Since you are interested in Moby Dick / Symphony No. 3, 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... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Echoes - Classic Works Transformed Seattle Symphony / Gerard Schwarz [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 22/Sep/2011 ] "The concept of Echoes was to select well-known short works - five to ten minutes in length - and to transform them for our present time. I picked six of my closest composer-friends, and asked them to arrange, orchestrate, or simply be inspired by an... |
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) |
WILLIAM SCHUMAN
Symphonies Nos. 4 and 9 / Circus Overture / Orchestra Song Seattle Symphony Orchestra / Gerard Schwarz (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jul/2005 ] "Recommended with all possible enthusiasm - thank you Naxos!" -- John Phillips, MusicWeb International, May 2005 |
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) |