Since you are interested in Symphony of Seasons / Harp Concerto / Lairs of Soundings, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
MICHAEL HERSCH
Hersch: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 / Fracta / Arrache Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Marin Alsop (Conductor) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 4/Dec/2006 ] Championed by distinguished conductors such as Marin Alsop and Mariss Jansons, since his mid-20s, Michael Hersch's music has been performed by leading orchestras and concert artists. |
WALTER PISTON
Piston: Violin Concertos / Fantasia for Violin and Orchestra James Buswell (violin) / National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine / Theodore Kuchar [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 15/Feb/2001 ] Rosette (Highest Rating) Penguin Stereo Guide / * * * * * 5 Stars - BBC Music Magazine (Sept 99) / Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine (Oct 99) / Critic's Choice Gramophone Magazine 1999 |
GLORIA COATES
Symphonies Nos. 1, 7 and 14 Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra / Munich Chamber Orchestra / Siegerland Orchestra / Jorge Rotter, Christoph Poppen, Olaf Henzold (Conductors) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 11/May/2006 ] Coates is something of a classicist among modern composers. She loves symmetry, palindromes, mirrors, and above all, canons. Looking at her scores, it is often possible to quickly tell where a piece is going |
ROY HARRIS
Harris: Symphonies Nos. 3 and 4 Colorado Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop (Conductor) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 18/Apr/2006 ] "Collectors need not hesitate. It's a pleasure to recommend this excellent disc." (MusicWeb May 2006) |
JOSE SEREBRIER
Serebrier: Symphony No. 2, Partita / Fantasia / Violin Sonata / Winterreise Gonzalo Acosta (violin) / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Jose Serebrier [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 19/Apr/2007 ] "José Serebrier's conducting has been so triumphant that we tend to forget he is an equally distinguished composer" (The Times). Symphony No. 2, 'Partita', written at the age of 19 and premièred by the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington with... |