Since you are interested in Sketches, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
BELA BARTOK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra / Music for Strings / Percussion and Celesta / etc Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 11/Jul/2002 ] The great works from Béla Bartók at a special price |
JAMES MacMILLAN
MacMillan: Veni Veni Emmanuel / Tryst Colin Currie (Percussion) / Ulster Orchestra / Takuo Yuasa [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Feb/2009 ] 'The sensational Colin Currie plays the concerto with terrific flair and Tryst is just brilliant. And, on the super cheap Naxos label, it's a real bargain.' The Herald (Glasgow) 25 July 1998 |
TERRY RILEY
In C Ars Nova Copenhagen / Percurama Percussion Ensemble / Paul Hillier [ DaCapo / CD - released 1/Mar/2007 ] Terry Riley's 1964 masterpiece "In C" is probably the first masterpiece of US minimalism. From Paul Hillier of Hilliard Ensemble reknown comes a new version of this semi-improvised piece performed by mallet percussion and voices. |
ROGER SMALLEY
Pulses for brass, percussion and electronics BBC Symphony Orchestra / Richard Bernas [ NMC / CD - released 4/Jun/2005 ] "Pulses is still fresh and impressive 25 years on, its sound growing inexorably like cumulus clouds... The performers... do the piece full justice, prompting a query as to why it has not been played more often." The Wire 1994 |
BOHUSLAV MARTINU
The Complete Music for Violin and Orchestra Vol 2 Bohuslav Matousek (violin) / Czech Philharmonic Orchestra / Christopher Hogwood [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Feb/2008 ] 'This disc is superb in every aspect from performance to recording quality, and will really force the listener to re-evaluate Martinu's place among composers. Very highly recommended' (Audiophile Audition, USA) |
ALFRED SCHNITTKE
Chamber Music (Incls Piano Quintet) Capricorn with Sarah Leonard (soprano) / Timothy Mason (director) [ Hyperion / CD - released 19/Oct/2006 ] 'Capricorn's blazing performance of the Serenade is what really makes this disc a standout among recent Schnittke releases' (Fanfare) |
Christian Lindberg trombone; Evelyn Glennie percussion; Peter Erskine percussion; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin
Turnage - Another Set To; Silent Cities; Four-Horned Fandango; Fractured Lines [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 30/Jan/2003 ] ***** Five Stars BBC Music Magazine (Jan 03)- "This is stunning - and strongly recommended both to enthusiasts and new-music-phobics. Performances and recordings are outstanding." |
MICHAEL DAUGHERTY
Daugherty: Rapture-concerto for percussion & orchestra / An American Abroad / Jasper Colin Currie (percussion) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Marin Alsop [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Aug/2008 ] "Colin Currie is a brilliant British percussionist, and Marin Alsop leads performances that seem well rehearsed and committed. Torke fans will want this, especially for the two tone poems, I'm sure." - Stephen Ellis, Fanfare |