More By Artist: Gerard Way
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SCHUMANN
Concerto for Orchestra / Concerto for Violin and Orchestra Olivier Charlier (violin) / BBC Philharmonic, Gerard Schurmann [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 6/Mar/2002 ] premiere recordings from this Dutch East Indies composer |
CRUSSELL
Clarinet Concertos Per Billman (Clarinet) / Uppsala Chamber Orchestra / Gerard Korsten [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Nov/2007 ] "Soloist Per Billman knows his clarinet at least as well as did Crusell; he plays beautifully, and receives alert accompaniment from his Swedish colleagues. Delightful." - David Hurwitz, classicstoday.com, December 1999 |
CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Debussy: Sonatas & Trio Renaud Capucon (violin) Gérard Caussé (viola) Emmanuel Pahud (flute), Marie-Pierre Langlamet (harp) Edgar Moreau (cello) Bertrand Chamayou (piano) [ Erato Classics / CD - released 10/Nov/2017 ] Their readings of the late sonatas are packed with glorious detail, while Renaud Capuçon, Bertrand Chamayou and Edgar Moreau make a great case for the early Piano Trio.' BBC Music Award WINNER 2018 - Chamber |
JOHAN FARJOT
Farjot: Lovescapes Rosemary Standley; David Tepfer; Jeanne Gérard; Sandrine Piau; Ambroisine Bré; Delphine Haidan; Stanislas de Barbeyrac; Geneviève Laurenceau; Arnaud T [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 14/Jan/2022 ] Johan Farjot's music prolongs the inner resonances of David Tepfer's beautiful poems, dealing with the frissons and sorrows of love. On the road to the eighty-eight temples of the Japanese island of Shikoku, the piano of Johan Farjot or David... |
HOWARD HANSON
Hanson: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5 Seattle Symphony and Chorale, Gerard Schwarz [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 10/Dec/2011 ] "Schwarz's commitment to the music is evident in every bar: you really can take the quality, not least of his marvellous orchestra, for granted." (Gramophone) |
HOWARD HANSON
Symphony No. 1 in E Minor Op. 21 "Nordic" / Lament for Beowulf Op. 25 Seattle Symphony and Chorale, Gerard Schwarz [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 20/Nov/2011 ] "Both the playing and recording are beyond reproach, the climactic moments growing majestically in this warm, sympathetic acoustic." (Recording of the Month MusicWeb April 2012) |
HOWARD HANSON
Symphony No. 3 / Merry Mount, Op. 31: Suite Seattle Symphony and Chorale, Gerard Schwarz [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 10/Dec/2011 ] Hanson's symphonic cycle is one of the most important in American music. The Third Symphony, composed between 1936 and 1938, is imbued with the rich Nordic sensibility that runs through the First. It owes its impetus to the pioneering Swedish... |
BLOCH
Bloch: America & Concerto Grosso No. 1 Seattle Symphony, Gerard Schwarz [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jun/2012 ] Swiss-born Bloch, a pupil of Eugène Ysaÿe, emigrated to the United States in 1916. Written in 1926, two years after Bloch had become an American citizen, America: An Epic Rhapsody, is the composer's tribute to his adopted country. This romantic and... |
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Capriccio Espagnol / Overtures / Dubinushka Seattle Symphony, Gerard Schwarz [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Nov/2011 ] "These Seattle Symphony recordings of Russian virtuoso showpieces are an excellent illustration of the amazingly high standards being achieved by other previously unheralded orchestras all over the globe. So what I want to know now about Schwarz and... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Echoes - Classic Works Transformed Seattle Symphony / Gerard Schwarz [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 22/Sep/2011 ] "The concept of Echoes was to select well-known short works - five to ten minutes in length - and to transform them for our present time. I picked six of my closest composer-friends, and asked them to arrange, orchestrate, or simply be inspired by an... |
PFITZNER / SCHUMANN etc
Hans Pfitzner: Symphony in C major Seattle Symphony, Gerard Schwarz [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Nov/2012 ] The musical expression of German Romanticism is the theme of this disc. The trajectory of Schumann's Konzertstück, Op. 86, written for four horns and orchestra, goes from heroism to introspection. |
MORTON GOULD
Morton Gould: Concerto Grosso from ‘Audubon’ Seattle Symphony, Gerard Schwarz [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Jul/2012 ] |
NICOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Rimsky-Korsakov: Orchestral Suites (Incls 'Snow Maiden') Seattle Symphony, Gerard Schwarz [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Dec/2011 ] "The pieces are enjoyable as lollipops; perhaps they will also encourage listeners to explore Rimsky-Korsakov's operatic legacy more fully." Gramophone |
RICHARD DANIELPOUR
Richard Danielpour: Symphony No. 3 ‘Journey Without Distance’ Seattle Symphony, Gerard Schwarz [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Jul/2012 ] "Danielpour is an outstanding composer for any time - one who knows how to communicate deep, important emotions through simple, direct means." (The New York Daily News) |
WALTER PISTON
Piston: Symphonies Nos. 2 And 6 Seattle Symphony / Gerard Schwarz [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 20/Jun/2008 ] "There is nothing academic about Piston at his best, which these two performances of some of his best symphonies eloquently attest. Formerly available elsewhere, they're now budget-priced with Piston's Fourth to come." - Buffalo News |
DVORAK
Symphony No. 6 (with Janacek - Idyll) Seattle Symphony, Gerard Schwarz [ Naxos Seattle Symphony Collection / CD - released 30/Jan/2013 ] "Schwarz usefully separates his violin desks, which pays generous dividends in the finale...[the Janacek Idyll is] an effective showcase for the Seattle strings, who distinguish themselves with a degree of lustre and expressive sweetness that matches... |
DAVID DIAMOND
Diamond: Symphony No. 8 / Suite from the Ballet TOM Seattle Symphony, Gerard Schwarz [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 30/Jul/2008 ] "To sum up: Diamond's music is refreshingly free from gimmickry and razzmatazz. And these are seemingly exemplary performances by the Seattle Symphony Orchestra under their long-standing chief. So why hesitate?" -- David Gutman, Gramophone, 05/04 |
ALAN HOVHANESS
Symphony No.1 'Exile' / Symphony No 50 'Mount Saint Helens' Seattle Symphony, Gerard Schwarz [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 20/Jan/2013 ] The 1980 eruption of Mount Saint Helens inspired the Symphony No. 50, with its remarkable evocation of the violent power and hauntingly mystic beauty of nature in "startlingly realistic engineering" (Gramophone). |
DEEMS TAYLOR
Deems Taylor: Through the Looking Glass Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Nov/2012 ] One of Deems Taylor's most successful compositions, Through the Looking Glass celebrates Alice in Wonderland, each of its five sections corresponding to passages or episodes from this enchanting tale. |
ARTHUR FOOTE
Foote: Francesca da Rimini / 4 Character Pieces / Suite / Serenade (excerpts) Seattle Symphony Orchestra / Gerard Schwarz [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] Born in Massachusetts, Arthur Foote was unusual among 19th century American composers in that practically all of his training took place in the United States. His individualistic style recalls the classical structure of Brahms while reveling in... |
