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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 |
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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). |
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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. |
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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... |
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PETER MENNIN
Moby Dick / Symphony No. 3 Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 15/Sep/2004 ] Peter Mennin was a leading member of the school of American symphonic composers who came of age in the 1930s and 1940s, a group that includes David Diamond, William Schuman and others. Cast in a traditional design of three movements in a... |
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ALEXANDER BORODIN
Borodin: Symphonies Nos. 1-3 Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Jul/2011 ] "This is glorious music, played with character and vitality." (The Daily Telegraph) |
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WILLIAM SCHUMAN
Schuman: Symphonies Nos. 3 and 5 / Judith Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 2/Jan/2007 ] "Wonderfully intense and luminous playing from the Seattle Orchestra. These are fine readings and the disc is made by the first modern recording of the Third Symphony in quite some time. Who knows, perhaps one of these days we will hear it... |
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WILLIAMS SCHUMAN
Symphony No. 8 / Night Journey (plus Ives - Variations on 'America') Seattle Symphony Orchestra / Gerard Schwarz [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Mar/2010 ] "Powerful music presented in exemplary sound and compelling performances." (MusicWeb May 2010) |
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WILLIAM SCHUMAN
Symphonies Nos. 4 and 9 / Circus Overture / Orchestra Song Seattle Symphony Orchestra / Gerard Schwarz (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jul/2005 ] "Recommended with all possible enthusiasm - thank you Naxos!" -- John Phillips, MusicWeb International, May 2005 |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Gerard Schwarz Collection Seattle Symphony, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, New York Chamber Symphony, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz [ Naxos / 30 CD Box Set - released 1/Nov/2017 ] This remarkable collection of recordings celebrates the seventieth birthday of one of the world's leading conductors, Gerard Schwarz, whose career in music spans over half a century. |
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Sefika Kutluer, flute ; Razumovsky Symphony Orchestra ; Peter Breiner, conductor
Tango Goes Symphony [ Naxos Light Classics / CD - released 16/Mar/2003 ] A popular song of the 1950s, guyed brilliantly by Hermione Gingold and Gilbert Harding, suggestively invited us to "…do the tango …the dance of love." The tango has always retained its image of a dance unashamedly sexual in character and such indeed w... |
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RAVEL / BARBER / BIZET / SZYMANOWSKI / RIMSKY KORSAKOV
Femmes Fatales - Soprano Heroines from the Orient Seljan Nasibili (soprano), National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine; Yalchin Adigezalov [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Mar/2020 ] Composers of every era have drawn on the strengths, sorrows and joys of women for operas and vocal works, inspiring some of their most powerful music. From the heartbreaking tragedy of Samuel Barber's Andromache's Farewell to the magical storytelling... |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 3 Idil Biret (piano) Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice); Antoni Wit [ Naxos / CD ] "In sum, this beautifully engineered disc tells much about these oft-recorded works we think we know better than we actually do." ClassicsToday |
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CARLO GIORGIO GAROFALO
Violin Concerto / Romantic Symphony Sergei Stadler (violin) / New Moscow Symphony Orchestra / Joel Spiegelman [ Naxos / CD - released 18/Oct/2010 ] "Garofalo has a melodic gift and with a bit more experience might have given Respighi a run for his money." American Record Guide |
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CONUS / ARENSKY / WEINBERG
Russian Violin Concertos Sergey Ostrovsky (violin) / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Thomas Sanderling [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Nov/2011 ] "This attractive release brings together three violin concertos by lesser-known Russian-based composers. They're in sparkling interpretations by yet another gifted Russian violinist and a fine conductor following in his late father Kurt's illustrious... |
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Serov/Ershov
B Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 1 [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/2007 ] |