Reviews of this series
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Anthony Louis SCARMOLIN
(1890-1969)
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The Caliph - Dance (1948), Three Miniatures (1920)
Three Preludes (1995), The Sunlit Pool (1951)
Invocation (1947), Variations on a Folk Song (1953)
Arioso for strings (1953), Prelude (1964)
Concert Piece for trumpet and strings (1962)
8.559012
Review by Rob
Barnett |
Peter SCHICKELE (b. 1953)
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A Year in the Catskills (2009)
Gardens (1968)
What Did You Do Today at Jeffrey’s House? (1988)
Dream Dances (1988)
Diversions (1963)
8.559687
Review by Kevin
Sutton |
Paul SCHOENFIELD (b. 1947)
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Six British Folk Songs (1985)
Peccadilloes (1997)
Refractions (2006)
8.559380
Review by Oleg
Ledeniov |
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Camp Songs (2001)
Ghetto Songs (2008)
8.559641
Reviews by Oleg
Ledeniov and Dan
Morgan |
William SCHUMAN (1910-1992)
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The symphonies and orchestral works
8.505228
Reviews by Rob
Barnett and Gary
Higginson |
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Violin Concerto (1947 rev 1954, 1958)
New England Triptych (1956)
Variations on America (Ives, orch. Schuman)
8.559083
Review by Rob
Barnett |
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Symphony No. 4 (1941)
Orchestra Song (1963)
Circus Overture (1944)
Symphony No. 9 (‘Le fosse ardéatine’)
(1967)
8.559254
Reviews by John
Quinn and John
Phillips |
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Symphony No. 7 (1960)
Symphony No. 10 ('American Muse') (1976)
8.559255
Reviews by Rob
Barnett and John
Quinn |
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Symphony No. 3 (1941)
Symphony No. 5 ('Symphony for Strings') (1943)
Judith (1949)
8.559317
Reviews by Rob
Barnett and John
Quinn |
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A Song of Orpheus (1960-61)
8.559344
Reviews by Dan
Morgan and Bob
Briggs |
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Symphony No. 6 (1948)
Prayer in a Time of War (1943)
New England Triptych (1956)
8.559625
Reviews by Rob
Barnett and Nick
Barnard |
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Symphony 8 (1962)
Night Journey (1947)
Variations on ‘America’ (Ives, arr. Schumann,
1891/1964)
8.559651 Reviews by
Rob
Barnett and Nick
Barnard |
Joseph SCHWANTNER (b. 1943)
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Sparrows (1979)
Soaring (1986)
Distant Runes and Incantations (1984, arr. 1987)
Two Poems of Aguedo Pizarro (1980)
Music of Amber (1981)
8.559206
Reviews by Hubert
Culot and Gwyn
Parry-Jones |
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Percussion Concerto (1994)
Morning's Embrace (2005)
Chasing Light (2008)
8.559678
Review by Byzantion
and Paul
Godfrey |
Gerard SCHWARZ (b. 1945)
Ruth Crawford SEEGER (1901-1953)
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Suite for five wind instruments and piano (1927 revised
1929)
Sonata for violin and piano (1925-26)
Two Ricercari (Poems of H T Tsiang) (1932)
Prelude No.1 – Andante (1924)
Prelude No.9 – Tranquillo (1928)
Study in Mixed Accents (1930)
Diaphonic Suite No.1 for flute (1930)
Diaphonic Suite No.2 for bassoon and cello (1930)
Three Songs (Poems of Carl Sandburg) (1930, 1932)
8.559197
Reviews by Rob
Barnett and Jonathan
Woolf |
Roger SESSIONS (1896-1985)
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Quintet for two violins, two violas and cello (1958)
Canons (to the memory of Igor Stravinsky) for string quartet
(1971)
Six Pieces for Solo Cello (1966)
String Quartet No. 1 in E minor (1938)
8.559261
Reviews by Michael
Cookson and Jonathan
Woolf |
Bright SHENG (1955-)
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Red Silk Dance (1999)
Tibetan Swing (2002)
The Phoenix (2004)
H’un (1988)
8.559610
Review by Glyn
Pursglove |
Elie SIEGMEISTER (1909-1991)
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Piano Music Vol. 1
American Sonata (1944), On This Ground (1971)
Theme and Variations No. 2 (1971)
Piano Sonata No. 4 (1980), Piano Sonata No. 5 (1987)
8.559020
Review by Rob
Barnett |
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Piano Music Vol. 2
Sunday in Brooklyn (1946), Piano Sonata No. 2 (1964)
Theme and Variations No. 1 (1932)
Piano Sonata No. 3 (1979), From These Shores (1985)
8.559020
Review by Rob
Barnett |
Roberto SIERRA (b. 1953)
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Vestigios rituales (1984)
Conjuros (1982)
Trio tropical (1991)
Cinco bocetos (1984)
Glosa a la sombra (1987)
Descarga, for piano and ten instruments (1987-90)
8.559263
Review by Dan
Morgan |
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Piano Trio no.1 Trío Tropical (1991)
Piano Trio no.2 (2002)
Piano Trio no.3 Romántico (2008)
Fanfarria, Aria y Movimiento Perpetuo, for violin and
piano (2000)
8.559611
Reviews by Byzantion
and Gary
Higginson |
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Missa Latina (2005)
8.559624
Reviews by Brian
Reinhart and Nick
Barnard |
Haskell SMALL (1949-)
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Lullaby of War (2007)
Renoir's Feast (2005)
Three Etudes in Sound (1993)
8.559649
Review by Byzantion |
John Philip SOUSA (1854-1932)
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On Stage
The Bride Elect (1897)
People Who Live in Glass Houses
El Capitan (1895)
Our Flirtations (1880)
8.559008
Review by Rob
Barnett |
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At the Symphony
8.559013
Review by Rob
Barnett |
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Music For Wind Band Vol. 1
Marches: Hands across the Sea, Manhattan Beach, The Invincible
Eagle, Hail to the Spirit of Liberty, Colonial Dames,
Imperial Edward, Foshay Tower (Washington Memorial), Daughters
of Texas, Kansas Wildcats, Power and Glory
Looking Upward (suite)
Humoresque of George Gershwin's Swanee
8.558058
Review by Simon
Jenner
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Music for Wind Band Vol. 2
Marches: The Royal Welsh Fusiliers, The Fairest of the
Fair, Wisconsin Forward Forever, Solid Men to the Front,
King Cotton, Bullets and Bayonets
Songs of Grace and Songs of Glory
Willow Blossoms
Suite at the Movies: The Serenaders, The Crafty Villain
and the Timid Maid, Balance All and Swing Partners
Rose, Shamrock and Thistle
8.559059
Review by Raymond
Walker
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Music for Wind Band Vol. 3
The Corcoran Cadets (1890), Semper Fidelis (1888)
Selections from 'The Free Lance' (1905)
The New York Hippodrome (1916), La Flor di Sevilla (1929)
Waltzes from 'El Capitan' (1896)
A Century of Progress (1931), The White Rose (1917)
The Last Days of Pompeii (1893)
With Pleasure – Dance Hilarious (1912)
The Belle of Chicago (1892), The National Game (1925)
8.559092
Reviews by Raymond
Walker and Don
Satz |
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Music For Wind Band Vol. 4
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (1922)
Sesqui-Centennial Exposition (1926)
Tales of a Traveler (1911), Riders for the Flag (1927)
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Co. (1924)
Coeds of Michigan (1925), Pathfinder of Panama (1915)
The Glory of the Yankee Navy (1909)
Bride Elect Selections (1898), The Aviators (1931)
The Stars and Stripes Forever (1896)
8.559093
Reviews by Patrick
Gary and Jonathan
Woolf |
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Music for Wind Band Vol. 5
The Minnesota March (1927), The Thunderer (1889), The
Charlatan Waltzes (1898), The Pride of the Wolverines
(1926), University of Nebraska (1928), The Gallant Seventh
(1922), Powhattan’s Daughter (1907), Cubaland -
Suite in three parts (1925), George Washington Bicentennial
(1930), The Diplomat (1904), The Directorate (1894), Our
Flirtation (1880), Sabre and Spurs (1918), The Atlantic
City Pageant (1927)
8.559131
Review by Patrick
Waller |
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Music for Wind Band Vol. 6
Easter Monday on the White House Lawn (1928)
The Golden Star (1919), The Dauntless Battalion (1922)
Sextet from The Bride Elect (1897), The Federal March
(1910)
Three Quotations (1895), Liberty Bell (1893)
The Gridiron Club (1926), La Reine de la Mer (1886)
The Chariot Race (1890), The Gladiator (1886)
New Mexico March (1928), The Picador March (1889)
8.559132
Review by Patrick
Waller |
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Music for Wind Band Vol. 7
America First (1916), The Presidential Polonaise (1886)
The Rifle Regiment March (1886), Intaglio Waltzes (1884)
Congress Hall March (1882), El Capitan March (1896)
Golden Jubilee March (1928), Sheridan’s Ride (1891)
The Bride-Elect March (1897), The Charlatan March (1898)
Sounds from the Revivals (1896)
The Naval Reserve March (1917)
The Black Horse Troop March (1924)
8.559247
Review by John
Sheppard |
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Music for Wind Band Vol. 8
The High School Cadets (1890) The Northern Pines (1931)
Selections from El Capitan (1895)
Boy Scouts of America (1916) Crusader March (1888)
Oh, Warrior Grim (1895) On the Campus (1920)
Jack Tar (1903) Comrades of the Legion (1920)
Pride of Pittsburgh (1901) At the King’s Court (1904)
The Washington Post (1899)
8.559248
Review by Raymond
Walker |
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Music for wind band Vol. 9
From Maine to Oregon, The Charlatan
Flags of Freedom, Nymphalin
The Dwellers of the Western World
The Man behind the Gun, The Lily Bells
The Chantyman’s March, When my dreams come true
US Field Artillery March, Harmonica Wizard March
University of Illinois March
8.559396
Review by John
Sheppard |
Leo SOWERBY (1895-1968)
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Works for Organ and Orchestra
Classic Concerto (1944)
Medieval Poem (1926)
Pageant (1931)
Festival Musick (1953)
8.559028
Review by Rob
Barnett |
William Grant STILL (1895-1978)
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In Memoriam (1943)
Africa (Symphonic Poem) (1930)
Symphony No. 1 Afro-American (1930)
8.559174
Review by John
France |
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Three Visions (1935)
Seven Traceries (1939)
The Blues [from the ballet Lenox Avenue] (1937)
A Deserted Plantation (1933)
Africa (1928) (arr. for piano by Verna Arvey)
8.559210
Review by Jonathan
Woolf |
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Symphony No. 5 Western Hemisphere (1945, rev.
1970)
Poem for Orchestra (1944)
Symphony No. 4 Autochthonous (1947)
8.559603
Reviews by Bob
Briggs, Rob
Barnett and Nick
Barnard |
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Wood Notes (1947)
Symphony No. 2 in G minor Song of a New Race (1937)
Symphony No. 3 The Sunday Symphony (1958)
8.559676
Review by William
Kreindler |
George Templeton STRONG
(1856-1948)
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Symphony No. 2 ('Sintram') (1887-88)
Chorale on a Theme of Leo Hassler (1929)
8.559018
Reviews by Rob
Barnett and Ian
Lace |
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Die Nacht (1913)
Le Roi Arthur (1916)
8.559048
Review by Rob
Barnett |
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Ondine (1882-3; rev. 1939)
Suite No. 1
Suite No. 2 “Athens”
Suite No. 3
8.559078
Review by Ian
Lace |
Art TATUM (1909-1956)
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Improvisations
Tea for Two, St. Louis Blues, Tiger Rag, Aunt Hagar’s
Blues, Humoresque, Sweet Lorraine, Get Happy, The Jitterbug
Waltz, Tatum Pole Boogie, Cherokee, Lover, Come Back to
Me!, Elegy, Hallelujah, Willow Weep for Me, Emaline, Yesterdays,
I Know That You Know
8.559130
Reviews by Steve
Arloff and Jonathan Woolf |
Deems TAYLOR (1885-1966)
Andy TEIRSTEIN (b. 1957)
Edward THOMAS (b. 1924)
Virgil THOMSON (1896-1989)
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Symphony on a Hymn Tune (1928)
Symphony No. 2 (1931-41)
Symphony No. 3 (1972)
Pilgrims and Pioneers (1964)
8.559022
Reviews by Ian
Lace and Adrian
Smith |
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Synthetic Waltzes (1925)
Four Songs to Poems of Thomas Campion (1951)
Sonata for Violin and Piano (1930)
Two by Marianne Moore (1963)
Praises and Prayers (1963)
8.559198
Review by Jonathan
Woolf |
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The Plow That Broke the Plains (1936)
The River (1937)
8.559291
Reviews by Bob
Briggs and Dan
Morgan |
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Cello Concerto (1945-50)
8.559344
Reviews by Dan
Morgan and Bob
Briggs |
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Three Portraits (arr. Samuel Dushkin) (1944)
Five Ladies (1983)
Eight Portraits (1928-1940)
8.559364
Reviews by Patrick
Gary and Dan
Morgan |
Ernest TOCH (1887-1964)
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Tanz-Suite, Op.30 (1923-4)
Concerto for Cello and Chamber Orchestra, Op.35 (1924-5)
8.559282
Review by Glyn
Pursglove |
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Violin Sonata No.2 Op.44 (1928)
Burlesken for Piano Op.31 (1923)
Three Impromptus for Cello Op.90c (1963)
Quintet for piano, two violins, viola and cello Op.64
(1938)
8.559324
Reviews by Jonathan
Woolf and Bob
Briggs |
Michael TORKE (b.1961)
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An American Abroad (1998-2001)
Jasper (1998-2001)
Rapture - Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra (1998-2001)
8.559167
Review by Neil
Horner and Hubert
Culot |
Joan TOWER (b. 1938)
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In Memory (2002), Big Sky (2000), Wild Purple (1998),
Holding a Daisy (1996), Or Like a...an Engine (1994),
Vast Antique Cubes (2000), Throbbing Still (2000),
Island Prelude (1989)
8.559215
Review by Hubert
Culot |
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Made in America (2005)
Tambor (1998)
Concerto for Orchestra (1991)
8.559328
Reviews by Leslie
Wright and Julie
Williams |
Stanley WALDEN (b. 1932)
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Maquettes for two pianos (2001)
Sh’mah - duo for violin and cello (2002)
Five Similes for piano (1989)
Trio for horn, violin and piano (2003)
8.559355
Review by Jonathan
Woolf |
George WALKER (b. 1922)
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String Quartet No. 2 (1968)
Poem (1987)
Lyric for Strings (1946)
Five Fancies (1974)
Modus, various songs
8.559659
Review by William
Kreindler |
Dan WELCHER (b. 1948)
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Haleakala: How Maui Snared the Sun (1991)
Prairie Light: Three Texas Watercolors of Georgia O’Keeffe
(1985)
Clarinet Concerto (1989)
8.559287
Reviews by Robert
Hugill and Jonathan
Woolf |
Scott WHEELER (b. 1952)
Eric WHITACRE (b. 1970)
Meredith WILLSON (1902-1984)
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Symphony No. 1 ('A Symphony of San Francisco') (1936)
Symphony No. 2 (' The Missions of California') (1939)
8.559006
Review by Rob
Barnett |
Bruce WOLOSOFF (1955-)
Charles WUORINEN (b. 1938)
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String Sextet (1989)
Second String Quartet (1979)
Divertimento (1982)
Piano Quintet (1994) [24:45]
8.559288
Review by Dominy
Clements |
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Tashi (1975)
Percussion Quartet (1994)
Fortune (1979)
8.559321
Reviews by Glyn
Pursglove and Brian
Burtt |
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Dante Trilogy (1993-96)
8.559345
Review by Glyn
Pursglove |
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Scherzo (2007)
First String Quartet (1971)
Viola Variations (2008)
Second Piano Quintet
8.559694
Review by Mark
Sealey |
Ronn YEDIDIA (1955-)
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World Dance [8:31]
Farewell, Nathaniel [7:40]
Poème [13:02]
Nocturne [7:28]
Concertino [17:44]
Impromptu [5:51]
8.559699
Review by John Whitmore |
Judith Lang ZAIMONT (b.
1945)
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Chroma - Northern Lights (1985)
Symphony 2, Remember Me (2000)
STILLNESS (2004)
8.559619
Review by Bob
Briggs |
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Sonata (2000)
Nocturne - La fin de siècle (1979)
A Calendar Set (1978)
8.559665
Review by Paul
Godfrey |
Ellen Taaffe ZWILICH (b.
1939)
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Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (1998)
Rituals for five percussionists and orchestra (2002)
8.559268
Reviews by John
Phillips and Colin
Clarke |
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