Since you are interested in Rimsky-Korsakov: Orchestral Suites (Incls 'Snow Maiden'), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
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... |
SAMUEL JONES
Jones: Symphony No. 3, Palo Duro Canyon / Tuba Concerto Christopher Olka (tuba) / Seattle Symphony Orchestra / Gerard Schwarz [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Mar/2009 ] "Strong and enjoyable … a truly satisfying listen...A Hanson pupil with a personable and subtle lyric manner." (MusicWeb May 2009) |
DAVID DIAMOND
Diamond: Symphony No. 1 / Violin Concerto No. 2 / The Enormous Room Ilkka Talvi (Violin) / Seattle Symphony / Gerard Schwarz [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 30/Sep/2009 ] "The music's directness and overwhelming sense of nostalgia causes much of the piece to sound like a romantic historical film score. It's all very pleasing…The chamber recording is clear and bright." Classics Today |
DAVID DIAMOND
Symphony No. 3; Psalm; Kaddish Janos Starker (cello); Seattle Symphony Orchestra / Gerard Schwarz [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 15/Sep/2004 ] "Fresh, devoted performances of music fully worthy of continued attention would be a fair reaction to this disc." MusicWeb Sept 2004 |
W. A. MOZART / SPOHR
Clarinet Concertos Jon Manasse (clarinet) / Seattle Symphony / Gerard Schwarz [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'Abord / CD - released 20/Feb/2010 ] American clarinetist Jon Manasse delivers a buoyant reading of the clarinet concertos by W.A. Mozart and Ludwig Spohr (the second of four such works). Manasse receives nimble support from the Seattle Symphony led by Gerard Schwarz. |
HANSON
Merry Mount, Op. 31 Lauren Flanigan / Walter MacNeil / Richard Zeller / Northwest Boychoir / Seattle Girls' Choir / Seattle Symphony Orchestra / Gerard Schwarz [ Naxos American Opera Classics / 2 CD - released 13/Jun/2007 ] The plot of his 1933 opera, Merry Mount, set in New England in 1625 during a conflict between the Puritans and the Cavaliers, is anything but merry. However, the composer described the music as “warm-blooded…essentially a lyrical work [that] makes... |
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) |
BLOCH
Bloch: America & Concerto Grosso No. 1 Seattle Symphony, Gerard Schwarz [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jun/2012 ] Swiss-born Bloch, a pupil of Eugène Ysaÿe, emigrated to the United States in 1916. Written in 1926, two years after Bloch had become an American citizen, America: An Epic Rhapsody, is the composer's tribute to his adopted country. This romantic and... |
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Capriccio Espagnol / Overtures / Dubinushka Seattle Symphony, Gerard Schwarz [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Nov/2011 ] "These Seattle Symphony recordings of Russian virtuoso showpieces are an excellent illustration of the amazingly high standards being achieved by other previously unheralded orchestras all over the globe. So what I want to know now about Schwarz and... |
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 |
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 |
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... |
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) |
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) |
WALTER PISTON
Piston: Symphony No.4 / Capriccio for Harp and String Orchestra / Three New England Sketches Therese Elder Wunrow (harp) / Seattle Symphony Orchestra / Gerard Schwarz, conductor [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 21/May/2003 ] "First-rate sound" (Rosette Penguin Stereo Guide) |