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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 |
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VIVALDI / HANDEL / HASSE / GLUCK / MOZART / J. C. BACH / ROSSINI
Angel Voices. The Magic Of The Castrato Philippe Jaroussky, James Bowman, René Jacobs, Max Emanuel Cencic, Gérard Lesne, David Daniels [ Erato Inspiration / CD - released 2/Feb/2011 ] The fascination engendered by castrati is a remarkable phenomenon of music history. From Handel's time up to the days of Mozart and Rossini, these vocal prodigies were the leading attraction of the world of opera. |
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Jacques Of
Les Contes D´Hoffmann Plácido Domingo, Catherine Malfitano, Ann Murray, José van Dam, Rémy Corazza, Jocelyne Taillon, Gérard Friedmann, Peter [ ORFEO / 3 CD - released 4/Sep/2009 ] |
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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... |
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HOVHANESS
Mysterious Mountains (Includes Symphony No. 50 Mount St. Helens) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Gerard Schwarz [ Telarc SACD / SACD - released 9/Jun/2003 ] Hovhaness' musical style was unlike any other 20th century composer. He followed his "instinct and his voice." - On Hybrid Super Audio CD (SACD) format, presented in surround sound! PLAYABLE ON ANY CD SYSTEM |
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Seattle So/Gerard Schwarz
Hovhaness: American Mystic [ Delos / CD - released 21/Nov/2011 ] |
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HOWARD HANSON
Hanson: Symphonies Nos. 6 & 7 Seattle Symphony and Chorale, Gerard Schwarz [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 10/Apr/2012 ] |
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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) |
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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) |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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. |
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MORTON GOULD
Morton Gould: Concerto Grosso from ‘Audubon’ Seattle Symphony, Gerard Schwarz [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Jul/2012 ] |
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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 |
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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) |
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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 |
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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... |
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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 |