A belated thank you for your support, Antonio.

Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Hans Werner Henze - Symphonies Nos. 3-5 (Marek Janowski)


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Composer: Hans Werner Henze
  1. Symphony No. 3: I. Anrufung Apolls
  2. Symphony No. 3: II. Dithyrambe
  3. Symphony No. 3: III. Beschwörungstanz
  4. Symphony No. 4
  5. Symphony No. 5: I. Movimentato
  6. Symphony No. 5: II. Adagio
  7. Symphony No. 5: III. Moto perpetuo

Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Marek Janowski, conductor

Date: 2011
Label: Wergo

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Tuesday, November 29, 2022

Hans Werner Henze - Symphony No. 9 (Marek Janowski)


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Composer: Hans Werner Henze
  1. Symphony No. 9: I. Die Flucht
  2. Symphony No. 9: II. Bei den Toten
  3. Symphony No. 9: III. Bericht der Verfolger
  4. Symphony No. 9: IV. Die Platane
  5. Symphony No. 9: V. Der Sturz
  6. Symphony No. 9: VI. Die Nacht im Dom
  7. Symphony No. 9: VII. Die Rettung

Rundfunkchor Berlin
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Marek Janowski, conductor

Date: 2010
Label: Wergo

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Hans Werner Henze - Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8 (Marek Janowski)


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Composer: Hans Werner Henze
  1. Symphonie No. 7: I. Tanz
  2. Symphonie No. 7: II. Ruhig Bewegt
  3. Symphonie No. 7: III. Unablässig In Bewegung
  4. Symphonie No. 7: IV. Ruhig, Verhalten
  5. Symphonie No. 8: I. Allegro
  6. Symphonie No. 8: II. Allegramente con comodo tenerezza e ballabilità
  7. Symphonie No. 8: III. Adagio

Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Marek Janowski, conductor

Date: 2010
Label: Wergo

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Sunday, November 27, 2022

Dmitri Klebanov - Chamber Works (ARC Ensemble)


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Composer: Dmitri Klebanov
  • (01) String Quartet No. 4
  • (05) Piano Trio No. 2
  • (09) String Quartet No. 5

ARC Ensemble
Erika Raum, violin (1-4, 9-11)
Marie Bérard, violin
Steven Dann, viola (1-4, 9-11)
Thomas Wiebe, cello
Kevin Ahfat, piano (5-8)

Date: 2021
Label: Chandos

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Saturday, November 26, 2022

Walter Kaufmann - Chamber Works (ARC Ensemble)


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Composer: Walter Kaufmann
  • (01) String Quartet No. 11
  • (05) Violin Sonata No. 2, Op. 44
  • (08) String Quartet No. 7
  • (13) Violin Sonatina No. 12 (arr. for Clarinet & Piano)
  • (16) Septet (for Three Violins, Viola, Two Cellos, and Piano)

ARC Ensemble
Erika Raum, violin (1-12, 16)
Marie Bérard, violin (1-4, 8-12, 16)
Steven Dann, viola (1-4, 8-12, 16)
Thomas Wiebe, cello (1-4, 8-12, 16)
Joaquin Valdepeñas, clarinet (13-15)
Kevin Ahfat, piano (5-7, 13-16)
&
Jamie Kruspe, violin (16)
Kimberly Jeong, cello (16)

Date: 2020
Label: Chandos

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Friday, November 25, 2022

Szymon Laks - Chamber Works (ARC Ensemble)


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Composer: Szymon Laks
  • (01) String Quartet No. 4
  • (04) Divertimento
  • (07) Piano Sonatina
  • (11) Concertino
  • (14) Passacaille
  • (15) Piano Quintet

ARC Ensemble
Joaquin Valdepeñas, clarinet (4-6, 11-14)
Erika Raum, violin (1-3, 15-18)
Marie Bérard, violin (1-6, 15-18)
Steven Dann, viola (1-3, 15-18)
Winona Zelenka, cello (1-3, 15-18)
David Louie, piano (4-10)
Dianne Werner, piano (14-18)
with
Sarah Jeffrey, oboe (11-13)
Frank Morelli, bassoon (4-6, 11-13)

Date: 2017
Label: Chandos

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Thursday, November 24, 2022

Jerzy Fitelberg - Chamber Works (ARC Ensemble)


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Composer: Jerzy Fitelberg
  • (01) String Quartet No. 1
  • (06) Serenade for Viola and Piano
  • (07) Sonatine for Two Violins
  • (13) String Quartet No. 2
  • (16) Nachtmusik, Op. 9 "Fisches Nachtgesang"

ARC Ensemble
Joaquin Valdepeñas, clarinet (16)
Erika Raum, violin I (1-5, 13-15) & violin II (7-12)
Marie Bérard, violin II (1-5, 13-15)
Benjamin Bowman, violin I (7-12)
Steven Dann, viola (1-6, 13-15)
Bryan Epperson, cello (1-5, 13-16)
with
Kara Huber, piano (6) & celeste (16)

Date: 2015
Label: Chandos

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Wednesday, November 23, 2022

Alfred Schnittke - Works for Violin & Piano (Daniel Hope; Alexey Botvinov)


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Composer: Alfred Schnittke
  1. Suite in the Old Style: I. Pastorale
  2. Suite in the Old Style: II. Ballet
  3. Suite in the Old Style: III. Minuet
  4. Suite in the Old Style: IV. Fugue
  5. Suite in the Old Style: V. Pantomime
  6. Polka
  7. Tango (arr. Andriy Rakhmanin)
  8. Sonata No. 1: I. Andante
  9. Sonata No. 1: II. Allegretto
  10. Sonata No. 1: III. Largo
  11. Sonata No. 1: IV. Allegretto scherzando
  12. Madrigal in memoriam Oleg Kagan
  13. Gratulationsrondo
  14. Stille Nacht

Daniel Hope, violin
Alexey Botvinov, piano

Date: 2021
Label: Deutsche Grammophon

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Alfred Schnittke - Piano Concertos Nos. 1-3 (Ewa Kupiec)


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Composer: Alfred Schnittke
  • Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
  • Concerto for Piano and String Orchestra
  • Concerto for Piano 4-hands and Chamber Orchestra

Ewa Kupiec, piano
Maria Lettberg, piano
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Frank Strobel, conductor

Date: 2008
Label: Phoenix Edition

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Tuesday, November 22, 2022

Alfred Schnittke - Film Music, Vol. 5 (Frank Strobel)


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Composer: Alfred Schnittke
  • (01) THE STARS OF THE DAY
  • (07) THE FAVORITE
  • (14) FATHER SERGIUS

Rundfunkchor Berlin
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Frank Strobel, conductor

Date: 2021
Label: Capriccio

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Monday, November 21, 2022

Akira Ifukube - The Artistry of Akira Ifukube, Vol. 8 (Tetsuji Honna)


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Composer: Akira Ifukube

CD1:
  • (01) Overture to the Nation of Philippines
  • (02) Japanese Rhapsody
  • (04) Symphonic Fantasia No. 1
CD2:
  • (01) Symphonic Ode 'Gotama the Buddha'
  • (04) Sinfonia Tapkaara: III. Vivace

Tokyo Philharmonic Chorus
Japan Philharmonic Orchestra
Tetsuji Honna, conductor

Date: 2004
Label: King Record



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Akira Ifukube - The Artistry of Akira Ifukube, Vol. 7 (Tetsuji Honna)


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Composer: Akira Ifukube
  • (01) Symphonic Fantasy "GODZILLA VS KINGGHIDORA'
  • (08) Symphonic Suite "THE LITTLE PRINCE AND THE 8-HEADED DRAGON"

Japan Philharmonic Orchestra
Tetsuji Honna, conductor

Date: 2003
Label: King Record


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Akira Ifukube - The Artistry of Akira Ifukube, Vol. 6 (Tetsuji Honna)


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Composer: Akira Ifukube
  • (01) Ballet "Drumming of Japan" JAKOMOTO JANKO
  • (05) EGLOGUE SYMPHONIQUE pour Koto à vingt cordes et Orchestre
  • (06) Oberture festiva "SA BAGO FILIPINAS"

Keiko Nosaka, koto
Japan Philharmonic Orchestra
Tetsuji Honna, conductor

Date: 2003
Label: King Record



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Akira Ifukube - The Artistry of Akira Ifukube, Vol. 5 (Izumi Tateno; Tsugio Tokunaga)


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Composer: Akira Ifukube
  • (01) Symphony Concertante for Piano and Orchestra
  • (04) Rapsodia concertante per violino ed orchestra

Izumi Tateno, piano
Tsugio Tokunaga, violin

Japan Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
Naoto Otomo, conductor
Jun'ichi Hirokami, conductor

Date: 1997
Label: King Record



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Sunday, November 20, 2022

Akira Ifukube - The Artistry of Akira Ifukube, Vol. 4 (Jun'ichi Hirokami)


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Composer: Akira Ifukube
  • Symphonic Fantasias Nos. 1-3
  • Rondo in Burlesque for Japanese Drum and Orchestra

Japan Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
Jun'ichi Hirokami, conductor

Date: 1995
Label: King Record


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Akira Ifukube - The Artistry of Akira Ifukube, Vol. 3 (Jun'ichi Hirokami)


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Composer: Akira Ifukube
  • (01) Ballet "SALOME"
  • (27) Prelude du soldat

Japan Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
Jun'ichi Hirokami, conductor

Date: 1995
Label: King Record


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Akira Ifukube - The Artistry of Akira Ifukube, Vol. 2 (Jun'ichi Hirokami)


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Composer: Akira Ifukube
  • (01) Sinfonica Tapkaara
  • (04) Japanese Suite

Japan Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
Jun'ichi Hirokami, conductor

Date: 1995
Label: King Record


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Akira Ifukube - The Artistry of Akira Ifukube, Vol. 1 (Jun'ichi Hirokami)


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Composer: Akira Ifukube
  • (01) Japanese Rhapsody
  • (03) Triptyque Aborigene
  • (06) Ballata Sinfonica

Japan Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
Jun'ichi Hirokami, conductor

Date: 1995
Label: King Record


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Saturday, November 19, 2022

Silvestre Revueltas; Aaron Copland - Two Classic Political Film Scores (Angel Gil-Ordóñez)


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Composer: Silvestre Revueltas; Aaron Copland
  • (01) Revueltas - Redes
  • (10) Copland - The City

PostClassical Ensemble
Angel Gil-Ordóñez, conductor

Date: 2022
Label: Naxos

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Friday, November 18, 2022

Various Composers - Charles Gerhardt conducts Classic Film Scores


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  • CD01: Erich Wolfgang Korngold
  • CD02: Dimitri Tiomkin
  • CD03: Errol Flynn
  • CD04: Max Steiner
  • CD05: Alfred Newman
  • CD06: Humphrey Bogart
  • CD07: Bernard Herrmann
  • CD08: Franz Waxman
  • CD09: Erich Wolfgang Korngold
  • CD10: Miklós Rózsa
  • CD11: Max Steiner
  • CD12: Bette Davis

John Alldis Choir
The Ambrosian Singers
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Gerhardt, conductor

Compilation: 2020
Label: RCA

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Various Composers - Last Silence (Martha Aarons; Lev Polyakin; Frances Renzi)


Information

  • (01) Nino Rota - Trio for Flute, Violin & Piano
  • (04) César Cui - 5 Petits duos, Op. 56
  • (09) Paul Schoenfield - 4 Souvenirs
  • (13) Jacques Ibert - 2 Interludes
  • (15) Paul Schoenfield - Last Silence

Martha Aarons, flute
Lev Polyakin, violin
Frances Renzi, piano

Date: 2020
Label: Azica Records

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Tuesday, November 15, 2022

Paul Schoenfield - Refractions (Various Artists)


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Composer: Paul Schoenfield
  1. Six British Folk Songs: I. Jack Tar
  2. Six British Folk Songs: II. The Basket of Eggs
  3. Six British Folk Songs: III. The Gypsy Laddie
  4. Six British Folk Songs: IV. The Parting Kiss
  5. Six British Folk Songs: V. The Lousy Tailor
  6. Six British Folk Songs: VI. A Dream of Napoleon
  7. Peccadilloes: I. Allemande
  8. Peccadilloes: II. Fughetta
  9. Peccadilloes: III. Rag
  10. Peccadilloes: IV. Waltz
  11. Peccadilloes: V. Shuffle
  12. Peccadilloes: VI. Boogie
  13. Refractions: I. Toccata
  14. Refractions: II. March
  15. Refractions: III. Intermezzo
  16. Refractions: IV. Tarantella

James Tocco, piano (3, 5, 7-16)
Yehuda Hanani, cello (1-6, 13-16)
Alexander Fiterstein, clarinet (13-16)
Paul Schoenfield, piano (1, 2, 4, 6)

Date: 2010
Label: Naxos

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Monday, November 14, 2022

Paul Schoenfield - Camp Songs; Ghetto Songs (Music of Remembrance)


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Composer: Paul Schoenfield
  1. Camp Songs: I. Black Boehm
  2. Camp Songs: II. The Corpse Carrier's Tango
  3. Camp Songs: III. Heil, Sachsenhausen!
  4. Camp Songs: IV. Mister C.
  5. Camp Songs: V. Adolf's Farewell to the World
  6. Ghetto Songs: I. Shifrele's Portrait
  7. Ghetto Songs: II. Moments of Despair
  8. Ghetto Songs: III. Tolling Bells
  9. Ghetto Songs: IV. Our Springtime
  10. Ghetto Songs: V. A Ray of Sunshine
  11. Ghetto Songs: VI. Moments of Confidence
  12. Gerard Schwarz - Rudolf and Jeanette

Angela Niederloh, mezzo-soprano
Erich Parce, baritone (1-5)
Morgan Smith, baritone (6-11)

Music of Remembrance
Mina Miller, artistic director
Gerard Schwarz, conductor (12)

Date: 2009
Label: Naxos

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Sunday, November 13, 2022

Christopher Gunning - Concertos for Flute, Clarinet & Guitar (Various Artists)


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Composer: Christopher Gunning
  • (01) Concertino for Flute & Small Orchestra
  • (04) Concerto for Clarinet & String Orchestra
  • (07) Concerto for Guitar & Orchestra, "Requerdos do Mallorca"

Catherine Handley, flute
Michael Whight, clarinet
Craig Ogden, guitar

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Christopher Gunning, conductor

Date: 2012/2022
Label: Signum

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Saturday, November 12, 2022

Christopher Gunning - Violin & Cello Concertos (Harriet Mackenzie; Richard Harwood)


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Composer: Christopher Gunning
  • (01) Violin Concerto
  • (04) Cello Concerto
  • (07) Birdflight

Harriet Mackenzie, violin
Richard Harwood, cello

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Christopher Gunning, conductor

Date: 2016/2020
Label: Signum

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Friday, November 11, 2022

Christopher Gunning - Symphonies Nos. 6 & 7; Night Voyage


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Composer: Christopher Gunning
  1. Symphony No. 6
  2. Night Voyage
  3. Symphony No. 7

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Christopher Gunning, conductor

Date: 2014/2021
Label: Signum

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Thursday, November 10, 2022

Christopher Gunning - The Film & TV Music (Rumon Gamba)


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Composer: Christopher Gunning
  1. Poirot Variants
  2. La Môme Piaf (La vie en rose)
  3. Under Suspicion
  4. Cold Lazarus
  5. The Rosemary and Thyme Caprice
  6. Rebecca
  7. Pollyanna
  8. Firelight
  9. When the Whales Came
  10. The Hollow
  11. Five Little Pigs
  12. Lighthouse Hill

Nicole Tibbels, soprano
Craig Ogden, guitar
Martin Robertson, saxophone

BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Rumon Gamba, conductor

Date: 2010
Label: Chandos

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Wednesday, November 9, 2022

Christopher Tyler Nickel - Symphony No. 2 (Clyde Mitchell)


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Composer: Christopher Tyler Nickel
  • Symphony No. 2

Northwest Sinfonia
Clyde Mitchell, conductor

Date: 2021
Label: Avie

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Tuesday, November 8, 2022

Christopher Tyler Nickel - Concertos for Oboe (Mary Lynch; Harrison Linsey)


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Composer: Christopher Tyler Nickel
  • (01) Concerto for Oboe
  • (04) Concerto for Oboe d'amore
  • (06) Concerto for Bass Oboe

Mary Lynch, oboe & oboe d'amore
Harrison Linsey, bass oboe

Northwest Sinfonia
David Sabee, conductor

Date: 2020
Label: Avie

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Monday, November 7, 2022

Christopher Rouse - Symphony No. 5; etc (Giancarlo Guerrero)


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Composer: Christopher Rouse
  1. Symphony No. 5
  2. Supplica
  3. Concerto for Orchestra

Nashville Symphony Orchestra
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor

Date: 2020
Label: Naxos

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Sunday, November 6, 2022

Duke Ellington - Black Brown and Beige; etc. (JoAnn Falletta)


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Composer: Duke Ellington
  • (01) Harlem (orch. Maurice Peress)
  • (02) Black, Brown and Beige – Suite (orch. Maurice Peress)
  • (05) Three Black Kings – Ballet (completed by Mercer Ellington)
  • (08) The River – Suite (orch. Ron Collier)
  • (13) Billy Strayhorn - Take the 'A' Train (arr. Ellington)

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor

Date: 2013
Label: Naxos

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Saturday, November 5, 2022

Arthur Farwell - Songs, Choral & Piano Works; String Quartet (Various Artists)


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Composer: Arthur Farwell
  1. String Quartet in A Major, Op. 65 "The Hako"
  2. 3 Indian Songs, Op. 32: No. 1, Song of the Deathless Voice
  3. 3 Indian Songs, Op. 32: No. 2, Inketunga's Thunder Song
  4. 3 Indian Songs, Op. 32: No. 3, The Old Man's Love Song
  5. 4 Indian Songs, Op. 102: No. 3, Pawnee Horses
  6. From Mesa and Plain, Op. 20: No. 2, Pawnee Horses
  7. Navajo War Dance No. 2, Op. 29
  8. Dawn, Op. 12
  9. Impressions of the Wa-Wan Ceremony of the Omahas, Op. 21: No. 1, Receiving the Messenger
  10. Impressions of the Wa-Wan Ceremony of the Omahas, Op. 21: No. 2, Nearing the Village
  11. Impressions of the Wa-Wan Ceremony of the Omahas, Op. 21: No. 3, Song of Approach
  12. Impressions of the Wa-Wan Ceremony of the Omahas, Op. 21: No. 4, Laying Down the Pipes
  13. Impressions of the Wa-Wan Ceremony of the Omahas, Op. 21: No. 5, Raising the Pipes
  14. Impressions of the Wa-Wan Ceremony of the Omahas, Op. 21: No. 6, Invocation
  15. Impressions of the Wa-Wan Ceremony of the Omahas, Op. 21: No. 7, Song of Peace
  16. Impressions of the Wa-Wan Ceremony of the Omahas, Op. 21: No. 8, Choral

Dakota String Quartet (1)
William Sharp, baritone (2-4)
Emanuele Arciuli, piano (2-4, 6-16)
University of Texas Chamber Singers; James Morrow (5)

Date: 2021
Label: Naxos

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Friday, November 4, 2022

Charles Tomlinson Griffes - Orchestral Music (JoAnn Falletta)


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Composer: Charles Tomlinson Griffes
  1. The White Peacock
  2. 3 Poems of Fiona McLeod, Op. 11: The Lament of Ian the Proud
  3. 3 Poems of Fiona McLeod, Op. 11: The Dark Eyes to Mine
  4. 3 Poems of Fiona McLeod, Op. 11: The Rose of the Night
  5. Bacchanale
  6. Clouds
  7. 3 Tone-Pictures: The Lake at the Evening
  8. 3 Tone-Pictures: The Vale of Dreams
  9. 3 Tone-Pictures: The Night Winds
  10. Poem
  11. The Pleasure Dome of Kubla Khan, Op. 8

Barbara Quintiliani, soprano (2-4)
Carol Wincenc, flute (10)
Buffalo Symphony Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor

Date: 2003
Label: Naxos

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Thursday, November 3, 2022

Charles Tomlinson Griffes - Piano Music (Emanuele Torquati)


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Composer: Charles Tomlinson Griffes
  • (01) 3 Tone-Pictures, Op. 5
  • (04) Winter Landscape
  • (05) Fantasy Pieces, Op. 6
  • (08) Rhapsody in B Minor
  • (09) De Profundis
  • (10) Roman Sketches, Op. 7
  • (14) Piano Sonata

Emanuele Torquati, piano
Date: 2017
Label: Brilliant Classics

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Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Frederick Septimus Kelly - Orchestral Works (Benjamin Northey)


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Composer: Frederick Septimus Kelly

CD1:
  • (01) Elegy in memoriam Rupert Brooke
  • (02) German Symphony
  • (06) Scherzo
  • (07) The Somme Lament (arr. Christopher Latham)
CD2:
  • (01) A Coin For The Ferryman (Monograph No. 16, arr. Christopher Latham)
  • (02) Two Organ Preludes (arr. Christopher Latham)
  • (04) Serenade for flute, harp, horn and strings
  • (09) Songs of Love and Loss

Douglas Mackie, flute
Marshall McGuire, harp
Geoff Lierse, horn

Andrew Goodwin, tenor
Christina Wilson, mezzo-soprano

Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Johannes Fritzsch, conductor (CD1-1)
Benjamin Northey, conductor

Date: 2019
Label: ABC Classic



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Tuesday, November 1, 2022

Frederick Septimus Kelly - Piano Works (Alex Wilson)


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Composer: Frederick Septimus Kelly
  • (01) 12 Studies, Op. 9
  • (14) 24 Monographs, Op. 11

Alex Wilson, piano
Date: 2020
Label: Toccata

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