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Reviews of this series on Musicweb Main Index A-C D-K L-R S-Z Richard DANIELPOUR () The enchanted garden 8.559669 Reviews by Hubert Culot and Byzantion Michael DAUGHERTY (b. 1954) Philadelphia Stories (2001) UFO (1999) 8.559165 Reviews by Colin Clarke and Hubert Culot Fire and Blood (2003) MotorCity Triptych (2000) Raise the Roof (2003) 8.559372 Reviews by Carla Rees and Oleg Ledeniov Route 66 (1998) Ghost Ranch (2006) Sunset Strip (1999) Time Machine (2003) 8.559613 Review by Nick Barnard Metropolis Symphony (1988-93) Deus ex Machina for Piano and Orchestra (2007) 8.559635 Reviews by Rob Barnett and Nick Barnard David DIAMOND (b. 1915) Symphony No. 2 (1942/3) Symphony No. 4 (1945) 8.559154 Reviews by Hubert Culot and Rob Barnett Psalm (1936) [8:39] Kaddish (1987) [10:44] Symphony No. 3 (1945) 8.559155 Reviews by Rob Barnett, Michael Cookson and Colin Clarke Suite from the ballet TOM (1935) This Sacred Ground (1963) Symphony No. 8 (1960) 8.559156 Review by Rob Barnett Symphony No.1 (1941) Violin Concerto No.2 (1947) The Enormous Room (1948) 8.559157 Review by Hubert Culot Lawrence DILLON (1959-) Violin Sonata Motion (2008) Mister Blister (2006) Façade (1983) Bacchus Chaconne (1991) Spring Passing (1997) Fifteen Minutes (2006) The Voice (2008) 8.559644 Review by Byzantion Avner DORMAN (1975-) Mandolin Concerto (2006) Piccolo Concerto (2001) Concerto Grosso (2003) Piano Concerto (1995) 8.559620 Review by Oleg Ledeniov Jacob DRUCKMAN (1928-1996) String Quartet No. 3 (1981) Reflections on the Nature of Water, for solo marimba (1986) Dark Wind for violin and cello (1994) String Quartet No. 2 (1996) 8.559260 Review by Michael Cookson Vernon DUKE (1903-1969) Piano Concerto (orch. Dunn) (1923/1998) Cello Concerto (1938) Homage to Boston - suite for piano solo (1945) 8.559286 Reviews by Bob Briggs, William Kreindler and Rob Barnett Dennis EBERHARD (b. 1943) Shadow of the Swan: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra Prometheus Wept 8.559176 Reviews by Christopher Thomas and Jonathan Woolf Ralph EVANS (b. 1953) String quartet 1 (1995) 8.559354 Reviews by Rob Barnett and Bob Briggs Morton FELDMAN (1926-1987) String Quartet (1979) 8.559190 Review by Dominy Clements Paul FETLER (b. 1920) Three Poems by Walt Whitman (1976) Capriccio (1985) Violin Concerto No.2 (1980) 8.559606 Review by Nick Barnard Nicolas FLAGELLO (1928-1994) Symphony No. 1 (1964-68) Sea Cliffs (1957) Intermezzo from The Piper of Hamelin (1969) Theme, Variations and Fugue 8.559148 Reviews by Rob Barnett and Hubert Culot Piano Concerto No. 1 (1950) Dante's Farewell (1962) (orch. Anthony Sbordini) Concerto Sinfonico for saxophone quartet and orchestra (1985) 8.559296 Review by Rob Barnett and Christopher Fifield Missa Sinfonica (1957) 8.559347 Reviews by Rob Barnett, William Kreindler and Jonathan Woolf Arthur FOOTE (1853-1937) Piano Quintet (1897) String Quartet No 2 (1893) String Quartet No 3 (1911) 8.559009 Review by Rob Barnett Piano Quartet (1890) String Quartet No 1 (1883) Nocturne and Scherzo for flute and string quartet (1918) 8.559014 Review by Rob Barnett Piano Trio No. 1 in C Minor, op. 5 (1882/4) Piano Trio No. 2 in B flat Major, op 65. (1907/8) Melody for violin and piano, op. 44 (1899) Ballade for violin and piano, op. 69 (1910) 8.559039 Review by Raymond Walker (as Marco Polo 8.225117) Francesca da Rimini (1890) Serenade (1889) Four Character Pieces (1900) Suite in E major for string orchestra (1907) 8.559365 Reviews by Rob Barnett, William Kreindler and Glyn Pursglove Lukas FOSS (b. 1922) Works for Solo Piano (complete) Scherzo Ricercato (1954), Passacaglia (1940) Grotesque Dance (1938), Prelude in D major (1951) Fantasy Rondo (1944), Four Two-Part Inventions (1938) For Lenny: Variation on "New York, New York" (1987) Solo (1981) 8.559179 Review by John France Gabriela FRANK (1972-) Hilos (2010) Danza de los Saqsampillos (2000/2006) Adagio para Amantaní (2007) Quijotadas (2007) 8.559645 Reviews by Brian Reinhart and Byzantion Jefferson FRIEDMAN (1974-) String Quartet No. 2 8.559180 Review by Derek Warby Wiliam Henry FRY (1813-1864) Santa Claus Symphony Overture to Macbeth Niagra Symphony The Breaking Heart 8.559057 Reviews by Christopher Fifield and Gwyn Parry-Jones Kenneth FUCHS (b. 1956) An American Place (2004) Eventide - concerto for english horn, harp, percussion and string orchestra Out of the Dark, suite for chamber orchestra 8.559224 Reviews by Tim Perry and Colin Clarke United Artists (2006), Quiet in the Land (2004) Fire, Ice, and Summer Bronze (1986), Autumn Rhythm (2006) Canticle to the Sun (2005) 8.559335 Review by Dan Morgan Jack GALLAGHER (b. 1947) Diversions Overture (1986) Berceuse (1977) Sinfonietta (1990/2007) Symphony in One Movement ‘Threnody’ (1991) 8.559652 Review by Nick Barnard and Bob Briggs Stephen R. GERBER (b. 1948) Gershwiniana (1999) Three Folksong Transformations (2001) Three Pieces for Two Violins (1997) Notturno for violin, cello and piano (1996) Elegy on the Name ‘Dmitri Shostakovich’ (1991) Three Songs Without Words for solo violin (1986) Fantasy for solo violin (1967) Duo for violin and cello (1969) Piano Trio (1968) 8.559618 Review by Nick Barnard George GERSHWIN (1898-1937) Gershwin in Hollywood (arr. Robert Russell Bennett) An American in Paris (1928) Cuban Overture (1932) Symphonic Picture from Porgy and Bess (arranged by Robert Russell Bennett) (1943) 8.559107 Review by Dave Billinge Vittorio GIANNINI (1903-1966) Piano Concerto (1934) Symphony No.4 (1959) 8.559352 Reviews by Jonathan Woolf and Rob Barnett Philip GLASS (b. 1937) Company Violin Concerto Prelude and Dance from Akhnaten 8.559056 (also released as 8.554568) Review by John French, Colin Clarke and Marc Bridle Symphony No. 2 (1994) Symphony No. 3 (1995) 8.559202 Reviews by John Phillips, Hubert Culot and Rob Barnett The Light (1987) Symphony No. 4 'Heroes Symphony ' (1996) 8.559325 Reviews by Rob Barnett and Dominy Clements String quartet 2 (1983) 8.559354 Reviews by Rob Barnett and Bob Briggs String Quartet No.2 Company (1983) String Quartet No.3 Mishima (1985) String Quartet No.1 (1966) String Quartet No.4 Buczak (1989) 8.559636 Reviews by Nick Barnard and Dominy Clements David GOMPPER (1954-) Violin Concerto (2009) Ikon (2008) Flip (1993) Spirals 8.559637 Review by Byzantion Louis GOTTSCHALK (1829-1869) A Night in the Tropics Célèbre Tarantelle, Souvenir de Porto Rico, The Dying Poet Tournament Galop, O! Ma Charmante, La Babanier Manchega, Célèbre Tarantelle Berceuse Symphonie Romantique ('A Night in the Tropics') 8.559036 Review by Adrian Smith Piano Music 8.559145 Review by Dan Satz Symphonie No. 2, ‘À Montevideo’ Célèbre Tarantelle, Escenas Campestres Cubanas  Variations de concert sur l'hymne portugais du Roi Louis I Ave Maria, La  Casa del Joven Enrique por Méhul  Symphonie romantique 8.559320 Reviews by Dan Morgan and Göran Forsling Morton GOULD (1913-1996) American Ballads (1976) Foster Gallery (1939) American Salute 8.559005 Reviews by Ian Lace and Christopher Thomas Jekyll and Hyde Variations (1957) Fall River Legend (1948) 8.559242 Reviews by Patrick Gary, Jonathan Woolf and John Quinn Fanfare for Freedom (1942) Saint Lawrence Suite (1958) Jericho Rhapsody (1941) Derivations for Solo Clarinet and Band (1955) Symphony No.4 West Point (1952) 8.559629 Review by Nick Barnard Mark GREY (1967-) Enemy Slayer (2007) 8.559604 Review by Bob Briggs Charles Tomlinson GRIFFES (1884-1920) Piano Music Vol. 1 Piano Sonata (1919), Three Tone Pictures (1910-1915) De Profundis (1915), Roman Sketches (1915-1916) A Winter Landscape (1912), Rhapsody in B minor (1912-14) Barcarolle (1910), Legend in F sharp minor (1915) Prelude in B minor (1899-1900) 8.559023 Review by Rob Barnett The White Peacock (1915) Three Poems of Fiona McLeod (1918) Bacchanale (1912-1919), Clouds (1916-1919) Three Tone Pictures (1915) Poem for Flute and Orchestra (1918) The Pleasure Dome of Kubla Khan (1912-16) 8.559164 Reviews by Rob Barnett and Ian Lace Ferde GROFÉ (1892-1972) Mississippi Suite (1926) Grand Canyon Suite (1931) Niagara Falls Suite (1961) 8.559007 Review by Rob Barnett Death Valley Suite (1957) Hudson River Suite (1955) Hollywood Suite (1938) 8.559017 Reviews by Ian Lace, Kevin Sutton and Rob Barnett Henry Kimball HADLEY (1871-1937) The Ocean (1921) The Culprit Fay (1909) Symphony No. 4 ('North, East, South, West') (1911) 8.559064 Review by Rob Barnett Adolphus HAILSTORK (b.1941) Symphonies 2 & 3 8.559295 Review by Patrick Waller Daron HAGEN (b. 1961) Piano Trio No. 3 “Wayfaring Stranger” (2006) Piano Trio No. 1 “Trio Concertante” (1984) Piano Trio No. 2 “J’entends” (1986) Piano Trio No. 4 “Angel Band” (2007) 8.559657 Review by Kevin Sutton Shining Brow (1993) 8.669020-21 Review by Göran Forsling Howard HANSON (1896-1981) Piano Music Two Yuletide Pieces, Poèmes Erotiques, Sonata Three Miniatures, Three Etudes, Enchantment For the First Time, Slumber Song 8.559047 Review by Rob Barnett Symphony No. 1 ('Nordic') (1922) Merry Mount Suite (1938) Pan and the Priest (1926) Rhythmic Variations on Two Ancient Hymns 8.559072 Reviews by Rob Barnett and John Phillips Concerto for Organ, Harp and Strings (1926) Nymphs and Satyr Ballet Suite (1979) Fantasy Variations on a Theme of Youth for Piano and Strings (1951) Serenade for Flute, Harp, and Strings (1945) Summer Seascape No. 2 (1965) Pastorale for Oboe, Harp and Strings (1948-49) 8.559251 Reviews by Paul Cook, Jonathan Woolf and John Quinn Symphony 1 (1922) The Lament for Beowulf (1925) 8.559700 Review by Rob Barnett Symphony 2 (1930) Lux Aeterna (1923) Mosaics (1958) 8.5597001 Review by Rob Barnett Merry Mount, op. 31 (1933) 8.669012-13 Reviews by Rob Barnett, Göran Forsling and William Kreindler John HARBISON (b. 1938) Piano Trio No. 2 'Short Stories' (2003) Gatsby Etudes (1999), The Violist's Notebook (2002) Ten MicroWaltzes (2004), Cucaraccia and Fugue (2003) Cello Suite (1993), Piano Trio No. 1 (1968) 8.559243 Review by Dan Morgan Roy HARRIS (1898-1979) Symphony No. 7 Epilogue to Profiles in Courage – J.F.K. Symphony No. 9 8.559050 Reviews by Rob Barnett, Jonathan Woolf and Neil Horner Symphony No. 3 (1938) Symphony No. 4 ('Folk Song Symphony ') (1939) 8.559227 Review by John Quinn Symphony No.6 Gettysburg (1944) Symphony No.5 (1942) Acceleration (1941) 8.559609 Reviews by Nick Barnard and William Kreindler Complete Piano Music 8.559664 Reviews by Bob Briggs and Gary Higginson Stephen HARTKE (b. 1952) The Greater Good (or The Passion of Boule de Suif) (2006) 8.669014/15 Reviews by Carla Rees and Robert Hugill Jake HEGGIE (b. 1961) For a look or a touch (2007) 8.559379 Reviews by Robert Hugill and Bob Briggs Robert HELPS (1928-2001) Shall We Dance for piano (1994) Piano Quartet (1997) Postlude for horn, violin and piano (1964) Nocturne for string quartet (1960) John Ireland - The Darkened Valley (c.1919) (performed by Robert Helps) 8.559199 Review by Jonathan Woolf Victor HERBERT (1859-1924) Orchestral Music from the Musicals: Babes in Toyland The Red Mill 8.559025 Review by Rob Barnett Bernard HERRMANN (1911-1975) Echoes (1965) 8.559354 Reviews by Rob Barnett and Bob Briggs Jennifer HIGDON (b. 1962) Piano Trio (2003) Voices (1993) Impressions (2003) 8.559298 Review by Tim Perry Alan HOVHANESS (1911-2000) Cello Concerto, op. 17 (1936) Symphony No. 22 ('City of Light'), op. 236 (1971) 8.559158 Reviews by Rob Barnett, John France and Ian Lace Symphony No. 4, op.165 (1958) Return and Rebuild the Desolate Places, op.213 (1965) Symphony No. 20, op.223 ('Three Journeys to a Holy Mountain') (1969) Prayer of Saint Gregory, op.62b (1972) Symphony No. 53, op.377 ('Star Dawn') (1983) 8.559207 Review by Patrick Waller Khrimian Hairig, Op. 49 (1944-48) Guitar Concerto, Op. 325 (1979) Symphony No. 60 ('To the Appalachian Mountains') Op. 396 (1985) 8.559294 Reviews by Rob Barnett and Patrick Waller Fanfare for the New Atlantis op. 281 (1975) Concerto No. 2 for guitar and strings op. 394 (1985) Symphony No. 63 Loon Lake op. 411 (1988) 8.559336 Reviews by Rob Barnett and Michael Cookson Symphony No. 7 Nanga Parvat op. 178 (1959) Symphony No. 14 Ararat op. 194 (1960) Symphony No. 23 Ani op. 178 (1972) 8.559385 Reviews by Michael Cookson, Rob Barnett and Jonathan Woolf Charles IVES (1874-1954) Symphony No. 2 Robert Browning Overture 8.559076 Review by Gwyn Parry-Jones Symphony No. 3 ('The Camp Meeting') (c1904) Washington's Birthday (from the Holidays Symphony) (1909) Two Contemplations (c1906) 'Country Band March' (1905) Overture and March '1776' (1906) 8.559087 Review by John France Violin Sonatas No. 1 (c.1914) No. 2 (c.1914) No. 3 (c.1914) No. 4, ‘Children’s Day at the Camp Meeting’ (c.1916) 8.559119 Reviews by Colin Clarke and Bruce Hodges Sonata No.2 for Piano, ‘Concord, Mass.: 1840-60’ (1904-15) Varied Air and Variations The Celestial Railroad Four Transcriptions from ‘Emerson’, No.1 8.559127 Reviews by Tony Haywood, Jonathan Woolf and Patrick Waller Emerson Concerto for piano and orchestra Symphony No. 1 8.559175 Review by John Quinn String Quartet No.1 ('From the Salvation Army') (1896) Scherzo (ca.1907-14) String Quartet No.2 (1911-13) 5.559178 Reviews by Kirk McElhearn, Dominy Clements and Jonathan Woolf The Housatonic at Stockbridge (1908) Soliloquy, or a Study in 7ths and Other Things (c. 1916-7) On the Antipodes (c. 1922-23) The Gong on the Hook and Ladder (c. 1912) Hallowe’en (c. 1914), In Re Con Moto et al (c. 1915-16) Sunrise (1926), Remembrance (1921) Aeschylus and Sophocles (1922- c. 1924) Five Take Offs (c. 1906-09) Three Quarter-Tone Pieces (1923-24) 8.559194 Review by Scott Mortensen Songs Volume 1 8.559269 Reviews by John Sheppard and Gary Higginson Songs Volume 2 8.559270 Reviews by John Sheppard and Gary Higginson Songs Volume 6 8.559274 Review by Bob Briggs First Orchestral Set (1913-14) Second Orchestral Set (1919) Third Orchestral Set (1926-54) 8.559353 Review by Stephen Hall Holidays Symphony (1911-14) The General Slocum (1904) Overture in G minor (c. 1897) Yale-Princeton Football Game (c.1910) Postlude in F (1889) 8.559370 Reviews by Bob Briggs and Brian Wilson Samuel JONES (b. 1935) Tuba Concerto (2005) Symphony 3, Palo Duro Canyon (1992) 8.559378 Review by Rob Barnett and Bob Briggs Scott JOPLIN (1868-1917) Piano Rags 8.559114  Reviews by Jonathan Woolf and Patrick Gary Piano Rags Vol. 2 8.559277 Reviews by Dan Morgan and Gary Higginson Earl KIM (1920-1998) Violin Concerto (1979) Dialogues for piano and orchestra (1959) Cornet for narrator and orchestra (1984) 8.559226 Review by Rob Barnett Leon KIRCHNER (b.1919) Duo for Violin and Piano (1947) 'Flutings' from Lily (1973) Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano (1954) Piano Sonata (1948) Triptych (1986/88) 8.559195 Review by John Leeman     Advertising Rates Visitor stats MusicWeb International has over 40,000 Classical CD reviews on offer Discs received Having a problem Donating? 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