Since you are interested in Hovhaness: Symphonies Nos. 4, 20 and 53, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
AMERICAN TAPESTRY
American Tapestry (Incls 'Suite of Old American Dances' & 'Rhapsody in Blue') Lone Star Wind Orchestra / Eugene Migliaro Corporon (with Richard Shuster, piano) [ Naxos Wind Band Classics / CD - released 10/May/2008 ] John Williams' arrangement of the Star-Spangled Banner sets the stage for this collection of American works for wind band spanning 100 years. Featuring traditional compositions from the likes of George Gershwin, Howard Hanson, Robert Russell Bennett... |
TANEYEV
Symphonies Nos. 2 and 4 Novosibirsk Academy Symphony Orchestra / Thomas Sanderling [ Naxos / CD - released 11/May/2010 ] Known to Tchaikovsky as the 'Russian Bach' and to Rachmaninov as 'a master composer [and] a pinnacle of musical Moscow', Sergey Taneyev was one of the most highly regarded and influential musical figures of his time. |
COPLAND / TICHELI / TORKE
Landscapes University of Kansas Wind Ensemble, Paul Popiel, Steve Leisring (trumpet), Ji Hye Jung (marimba), Margaret Marco (cor anglais) [ Naxos / CD - released 16/Apr/2013 ] Landscapes is a journey through the rich tapestry of American wind band music, performed by one of the country's leading ensembles. One of Michael Torke's most admired works, Javelin has been described as a 'sonic olympiad', while his arrangement of... |
MICHAEL COLGRASS
Urban Requiem & other works for wind Youngstown State University Symphonic Wind Ensemble / Stephen Gage [ Naxos Wind Band Classics / CD - released 1/Jul/2008 ] Pulitzer Prize winning composer Michael Colgrass's Urban Requiem headlines this recording. This nearly half hour work explores the technical and expressive qualities of the saxophone quartet, as well as providing an aural experience that vividly... |