Since you are interested in Jamestown Concerto for cello and orchestra (with works by Schuman & Thomson), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
SAMUEL BARBER
Barber: The School for Scandal Overture / Symphonies 1 & 2 Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Marin Alsop (conductor) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Jul/2001 ] "the two Symphonies are played by the Scottish orchestra with passionate commitment and deep lyrical feeling." Rosette (highest rating) Penguin Stereo Guide |
GEORGE ROCHBERG
Rochberg: Symphony No 1 Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra, Christopher Lyndon-Gee [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 21/Oct/2007 ] MusicWeb - Recording of the Year 2008 |
CHARLES IVES
Ives: Songs, Vol. 1 Sara Jakubiak (soprano) Patrick Carfizzi (bass) Mary Phillips (mezzo) Laura Garritson (piano) Biava Quartet [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Jul/2008 ] "All of this is immensely praiseworthy… for the many novelties which they include, and for the way in which they demonstrate the range and quality of Ives' songs." --Review by John Sheppard, MusicWeb International |
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... |
CHARLES IVES
Songs, Vol. 4 Robert Gardner (baritone) Patrick Carfizzi (bass) Ian Howell (counter tenor) Sumi Kittelberger (soprano) Leah Wool (mezzo) Douglas Dickson (piano) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 10/Oct/2008 ] When, in 1922, Charles Ives published a volume entitled 114 Songs, he was indirectly drawing attention to the fact that the genre had played a central part in his output. 85 years on and, for all that his wider reputation rests on his orchestral,... |
CHARLES IVES
Ives: Songs, Vol. 6 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/Dec/2008 ] "The final volume of Naxos's complete songs of Charles Ives offers the same virtues as its predecessors: assured performances from gifted young singers and pianists accompanied by pithy, informative notes from Richard Whitehouse." (Five Stars BBC Music) |
JOHN PHILIP SOUSA
Sousa: Music for Wind Band, Vol. 4 (Includes 'Riders for the Flag' & 'the Stars and Stripes Forever') Royal Artillery Band / Keith Brion, conductor [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 27/Jan/2004 ] The library of Sousa's Band contained over 10,000 titles. Among them are the band compositions of Sousa including the 136 marches and numerous other scores. This new series, Sousa: Music for Wind Band, seeks to record them for the world to hear. |
SAMUEL BARBER
Capricorn Concerto / A Hand of Bridge / Canzonetta / Intermezzo Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Marin Alsop (conductor) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 5/Jan/2005 ] "This fine series ends with a rival to the Adagio, and the opera is a charmer" Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine January 2005 |
SAMUEL BARBER
Cello Concerto / Medea (Orchestral Works Vol 2) Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Marin Alsop, Conductor [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Jul/2001 ] Volume Two of Barber's orchestral music on Naxos |
VERNON DUKE
Piano Concerto / Cello Concerto / etc Scott Dunn (piano) Sam Magill (Cello) / Russian Philharmonic / Dmitry Yablonsky [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 11/Jan/2008 ] "Duke's music is tuneful and accessible. Both concertos are lovingly performed, as well as the Homage to Boston Suite." --Review by Giv Cornfield, November 2007 |
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 |