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TrianglesTheme
& Variations
MomentumSoliloquy Quartet: Mvt
1(Spectral Dance)
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CD329: Ascending to Superlatives _ CAROLYN HOVE, English
Horn. Wm Kraft, Encounters XI: The Demise of Suriyodhaya
(Eng. hn, with Raynor Carroll, percussion); Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Eclogues (flute, English horn, guitar);
Hovhaness, Suite, op.21 (Eng. horn, bassoon); Gerhard Samuel, Lyric Scene
(Eng. horn, 2 violins, cello); Paul Turok, Improvisations (Eng. horn, violin,
piano). Carolyn Hove has been solo English horn with the Los Angeles
Philharmonic since 1988. “rich,
gorgeous, juicy sound”, says Bruce Gbur in American Music
Magazine. UPC 00941473292-7 |
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Tedesco Eclogues: Mvt
1(Andantino) Mvt
2(Allegro) Mvt
3(Lento) Mvt
4(Allegretto)
Kraft Encounters: Suriyodhaya
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CD387: Balancing Act, BILL BOOTH, TROMBONE.
Scharnberg, Betwixt & Between (for 2 violins, viola, cello, and Greg
Goodall, marimba); Creston, Fantasy;
Beethoven, Variations; Ravel, Piece in form of Habanera; Plog, 3 Miniatures;
Schumann, Fantasy Pieces; Convertino, 4 Preludes. Bill Booth has over 500
motion picture credits & is principal trombone in the Los Angeles Opera
& Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. He is accompanied by Bryan Pezzone & 14
others of the most prominent motion picture instrumentalists. UPC
00941473872-1 |
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Beethoven: Variations Creston: Fantasy Scharnberg: Betwixt
& Between Plog Miniatures:
Mvt
1 (Moderato) Mvt
2 (Allegro)
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CD396: GRAVITY IS LIGHT TODAY. Roger
Bobo, Tuba and Bass Horn, with Frøydis Ree Wekre, Horn, Roger Kellaway,
Piano, and Jazz Ensemble. Roger Kellaway, The Morning Song, The
Westwood Song, Sonoro, Dance of the Ocean Breeze; Fred Tackett, The Yellow
Bird. with Fred Tackett, Guitar; Ralph Grierson, Piano; Skip Mosher, Bass; Ray
Rich, Drums. Bobo is "the Heifetz
of the Tuba," says Stereo Review. He was for 25 years solo tuba with the
Los Angeles Philharmonic. This recording shows what jazz tuba can
do. UPC 00941473962-9 |
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Morning
Song Westwood
Song Yellow
Bird SonoroDance
of the Ocean Breeze
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CD737: MITCHELL LURIE, Clarinet.
Frederick Lesemann, Sonata for Clarinet & Percussion; Halsey Stevens,
Concerto for Clarinet & String Orchestra; Robert Muczynski, Time Pieces
for Clarinet & Piano. With Karen Ervin, Percussion; Robert Muczynski, Piano; Crystal Chamber Orch.,
Akira Endo, Cond. Lurie was principal clarinet in the Pittsburgh &
Chicago Symphonies. He taught at U.S.C. for over 40 years, and has been an
active performer at music festivals throughout the world. UPC
00941477372-2 |
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Stevens Concerto: Mvt
1 (Andante con moto) Mvt
2 (Quasi Adagio) Mvt
3 (Allegro
Moderato) Lesemann: Sonata
Muczynski Time Pieces: Mvt
1 (Allegro Risoluto)
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CD740: VOICES OF CHANGE (20th
century specialists). Dan Welcher: Evening Scenes; William Kraft:
Melange; Larry Alan Smith: The Scrolls; Robert Xavier Rodriguez:
Chronies, Meditation, & Sonatina d'Estate. Harvey Boatright, flute;
Ross Powell, clarinet; Arkady Fomin & Emanuel Borok, violin; Barbara
Hustis, viola; Christopher Adkins, cello; Deborah Mashburn, percussion; Jo Boatright, piano; Paul Sperry, tenor. "a
strong program, loaded with exotic color", Los Angeles Times. UPC
00941477402-6 |
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Welcher Evening Scenes: Mvt
1(In Memory) Mvt2 (The Storm) Mvt
3 (Lullaby) Rodriguez:
Meditation
Rodriguez Chronies:
Mvt 1 (Toccata)
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CD752: WESTWOOD WIND QUINTET.
Schuman, Dances for Woodwind Quintet and Percussion with Matthew
Kocmieroski, percussion; Bergsma,
Concerto for Wind Quintet; Rochberg, To the Dark Wood; Carter, Woodwind
Quintet 1948; Biggs, Scherzo; Plog, Animal Ditties; Schuller,
Suite. "A feast of ...virtuoso music for winds. Performances
are excellent." In-Tune Magazine. "A superb performing group;
first-rate in every way." Washington D.C. Star "Crisp,
energetic performances & music." Classical disCDigest
UPC 00941477522-1 |
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Bergsma Concerto: Mvt
1(Allegro) Mvt
2(Andante) Mvt
3(Allegro assai)
Rochberg: To
the Dark Wood Carter
Quintet: Mvt
1(Allegretto)
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CD811: HOVHANESS TREASURES. Alan
Hovhaness' favorite works: Starry Night (Scott Goff, flute; John Carrington,
harp; Ronald Johnson, Xylophone); Symphony
No.49 "Christmas Symphony", Symphony No. 31, Celestial Canticle, O
Joy at the Dawn of Spring. Hinako Fujihara, soprano; Gerard Schwarz and
Alan Hovhaness, conductors; Northwest Sinfonia. "Four stars",
Classic CD Magazine. "The sonics are gorgeous",
American Rcd Guide. "The general feeling is one of restrained
happiness and joy throughout.", InTune Magazine. UPC 00941478112-3 |
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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)
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CD850: LOU HARRISON, Concerto for Violin and
Percussion; Concerto for Organ with Percussion Orchestra.
Eudice Shapiro, violin; David Craighead, organ; Los Angeles
Percussion Ensemble, William Kraft,
conductor. "Recording of Special Merit", Stereo
Review. "The violin soars and sings. Superb
performance", High Fidelity "marvelous expressive
melodies in the Violin Concerto. The Organ Concerto is even more
flamboyant... particularly joyous."
Fanfare. UPC 00941478502-2 |
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Concerto for Violin: Mvt
1(Allegro maestoso) Mvt
2(Largo) Mvt
3(Allegro) Concerto for
Organ: Mvt
1(Allegro) Mvt
2(Andante)
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CD873: WANTED _ THE BASSOON BROTHERS.
"Wanted for low-down playing and bass behavior."
(Bassoon Quartet: Mark Eubanks, Robert Naglee, Juan de Gomar, Bonnie Fillmore
Cox; Carlton Jackson, drums and percussion) Gounod Funeral March of a Marionette, Irving Berlin Alexander’s
Ragtime Band, Carl Maria von Weber Fantasy #1 (from Concerto in F), Edvard
Grieg Hall of the Mountain King, David Carroll The Wedding Guest, Hoagy
Carmichael Georgia On My Mind, Leo Delibes Pizzicati, Leroy Anderson Bugler’s
Holiday, Peter Schickele Last Tango in Bayreuth and Blue Set No. 2 for Four
Bassoons, Pierre Max Dubois Scherzo pour 4 Bassons, Lorenz Hart/Richard
Rogers Bewitched, Georges Bizet Dragoons (Entr’acte from Carmen), Dave
Brubeck Blue Rondo A La Turk, Lowell Shaw Frippery #19 & Frippery #2,
Jimmy Forest Night Train & (traditional) Red River
Valley "Just plain hilarious...this disc pushes the
frontiers of bassoondom." Seattle Times. "...a sort of
all-bassoon version of the Canadian Brass...I love it", Audiophile
Auditions. UPC 00941478732-3 |
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Gounod: Funeral
March Berlin: Alexander's
Ragtime Band von
Weber: Fantasy
#1 Grieg: Hall
of the Mountain King
Carroll: The
Wedding Guest
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CD960: PHILHARMONIC STANDARD TIME.
Tom Stevens, Trumpet; Terry Trotter, Piano; Tom Warrington, Bass; Ralph
Penland, Drums. Improvised jazz
renditions of songs by John Green, Bronislaw Kaper, David Raksin, Victor Scherzinger,
Henry Mancini, Ferde Grofe. Out of Nowhere, Body and Soul, Invitation, I
Cover the Waterfront, While My Lady Sleeps, Laura, Tangerine, Two for the
Road, Sylvia, On the Trail. "thoroughly
recommended", Jazz Journal Intl. UPC
00941479602-8 |
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Green: Out
of Nowhere Body
and Soul I
Cover the Waterfront
Kaper: InvitationWhile
My Lady Sleeps
Cassette:
C393: BRIAN BOWMAN, EUPHONIUM.
Samuel Adler, Four Dialogs for Euphonium and Marimba; John Boda, Sonatina for
Euphonium and Synthesizer; Walter Ross, Partita for Euphonium and Piano;
Antonio Capuzzi, Andante and Rondo. Brian Bowman, Euphonium; Gordon Stout,
marimba; Marjorie Lee, piano. (available
only on cassette)
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