Since you are interested in Symphony No. 8 / Night Journey (plus Ives - Variations on 'America'), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
ROY HARRIS
Complete Piano Music Geoffrey Burleson (piano) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 6/Dec/2010 ] "Burleson is a remarkable pianist, with tireless attack, unflagging rhythm and energy to burn." The Boston Globe |
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Scheherazade / The Tale of Tsar Saltan Suite / Flight of the Bumble Bee Maria Larionoff (violin) / Seattle Symphony, Gerard Schwarz [ Naxos / CD - released 4/May/2011 ] "In this new recording I hear all the good of Ansermet, and more. It is even more powerful, even more beautiful...if I'm asked for my pick, this will be it. It's the best one I've heard." (MusicWeb Bargain of the Month June 2011) |
CHARLES IVES
Ives: Songs, Vol. 5 Robert Gardner (baritone) Patrick Carfizzi (bass) Ian Howell (counter tenor) Sumi Kittelberger (soprano) Leah Wool (mezzo) Douglas Dickson (piano) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Nov/2010 ] "These songs, with all their quirks and flights of fantasy, [are] among the most important of the 20th century in any language." The Guardian |
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 |
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... |
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) |