The Copland known to most people is the composer of scores such as El Salón México, Rodeo, Appalachian Spring, and the Third Symphony–in short, of the popular, approachably folksy works of the years 1936 to 1946. But what about the music Copland wrote before these defining pieces? Some would say it’s even more important, having served to open the door, as Virgil Thomson rightly observed, to “the voice of America in our generation.” The four works on this disc show that Copland was Copland–a …

Works of: Bach, Vivaldi, Brahms, Berlioz, Handel Seasonal Favorites including Adeste Fideles, Lo How A Rose, Hallelujah Chorus.. The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
Robert Shaw, conductor…

Five Stanzas for String Ensemble, dedicated to Carl Ruggles, pioneer and friend, was composed in Hollywood, California, from December 6 to December 26, 1927, and the final score was written during the following weeks. I had met Carl Ruggles in December 1922, when I went to New York to play some of my earlier piano compositions at a concert of the International Composers Guild, of which I had been a founding member a year before. The score of Five Stanzas was printed in the quarterly New Music Or…

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Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) – Symphony of Psalms
1. Part I. (3:12)
2. Part II. (6:14)
3. Part III. (12:02)

Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) – Gloria for Soprano Solo, Chorus & Orchestra
4. I. Gloria (2:45)
5. II. Laudamus Te (2:57)
6. III. Domine Deus (4:23)
7. IV. Domine Fili Unigenite (1:18)
8. V. Domine Deus, Agnus Dei (6:48)
9. VI. Qui Sedes ad Dexteram Patris (5:46)…

This third volume of Malipiero’s symphonies features the most widely played of all his Symphonies, the
strikingly original Sixth (for strings) from 1947. The adventurous, at times dissonant Fifth, with its
concertante part for two pianos, juxtaposes chamber and orchestral textures. From the 1960s come the
Eleventh (of the bagpipes), which features drone-like ostinati, and the colourfully scored Eighth (Short
Symphony). Volumes 1 and 2 are available on Naxos 8.570878 and 8.570879….

Famous to the world as one of the greatest conductors of the 20th century, Wilhelm Furtwängler (1886-1954) preferred to be thought of as a composer. He wrote his Third Symphony in two versions, one with three movements and one with four. George Alexander Albrecht has become one of the most versatile conductors of his generation. He was awarded the Gustav-Mahler-Goldmedaille in 1985 for his performances of the complete works of Mahler and is the author of the book Die Symphonien Gustav Mahlers. …

Vol. 1 of this series received outstanding press, comparing it to the finest Mozart cycles ever recorded.”In Primakov’s recording each moment is necessary like precise words in a good poem….such discoveries – or discoverers – do not come too often. I can’t wait to hear Volume 2.” – Muscweb-International “The piano playing is of exceptional quality: refined, multi-coloured, elegant of phrase and immaculately balanced, both in itself and in relation to the effortlessly stylish orchestra. By a…

Louis-François Dauprat Grand Music for horns by Richard BurdickThis product is manufactured on demand using CD-R recordable media. Amazon.com’s standard return policy will apply….

These performances feature highlights of the Manchester Music Festival’s 20th Anniversary summer season. From the very beginning the Festival strove to combine excellence in performance. The Manchester Music Festival String Orchestra, heard on this disc by Eroica Classical Recordings, was formed in 1989. It has performed at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., and at Merkin Hall and the Cathedral of St. John The Divine in New York City. The orchestra tours the northeast annually. The Fes…