Kansas
There's Know Place Like Home [ CD ] |
Kansas
Two for the Show [ Sony Music / 2 CD - released 1/Jul/2008 ] Digitally re-mastered, American imported double disc set, featuring bonus tracks, etc. |
RENE CLAUSEN
Life and Breath: Choral Works by René Clausen Kansas City Chorale, Charles Bruffy [ Chandos / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jun/2012 ] "Although he writes in all genres, René Clausen is today one of America's most popular choral composers...On this release, choral works by Clausen are performed by the Kansas City Chorale, another choir of great international renown" |
NATIVITAS
Nativitas: American Christmas Carols Kansas City Chorale / Charles Bruffy (conductor) with James Higdon, organ [ Nimbus / CD - released 1/Nov/2008 ] "As beautiful a disc of precious Christmas music as you are likely to hear this or any year." (MusicWeb Nov 2009) |
SIBELIUS / SULLIVAN
ShakespeareAEs Tempest: Incidental music for The Tempest Kansas City Symphony / Michael Stern [ Reference / CD - released 20/Jul/2008 ] "This is a fine and thoughtfully put together project. I hope we will hear more from this orchestra and conductor in similarly inventive couplings...Their Sullivan is excellent." (MusicWeb July 2008) |
Kansas Uni Wind Ensemble
Redline Tango [ Naxos / CD - released 3/Mar/2008 ] |
MANTYJARVI / TICHELI / MARTIN / CLAUSEN
Eternal Rest Phoenix Bach Choir / Kansas City Chorale / Charles Bruffy [ Chandos / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Oct/2006 ] Phoenix Bach Choir & Kansas City Chorale, Charles Bruffy |
JOSEF RHEINBERGER
Sacred Choral Works (Incls Mass, Op. 109) Phoenix Bach Choir / Kansas City Chorale / Charles Bruffy [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Oct/2007 ] "This new recording was made by two professional American choirs, the Phoenix Bach Choir and the Kansas City Chorale, conducted by Charles Bruffy. The two groups come together annually to record double choir works. The resulting ensemble is... |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: All-night Vigil [Vespers], Op. 37 Phoenix Chorale & Kansas City Chorale, Charles Bruffy [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 2/Mar/2015 ] 2016 Grammy Award WINNER - Best choral recording |
MORTON GOULD
Derivations / and more Stephanie Zelnick (clarinet) / University of Kansas Wind Ensemble / Scott Weiss [ Naxos Wind Band Classics / CD - released 1/Aug/2011 ] "Bubbling creative energy and humour prove central to Gould's success." (MusicWeb July 2011) |
MORTON GOULD
Morton Gould: American Legend Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra, Theodore Kuchar / University of Kansas Wind Ensemble, Scott Weiss / Nashville Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Scherme [ Naxos / 3 CD Box Set - released 13/Feb/2013 ] "Morton Gould is the American composer closest to my heart. The breadth of his talent, and his ability to channel American vernacular effortlessly into his concert works, make him the true heir of George Gershwin." Albany Symphony |
COPLAND / TICHELI / TORKE
Landscapes University of Kansas Wind Ensemble, Paul Popiel, Steve Leisring (trumpet), Ji Hye Jung (marimba), Margaret Marco (cor anglais) [ Naxos / CD - released 16/Apr/2013 ] Landscapes is a journey through the rich tapestry of American wind band music, performed by one of the country's leading ensembles. One of Michael Torke's most admired works, Javelin has been described as a 'sonic olympiad', while his arrangement of... |
GLASS ./ FAIROUZ
Glass: Concerto Fantasy for 2 Timpanists and Orchestra & Fairouz: Symphony No. 4 University of Kansas Wind Ensemble, Paul W. Popiel [ Naxos / CD - released 5/Feb/2014 ] Philip Glass' Concerto Fantasy for Two Timpanists and Orchestra, composed in 2000 and transcribed for wind ensemble by Mark Lortz in 2004, is a significant addition to the repertoire of large-scale works for timpani. The work is rhythmically... |