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FREDERIC RZEWSKI
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ROY HARRIS
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DAVE BRUBECK
Brubeck: Songs John De Haan (tenor) / Jane Giering De Haan (soprano) / Dave Brubeck (piano) / Cliff Jackson (piano) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 10/May/2005 ] "A disc that can be whole-heartedly recommended. Some of the finest songs I have heard for a long time. And you do get used to the singing, too!" - MusicWeb April 2005 |
DAVE BRUBECK
Nocturnes John Salmon (Piano) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 14/Sep/2006 ] "The music may not be of the barnstorming kind but the whole disc is a valuable document of one of the most versatile of American composers" (MusicWeb Oct 2006) |
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Siegmeister, Elie-Piano Music Vol 2 (Incls Piano Sonata No 2) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 15/Feb/2001 ] Another new entry in the Naxos American composer series |
GEORGE FREDERICK McKAY
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COLON NANCARROW
Nancarrow: Pieces for Small Orchestra / Tango? / String Quartet No. 1 Mia Wu (violin) Mark Steinberg (violin) Rachel Evans (viola) Maria Kitsopoulos, cello / Cheryl Seltzer (piano) Joel Sachs (piano) etc [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 10/Aug/2005 ] The United States has spawned numerous composers so original that they were initially rejected as eccentrics. Among the best known are Charles Ives, Henry Cowell, John Cage, and Lou Harrison. For many years, rumours told of another such musician,... |
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