Since you are interested in Russian Wind Band Classics, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
ALBRECHTSBERGER / WAGENSEIL / LEOPOLD MOZART / MICHAEL HAYDN
Trombone Concerti Alain Trudel (Trombone And Director) / Northern Sinfonia [ Naxos / CD - released 10/May/2008 ] "Among brass recordings it is unusually relaxing and elegant" BBC Music Magazine 5 stars |
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Rimsky-Korsakov: Orchestral Works (Incls Capriccio espagnol & Sinfonietta on Russian Themes) BBC Philharmonic / Vassily Sinaisky [ Chandos / CD - released 20/Jun/2007 ] The BBC Philharmonic exploits Rimsky-Korsakov's colourful orchestrations in fantastic performances that highlight the music role as the epitome of the brilliance and pageantry of Tsarist Russia. |
SHOSTAKOVICH
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Op.102 / Symphony for Strings in A flat Op.118a Dmitri Shostakovich Jr. (piano) / I Musici de Montreal / Maxim Shostakovich [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 10/Aug/2007 ] "In the concerto the immediacy of Cd is also exciting, and the touch of hardness that the piano takes on once or twice did not strike me as inappropriate, nor even the slight trace of harshness in the deliberately vociferous tutti in the first... |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: The Queen of Spades (Symphonic Suite) / On Guard for Peace Irina Tchistjakova (mezzo-soprano), Niall Docherty (boy soprano) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] Neeme Järvi is universally applauded for his Prokofiev recordings. Here he conducts the first recording of Symphonic Fragments from The Queen of Spades, as arranged and elaborated by Michael Berkeley, coupled with the seldom performed oratorio On... |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Complete Symphonies (Nos 1-7) Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos Classics / 4 CD Box Set - released 20/Nov/2008 ] "The recorded sound is great, the Scottish National Orchestra plays like a world class band. All in all, this is not only a set to complete your Prokofiev collection, it's also the one to start it - if you haven't yet." (MusicWeb bargain of the... |
MICHAEL COLGRASS
Urban Requiem & other works for wind Youngstown State University Symphonic Wind Ensemble / Stephen Gage [ Naxos Wind Band Classics / CD - released 1/Jul/2008 ] Pulitzer Prize winning composer Michael Colgrass's Urban Requiem headlines this recording. This nearly half hour work explores the technical and expressive qualities of the saxophone quartet, as well as providing an aural experience that vividly... |