
This has got to be the most intelligent, comprehensive, and […]
Alan Hovhaness’ Symphony No. 48 is subtitled “Vision of Andromeda”, and anyone who has seen the Hubble photos of our neighboring galaxy knows just how
Gerard Schwarz starts Daphnis et Chloé in a very slow tempo that suggests a funeral procession, but then takes the following Danse religieuse surprisingly quickly.
This disc contains a grab-bag of unrelated pieces, a quixotic
This disc’s title, “Scenes from a New Music Séance”, refers to a short series of daylong concerts presented in San Francisco by Other Minds that
No qualms about the performances: Javier Calderón is a fine guitarist and he plays this very attractive four-movement work for solo plus strings extremely well.
These three symphonies for wind orchestra treat some recurring themes in Alan Hovhaness’ work: mountains (Symphonies Nos. 7 and 14) and his Armenian heritage (Symphony
Choral music fans will be grateful for Cedille’s devotion of its production resources to programming these previously unrecorded works–invariably interesting, often captivating settings of sacred
A gorgeous recording, this. Gerard Schwarz recorded the luminously hymn-like Mysterious Mountain and the majestic Mount St. Helens symphonies for Delos, and those performances no
Another very successful SACD: Telarc has managed sound that envelops the listener without excessive rear-channel activity or that dulling of impact that seems endemic to