Bozza: Rustiques (trumpet & band).
“...recording and performances are brilliant.” American Record Guide UPC
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Jacob Music for a Festival: Mvt
1 (Intrada) Mvt
2 (Overture) Mvt
3 (Round) Mvt
4 (Air) Mvt
5 (Interlude) Mvt
6 (March) Mvt
7 (Saraband) Mvt
8 (Scherzo) Mvt
9 (Madrigal) Mvt
10(Minuet & Trio) Mvt
11(Finale) Arutiunian: Concerto
for Trumpet Mozart: Concert
Rondo for Horn Llewellyn: My
Regards Clarke: Bride
of the Waves Bozza: Rustiques
CD461-3: SOUSA MARCHES, played by the
Sousa Band. Three CD set. This is priced as 3
CDs. List price $50.85. With
the purchase of this set, you may have any other CD in the
Conductors include John Philip Sousa (7
marches), Arthur Pryor, Herbert L. Clarke, Walter B. Rogers, Henry Higgins,
Rosario Bourdon, Joseph Pasternack, Nathaniel Shilkret, and Edwin G. Clarke.
These are the Sousa Marches played by the Sousa Band the way Sousa intended
them. For
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CD501: SONGS OF LAUGHTER, LOVE, AND
TEARS by John Biggs; Songs of Love
and Parting by Ernest Gold; Coplas by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco. Jonathan Mack, tenor; Crystal Chamber Orchestra, David Amos conducting (Biggs); Marni Nixon, soprano;
Vienna Voksoper Orchestra, Ernest
Gold conducting (Gold, Tedesco). "First-rate
perforrmances." Biggs has "remarkably beautiful melody,
ravishing melancholy." Fanfare UPC 009414750129 ORDER
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Biggs Songs of Laughter, Love, and Tears: Prologue When
Thou Sigh'st Patter
of the Animals Interlude Annabel
Lee The
Curious Affection I
Shall Have A Sweetheart Epilogue Gold: Songs of Love and Parting: Gifts Shall
I Compare Thee A
Red, Red Rose Peace Parting Time
Does not Bring Relief Music,
When Soft Voices Die
Castelnuovo-Tedesco:
Coplas Señor
Alcade Mayor Manojito
de alfiteres Gitano,
pouque vas preso? En
medio de la mar hay Un
estudiante tunante Hermosa
blanca azucena Cuando
el juez me demando Un
rosal hace una rosa
La
mujer qu' engaña un hombre
Te
pintar_(r) un cantar
Dentro
de mi pecho hay
CD508: ISRAEL
PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA.
Paul Creston: Chant of
1942 & Suite for Strings; Hovhaness: Celestial Fantasy & Armenian Rhapsody No. 2; Dello Joio: Air for
Strings; Persichetti: Introit
for Strings;
Chajes: Israeli
Melodies. David Amos, conducting. "Celestial
Fantasy is a small masterpiece." High
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Creston: 1942 Suite for Strings Mvt 1(Prelude) Mvt
2(Badinage) Mvt
3(Cantilena) Mvt
4(Cumulus) Hovhaness: Celestial
Fantasy Dello Joio: Air
for Strings Chajes: Israeli
Melodies Song
of the Well Song
of the Pioneers Song
of the Night Song
of the Desert Song
of the Canaan Song
of Galilee Persichetti: Introit Hovhaness: Armenian
Rhapsody No.2
CD510: PREMIERES
OF OLD AND NEW.
Max Bruch: Kol
Nidrei, op. 47 (trans. horn & orch); Karl
Matys: Concertstucke for Horn & Orchestra, op. 24, no. 2; Allessandro Stradella: Aria (Horn, Orch.); Johann Reichardt: Das Bild
der Rose; Richard Diciedue: Concerto
in F for Horn & Orchestra; Peter Tchaikovsky: Autumn Song, op. 37A; C.D.
Lorenz: Abendgesang; Alexander
Glazunov: Chant du Menestral, op. 71. Meir Rimon, horn; Members
of the Israel Philharmonic, David
Amos, conducting.
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Bruch: Kol
Nidrei Matys Concertstucke, op. 24, no. 2: Mvt.
1(Allegro\Andante) Mvt
2(Allegro) Stradella: Aria Reichardt: Das
Bild der Rose Diciedue: Concerto in
F Allegro/Doloroso
Rondo
Tchaikovsky: Autumn
Song Lorenz: Abendgesang Glazunov: Chant
du Menestral
CD511: HAYDN and MENDELSSOHN Double
Concertos for Violin, Piano, and String Orchestra. Sidney Weiss, violin; Jeanne Weiss, piano; with
members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Sidney
Weiss is concertmaster with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. "...both works are intimate but lovely, and
the Weiss team superb." Audio
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Mendelssohn Concerto: Mvt
1(Allegro) Mvt
2(Adagio) Mvt
3(Allegro molto) Haydn Concerto: Mvt
1 (Allegro) Mvt
2 (Largo) Mvt
3 (Allegro)
CD512: TREASURES FOR HORN AND TRUMPET. Gregory
Hustis, Horn; Richard Giangiulio, Trumpet; Eric Barr, Oboe; Dallas Chamber
Orchestra, Ronald Neal, Music Director. Leopold
Mozart: Concerto in D for Horn & Orchestra; Johann
Hertel: Concerto a 6 for Trumpet, Oboe, Strings, & Continuo; Saint-Saens: Romances for Horn, op. 36 & 67; John Eccles: Symphony for Mercury; Beethoven: Sextet for Two Horns and Strings; Grimm-Freres: Two Waltzes and a March. “...right, stylish performances..." Los Angeles Times UPC
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Leopold Mozart, Concerto in D: Mvt
1 (Allegro moderato) Mvt
2 (Menuet) Mvt
3 (Andante) Mvt
4 (Allegro) Hertel, Concerto a 6: Mvt
1 (Allegro) Mvt
2 (Arioso) Mvt
3 (Allegro) Saint-Saens: Romance,
op. 36 Romance,
op. 37 Eccles: Symphony for
Mercury Majestic Allegro
Slow Brisk Beethoven: Sextet for Two Horns Allegro
con brio Adagio Rondo
Allegro Grimm-Freres: Waltz
1 Waltz
2 March
CD513: DANCES, MOODS, AND ROMANCES. Meir
Rimon, Horn.
Israel Philharmonic, David Amos,
conductor.
Saint-Saens: Romance; Glazunov: Serenade No. 2; Scriabin: Romance; Graziani:
Variations on a Theme of Haydn; Laszlo Rooth: Variations
on a Sephardic-Jewish Romance, and Quiet Monday; Eddie
Halpern: The Nigun of Rabbi Ytzhak; Zorman:
Moods; Sinigaglia: Romanza; Zorman:
Memories of an Old Yemenite Tune; Kogan:
Hassidic Rhapsody and Tfila. "...a highly successful disc." Fanfare UPC
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Saint-Saens: Romance
Glazunov: Serenade Scriabin: Romance
Kogan: Hassidic
Rhapsody Tfila
Rooth: Variations Quiet
Monday Halpern: Rabbi
Ytzhak Graziani: Variations Zorman:
Moods Memories Sinigaglia: Romanza
CD635: YIZHAK SCHOTTEN, VIOLA. Benjamin Britten: Lachrymae, op. 48, for Viola and
String Orchestra;
Alan Shulman: Theme and Variations for
Viola and Orchestra;
Franz Schubert: Sonata for Arpeggione;
Marin Marais: Five Old French Dances. With Katherine Collier, piano; Edward Parmentier, harpsichord; Great Lakes Chamber
Orchestra, Richard Rosenberg, conductor. Schotten,
formerly with Boston Symphony & principal with Houston Symphony is
presently Professor at University of Michigan. "...extremely
expressive musician." Toronto
Whig-Standard Magazine
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Marais Five Dances: Rondeau
L’Agreable La
Provencale La
Musette La
Matelotte Le
Basque
Schubert: Mvt
1(Allegro moderato) Mvt
2(Adagio-Allegretto) Britten: Lachrymae Shulman: Theme
and Variations
CD721: PAMELA PECHA, OBOE. Allessandro Marcello: Oboe Concerto in C Minor; Domenico Cimarosa: Oboe Concerto in C (adapted by
Arthur Benjamin); J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2, all with the Janacek
Chamber Orchestra, plus the following
oboe and organ pieces: Rheinberger: Andante Pastorale and Rhapsodie; Alexander
Guilmant: Cantilene Pastorale; Jan Koetsier: Partita; Johann Ludwig Krebs:
Fantasie; and Hermann Schroeder: Drei Dialoge. With Karel Paukert, organ.Pamela
Pecha is the former assistant principal oboe of the Cleveland Orchestra. Karel
Paukert is Curator of Musical Arts at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
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Marcello Concerto: Mvt
1(Andante) Mvt
2(Adagio) Mvt
3(Presto) Cimarosa Concerto: Mvt
1(Intro) Mvt
2(Allegro) Mvt
3(Siciliana) Mvt
4(Allegro giusto) Bach: Brandenburg Concerto
No. 2 Allegro Andante Allegro
assai Guilmant: Cantilene
Pastorale Koetsier: Partita Mvt
1(Liberamente) Mvt
2(Larghetto) Mvt
3(Vivace) Mvt
4(Largo) Mvt
5(Andante sostenuto) Hirtenlied: Andante
Pastorale Rheinberger: Rhapsodie Krebs: Fantasia Schroeder: Dialoge Mvt
1(Moderato) Mvt
2(Andante sostenuto) Mvt
3(Poco vivo)
CD745: THE VERDEHR TRIO, The
Making of a Medium, Vol. 5. Alexander Arutiunian, Suite; Thomas Christian David,
Triple Concerto (with the Tonkünstler Orchestra); Peter Sculthorpe, Dream Tracks; Peter Schickele,
Serenade for Three. 'The breadth of these commissions is amazing. I
recommend this CD highly.” Fanfare
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Arutiunian Suite: Mvt
1(Lento) Mvt
2(Allegretto) Mvt
3(Adagio) Mvt
4(Allegro non troppo) Sculthorpe: Dream
Tracks Schikele: Serenade Mvt
1 Mvt
2 Mvt
3 David: Triple Concerto Mvt
1 Mvt
2 Mvt
3
CD748: TRIPLE CONCERTOS by David Ott and William Wallace. The Verdehr Trio with Solisti di Praga, Leon Gregorian, conductor; and the Janacek
Philharmonic, Jack Bowman, conductor. UPC 009414774828ORDER
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Ott Triple Concerto: Mvt
1(Andante) Mvt
2(Adagio) Mvt
3(Allegro) Wallace Triple
Concerto: Mvt
1(Allegro) Mvt
2(Moderato) Mvt
3(Allegro)
CD749: TRIO WITH ORCHESTRA.
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski: Triple Concerto; Thomas Christian David: Carmen Suite and Sinfonia
Concertante. The Verdehr Trio with Solisti di Praga, Leon Gregorian, conductor; Janacek Philharmonic, Jack Bowman, conductor; and the Michigan State University
Wind Symphony, Kenneth G. Bloomquist,
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Skrowaczewski Triple Concerto: Mvt
1(Misterioso) Mvt
2(Aria) Mvt
3(Presto) Mvt
4(Adagio) Mvt
5(Finale) David: Carmen Mvt
1(Intro: Allegro Moderato) Mvt
2(Moderato) Mvt
3(Lento Assai) Mvt
4(Allegro Moderato) Mvt
5(Moderato) David: Sinfonia Mvt
1(Adagio-Allegro) Mvt
2(Intermezzo) Mvt
3(Presto)
CD760: TRUMPETER EMERITUS, Armando
Ghitalla. Hummel: Concerto in E;
Molter: Concerto in D; Michael Haydn: Concerto in C, plus Concertino in Eb by
Albrechtsberger, and the anonymous Suite in D. A legend in the trumpet world,
for years solo trumpet with the Boston Symphony, Ghitalla made these recordings
in his prime. They were the first-ever recordings of these works. Conducted by Pierre Monteux, Harold Farberman, &
John Moriarty with members of the Boston Symphony and the Copenhagen Chamber
Orchestra. "All are splendid performances. What makes them so
outstanding is Ghitalla’s sense of elegant style. This is a collection of
worthy repertory, played as if by the Archangel Gabriel himself. Highly
recommended." InTune Mag.
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Hummel Concerto in E: Mvt
1 (Allegro con
spirito) Mvt
2 (Andante) Mvt.
3 (Rondo) Albrechtsberger Concertino in Eb Mvt
1 (Moderato) Mvt
2 (Minuetto) Mvt
3(Larghetto) Mvt
4(Vivace) Molter: Concerto in D Mvt
1 Mvt
2 Mvt
3 Anon: Suite in D Mvt
1(Overture) Mvt
2(Rigaudons 1 &
2) Mvt
3(Aria) Mvt
4(Anglaise 1 & 2) Mvt
4(Saraband) Mvt
5(Hornpipes 1 &
2) Mvt
6(Minuets 1 & 2) Mvt
7(Gigue) M. Haydn: Concerto in C Mvt
1(Adagio) Mvt
2(Allegro molto)
CD765: TRUMPET CONCERTOS. John Holt, Trumpet; Slovak Radio Orchestra, Kirk Trevor,
Conductor. ALEXANDRA PAKHMUTOVA: Concerto for Trumpet
in Bb; ERIC EWAZEN: Concerto for Trumpet and Strings; ANTHONY PLOG: Concerto
No. 2 for Trumpet and Orchestra.
John Holt is principal
trumpet with the Dallas Opera Orchestra and trumpet professor at the University
of North Texas. His first three CDs received unanimous critical acclaim, with
Gramophone Magazine saying “Holt plays with perfect technique and
intonation, altering his sound to suit..challenging works.”
Pakhmutova’s works are imbued with the spirit of Russian life, folk
tunes, and impressions of the country. Ewazen, faculty member at The Juilliard School, has written
many works for brass and is the recipient of numerous composition awards and
prizes. Plog, frequently recorded
trumpet player and composer, is a music professor in Freiburg, Germany. UPC 009414776525 ORDER
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Pakhmutova: Concerto
for Trumpet in Bb Ewazen: Concerto for
Trumpet and Strings: Allegro
moderato Scherzo Elegia Allegro
agitato Plog:
Concerto No. 2: Allegro
moderato Adagio,
with freedom Lento;
Allegro moderato
CD767: FRENCH TRUMPET CONCERTOS. John Holt, Trumpet. With the Slovak
Radio Orchestra, Kirk Trevor, Conductor. Henri Tomasi,
Concerto pour Trompette et Orchestre; Robert Planel, Concerto pour Trompette et
Orchestre à cordes; Andr_(c) Jolivet, IIe Concerto pour Trompette; and Alfred
Desenclos, Incantation, Thr_(r)ne et Danse.
“Another winner for Crystal
Records…all four [works] are entertaining and worth hearing. Indeed, I’ve been
playing this recording compulsively since acquiring it a little more than a
week ago…His playing leaves behind the mechanical issues of the trumpet and
achieves the distinction of vocalism. It is as if he is singing through the
trumpet, producing a big, warm sound when that is wanted, a subtle thinner
sound when that is called for, all with the inflections of a master singer.
There is a sense of relaxed confidence even in the most virtuosic passages, but
also a sense of excitement and joy in the pure pleasure of playing these
enchanting works.” Leonard Link, on
the web, April 2007.
John Holt is principal trumpet with the Dallas Opera
Orchestra and trumpet professor at the University of North Texas. His first
four CDs on Crystal received unanimous acclaim, with Gramophone Magazine
describing him as “an elegant, sensitive artist.” The four concertos herein are a feast for the
sensibilities: lyrical or dramatically expressive; rhythmically or harmonically
nodding to the popularity of jazz; reflective of modern chamber music and
symphonic music first heard in Paris in the 1920s; or expressing new
ideologies. UPC 009414776723 
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Tomasi Concerto: Mvt.
1 Mvt.
2 Mvt
3 Planel Concerto: Mvt.1 Mvt.
2 Mvt.
3 Jolivet Concerto: Mvt.1 Mvt.2 Mvt.3
Desenclos: Incantation Thr_(r)ne Danse
CD769: TRUMPET PANOPLY, JOHN
HOLT, Trumpet. Concertos for Trumpet
and Orchestra by Arutiunian, Hummel, Tartini. Also Richard Peaslee: Nightsongs.
John Holt, Trumpets and Flugelhorn; with UNT Symphony and Chamber Orchestras,
Anshel Brusilow & Clay Couturiaux, conductors; and Slovak Radio Orchestra,
Kirk Trevor, conductor. UPC 009414776921. ORDER
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John Holt is principal trumpet with the Dallas Opera Orchestra
and trumpet professor at the University of North Texas. His first six CDs
received unanimous critical acclaim, with Gramophone Magazine describing him as
“an elegant, sensitive artist with perfect technique and intonation.” The three concertos herein are standards for the
trumpet and the Peaslee is a wonderful 20th-century work featuring
flugelhorn.
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Arutiunian Concerto
Hummel Concerto in E
flat Major Allegro
con spirito Andante Rondo
Tartini Concerto Grandioso Andante Allegro
Grazioso Peaslee Nightsongs (to return to this page after listening to samples,
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CD773: GREGORY HUSTIS, HORN. With the Dallas Philharmonia, Paul
Clifford Phillips, Conductor. Eric Ewazen: Concerto for Horn and String Orchestra;
James Beckel: The Glass Bead Game; Simon Sargon: Questings.
Gregory Hustis has been principal horn with
the Dallas Symphony for 29 years. He also
has been featured guest artist with many other orchestras and music festivals,
and is the artistic director of the Music in the Mountains festival in Durango,
Colorado. One of his previous CDs was called "one of the
finest recitals I have ever heard"
by Robert McColley in Fanfare Magazine.
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Ewazen: Concerto Mvmt
1 Mvmt
2 Mvmt
3 Beckel: The Glass Bead Game: The
Call and Awakening Father
Jacobus Magister
Ludi Coronation and Death Sargon: Concerto: Concertato Pastorale Burlesque/Finale
CD801: MUSIC OF HOVHANESS Symphony No.11: All Men Are Brothers, Prayer
of St. Gregory,
Armenian Rhapsody No.1, Tzaikerk. Royal
Philharmonic,
Alan Hovhaness conducting, and Crystal
Chamber Orchestra, Ernest Gold conducting. UPC
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Symphony
No. 11 Armenian
Rhapsody Prayer
of St. Gregory Tzaikerk
CD802: MUSIC OF HOVHANESS, Vol. 2. St. Vartan Symphony, "Artik" Concerto for Horn & Orchestra. National Philharmonic of
London, Alan Hovhaness conducting, and members of the Israel
Philharmonic, David Amos conducting. Meir Rimon, horn. UPC 009414780225 ORDER
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St. Vartan Symphony: Part
One Part
Two Artik
CD803: MUSIC OF HOVHANESS, Vol. 3. Majnun Symphony (Symphony No. 24). National Philharmonic of London, Alan Hovhaness conducting; John Alldis Choir; Martyn
Hill, tenor;
John Wilbraham, solo trumpet; Sidney Sax, solo violin.
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Magnum: Part
One Part
Two
CD804: MUSIC OF HOVHANESS, Vol. 4.
Symphony Etchmiadzin, Armenian Rhapsody No. 3, Mountains and Rivers Without End, Fra Angelico.
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Alan Hovhaness. UPC 009414780423 ORDER
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1 (Andante) Mvt
2 (Pavana) Mvt
3 (Introduzione) Armenian
Rhapsody No. 3 Mountains
and Rivers Fra
Angelico
CD805: ALAN HOVHANESS, Vol 5. Symphony No. 19
"Vishnu", Requiem and Resurrection. Sevan Philharmonic and the North Jersey Wind Symphony. Alan Hovhaness, conductor. These recordings used on the television show
"Cosmos" with Carl Sagan.
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Requiem Vishnu
CD806: ALAN HOVHANESS, Vol. 6. Lady of Light & Avak, The Healer. Royal
Philharmonic Orchestra, Alan Hovhaness conducting, with Patricia Clark, soprano;
Leslie Fyson, baritone; and The Ambrosian Singers. Crystal Chamber Orchestra,
Ernest Gold conducting with Marni Nixon, soprano; Thomas Stevens, trumpet. UPC 009414780621 ORDER
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Lady
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Avak the Healer: Mvt
1(overture) Mvt
2(Dawn) Mvt
3(He Strikes the Bells)
Mvt
4(Processional) Mvt
5(Strangeness) Mvt
6(He Touches the Bro
CD807: ALAN HOVHANESS, Vol. 7. Odysseus Symphony (Symphony No. 25), Celestial Gate (Symphony No. 6),
Prayer of St. Gregory.
Polyphonia Orchestra; Alan Hovhaness,
conductor. UPC 009414780720 ORDER
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Odysseus: Part
One Part
Two Celestial
Gate Prayer
of St. Gregory
CD808: ALAN HOVHANESS, Vol. 8.
Magnificat (for four solo voices, chorus, and
orchestra): Louisville Orchestra, University of Louisville Chorus with Audrey
Nossaman, soprano; Elizabeth Johnson, contralto; Thomas East, tenor; Richard
Dales, baritone; and Saturn: Kate Hurney, soprano; Lawrence Sobel, clarinet;
Martin Berkovsky, piano.
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Magnificat: Mvt
1(Celestial Fanfare) Mvt
2(Magnificat) Mvt
3(Et Exsultavit) Mvt
4(Quia Respexit) Mvt
5(Omnes Generationes)
Quia
Fecit Mihi Magna Et
Misericordia Fecit
Potentiam Esurientes
Implevit Bonis Suscepit
Israel Sicut
Locutus Est Gloria
Patri Saturn: Prelude Titan,
Moon of Saturn Orb
Mysterious Saturn,
Celestial Globe O
Lost Note My
Hymm Giant
Globe Vision
of Saturn On
Wings of a Soundless Note
What
is Universe? Intermezzo Harp
of Saturn
CD810: ALAN HOVHANESS, And
God Created Great Whales (for
orchestra with actual whale "songs"), Anahid, Elibris, Alleluia
and Fugue, Concerto No. 8 for Orchestra. Philharmonia Orchestra, David Amos conductor. A best-seller! UPC 009414781024 ORDER
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Great
Whales Concerto No. 8: Mvt
1(Andante) Mvt
2(Moderato) Mvt
3(Andante) Mvt
4(Allegro Molto) Mvt
5(Andante) Elibris Alleluia and Fugue Anahid
CD811: HOVHANESS TREASURES. Alan Hovhaness' favorite works: Symphony No.49
"Christmas Symphony", Symphony No. 31, Celestial Canticle, O Joy at
the Dawn of Spring, Starry Night. Hinako
Fujihara, soprano; Scott Goff, flute; Gerard Schwarz and Alan Hovhaness,
conductors; Northwest Sinfonia. UPC 009414781123 ORDER
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Symphony No. 31: Mvt
1(Andante) Mvt
2(Presto) Mvt
3(Lento) Mvt
4(Fuga Presto) Mvt
5(Allegro) Mvt
6(Andante) Mvt
7(Fuga) Starry
Night
Celestial Canticle: Mvt
1(Prelude) Mvt
2(The Lord Reigneth) Mvt
3(Under the Shadow) Mvt
4(Alleluia)
Dawn
of Spring Christmas Symphony: Mvt
1(Celestial Prophecy) Mvt
2(The Angel) Mvt
3(Pastoral) Mvt
4(The Star)
CD945: DOUBLE CONCERTOS FOR VIOLIN AND
CLARINET by William Wallace, Dinos
Constantinides, and James Niblock. Walter
Verdehr, Violin; Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr, Clarinet; Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic,
Kirk Trevor, Conductor; Slovak Radio Orchestra, Jiri Tomasek, Conductor.
This is the 15th CD in the Verdehr Trio’s
recordings of works they have commissioned, mostly for the trio combination of
violin, clarinet, and piano. This CD features the violin and clarinet. Strad
Magazine called their series "Remarkable collection by a remarkable
ensemble" and the American
Record Guide said "Brilliant in every department." The Verdehrs teach at Michigan State University in
East Lansing, Michigan. UPC 009414794529
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of the movement shown.
Wallace Concerto: Mvt
1(Allegro) Mvt
2(Andante) Mvt
3(Allegro vivace) Constantinides
Concerto of Psalms: Mvt
1(From the Heart) Mvt
2(Eternal Song) Mvt
3(Paean) Niblock
Concerto:
Mvt 1(Allegro moderato) Mvt
2(Adagio) Mvt
3(Allegro)
GCD101: HENRY CHARLES LITOLFF. Concerto Symphonique No. 4 in D Minor, op. 102. Gerald Robbins, piano; Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra, Edouard Van Remoortel, conductor. "...enormously pleasing....the fires burn fiercely.
The famous Scherzo is the second movement...breathlessly Mendelssohnian in
pace. Robbins burns up the keyboard with velocity and brachial power...a voice
of true eloquence." Fanfare UPC 009414810120 ORDER
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GCD102: CARL REINECKE,
Piano Concerto No. 1 in F# minor, and
Piano Concerto No. 2 in E minor, op. 120. Gerald
Robbins, piano;
Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra with Edouard Van Remoortel conducting. “...rich in
melodic invention and variety, beautifully scored...astonishingly prescient of
Tchaikovsky. Robbins’ technican prowess is phenomenal.” Fanfare UPC 009414810229 ORDER
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GCD103: ANTON RUBINSTEIN, Piano
Concerto No. 5 in Eb, op. 94. Adrian Ruiz, Piano; Nürmberg
Symphony Orchestra with Zsolt Deaky
conducting. "...much inspired piano writing...true genius [Rubinstein],
aided by Ruiz' formidable technique and assured poetic sensitivity." American Record Guide UPC
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GCD104: SERGE PROKOFIEV, Piano Concertos 2 and 3. Jorge Bolet, Piano; Nürmberg
Symphony with Ainslee Cox conducting. Bolet, winner of the Naumburg Prize and former head of
the piano department at Curtis Institute, is "one of the most brilliant
modern virtuosos." Baker's Biographical
Dictionary. "...dexterous highlighting of contrapuntal
details...impeccable grace...playing notable for its energy." Fanfare
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GCD105: HERMANN GOETZ, The
Complete Orchestral Works. Symphony in F Major; Spring Overture; Overture to
"The Taming of the Shrew"; Overture to "Francesca da
Rimini." Monte-Carlo Opera Orchestra with Van Remoortel conducting. "...faultlessly crafted, melodically
attractive, effectively orchestrated... beautifully harmonized...overflowing
with melodic invention." Fanfare UPC 009414810526 ORDER
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GCD106: GIOVANNI SGAMBATI (1841?1914), Piano Concerto in G Minor, op. 15. Jorge Bolet,
piano; Nürmberg Symphony Orchestra
with Ainslee Cox conducting. JOSEPH RHEINBERGER (1839?1901), Piano Concerto in Ab, Op. 94. Adrian Ruiz, piano;
Nürnberg Symphony Orchestra with Zsolt Deàky conducting. "Two of the
great piano concertos of the mid-Romantic age. A rich feast of heroic and
expressive music." Fanfare
UPC 009414810625
GCD111: FRANZ BERWALD, Piano Concerto in D Major; Theme and Variations in G Minor;
Rondeau-Bagatelle in Bb; Presto feroce; Duo in D Major for Violin and
Piano. With Greta Erikson,
Piano; Josef Grünfarb, Violin; Swedish Radio Orchestra, Stig Westerberg,
Conductor. UPC 009414811127 ORDER
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