GERSHWIN
Rhapsody in Blue / Porgy and Bess Suite / etc BLU-RAY AUDIO ONLY John Fullam (clarinet) ion Weiss (piano) / Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta [ Naxos Blu-Ray Audio / Blu-ray Disc - released 25/Apr/2015 ] George Gershwin fired up the New York music scene with his mélange of alluring tunes and refinement of the jazz vibe. His Strike up the Band Overture opened a flashy Broadway hit and, inspired by a train ride, the composer heard his masterpiece... |
Buffalo Killers
Ohio Grass [ CD - released 23/Aug/2013 ] |
LUKAS FOSS
Foss: Ode / Renaissance Concerto / Three American Pieces / Symphony No. 1 in G major Amy Porter (flute) Nikki Chooi (violin) / Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta [ Naxos American Classics / CD - due 24/May/2024 ] Berlin-born Lukas Foss studied music in Paris before settling in Philadelphia in 1937. Though he freely explored diverse compositional styles, three of the works in this recording fall into his early neo-Classical period and exemplify his dictum that... |
Buffalo
Dead Forever [ Repertoire records / CD - released 11/Oct/2010 ] |
Buffalo Killers
3 [ Alive Records / CD - released 25/Jul/2011 ] |
Buffalo Killers
Dig.Sow.Love.Grow. [ Alive Natural Sounds / CD - released 17/Aug/2012 ] |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Orchestral Music from Der Ring des Nibelungen Buffalo Philharmonic, JoAnn Falletta [ Naxos / CD - released 23/Feb/2018 ] The essential meaning of Wagner's magnum opus Der Ring des Nibelungen is wrapped up in the composer's own lifetime pursuit of transcendent romance, with the redemption of eternal love one of the primary tenets of this and his other music dramas.... |
FLORENT SCHMITT
Antoine et Cléopâtre Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Oct/2015 ] Schmitt's The Haunted Palace follows the nuances of Mallarmé's translation from Edgar Allan Poe in lush orchestration and a sound-scape of enigmatic symbolist imagery. |
ZOLTAN KODALY
Kodály: Concerto for Orchestra / Dances of Galanta / etc Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta [ Naxos / CD - released 22/Dec/2017 ] Zoltán Kodály, like his compatriot Béla Bartók, wrote major orchestral scores that were deeply enriched by his research into Hungarian folk music. The Dances of Galánta are full of swagger and vitality, and the Concerto for Orchestra, commissioned... |
VITEZSLAV NOVAK
Novák: In the Tatra Mountains / etc Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Mar/2017 ] "Here is yet another fine release from the Buffalo Philharmonic under its dynamic and enterprising conductor, JoAnn Falletta. All three of these works have been recorded before, but the excellence of these performances shows" ClassicsToday 9/9 |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Orchestral Suites: Josephs-Legende / Der Rosenkavalier / Die Frau ohne Schatten Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra / JoAnn Falletta [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] To give renewed life to two of his less well known scores, the fantasy opera Die Frau ohne Schatten and the biblical ballet Josephs-Legende, Richard Strauss created symphonic memoires which preserved both their storylines and musical highlights.... |
ALEXANDER SCRIABIN
Scriabin: The Poem of Ecstasy / Symphony No. 2 Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Feb/2023 ] Grammy Awards 66th Awards (2024) Nominee - Best Orchestral Performance |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss, (R.): Ariadne Auf Naxos Symphony-Suite / Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, Op. 60 Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Mar/2017 ] Richard Strauss' Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme suite was one of his own favourite scores, an absolute jewel of incidental music that combines the composer's romanticism with his love of the Baroque music of Jean-Baptiste Lully. D. Wilson Ochoa has created... |
SCHUBERT
Symphony, Death and the Maiden (arr. A. Stein) / Symphony No. 8 Unfinished (completed by B. Newbould and M. Venzago) Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra / JoAnn Falletta [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] Schubert's music has been arranged by many other composers, though few have succeeded in amplifying the astonishing drama and pathos of a masterpiece such as the Death and the Maiden Quartet as has Andy Stein, who writes: 'I have tried to create a... |
REINHOLD GLIERE
Gliere: Symphony No. 3 in B minor, Op. 42 'Il'ya Murometz' Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Apr/2014 ] "Falletta and her excellent orchestra give a visceral account of the score projecting its wide range of moods, from mystery and enchantment to violence and tragic intensity." (Orchestral Choice BBC Music April 2014) |
RESPIGHI
Vetrate di chiesa / Impressioni Brasiliane / Rossiniana Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra / JoAnn Falletta [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Dec/2007 ] "Brilliance from Buffalo in Respighi's rich orchestration.". - Editor's Choice, Gramophone Magazine Feb 2008 |
AARON COPLAND
Copland: Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo / Prairie Journal / Red Pony Suite / Letter From Home Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta (conductor) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 14/Sep/2006 ] Rosette Recording (Penguin Guide) |
CHARLES GRIFFES
Griffes: Pleasure Dome of Kubla Khan / The White Peacock Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra / JoAnn Falletta (conductor) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 4/Apr/2004 ] "A full and deserved celebration of a short-lived American post-Romantic" - Editor's Choice Gramophopne Magazine (April 2004) |
DUKE ELLINGTON
Ellington: Black, Brown, and Beige Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta / Sal Andolina (clarinet & alto saxophone) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 13/Mar/2013 ] "A vital and very generous collection showcasing a concert Ellington who loved his commercial roots yet had more to give and gave it." (MusicWeb) |
GERSHWIN
Rhapsody In Blue Falletta/Buffalo Po [ Naxos / CD - released 3/Jun/2013 ] "Weiss veers towards the Romantic piano concerto but is faithful to the score - not always the case these days." |