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Anthony Louis SCARMOLIN (1890-1969)

The Caliph - Dance (1948), Three Miniatures (1920) Three Preludes (1995), The Sunlit Pool (1951) Invocation (1947), Variations on a Folk Song (1953) Arioso for strings (1953), Prelude (1964) Concert Piece for trumpet and strings (1962) 8.559012 Review by Rob Barnett

William SCHUMAN (1910-1992)

	Violin Concerto (1947 rev 1954, 1958) New England Triptych (1956) Variations on America (Ives, orch. Schuman) 8.559083 Review by Rob Barnett
	Symphony No. 4 (1941) Orchestra Song (1963) Circus Overture (1944) Symphony No. 9 (‘Le fosse ardéatine’) (1967) 8.559254 Reviews by John Quinn and John Phillips
	Symphony No. 7 (1960) Symphony No. 10 ('American Muse') (1976) 8.559255 Reviews by Rob Barnett and John Quinn
	Symphony No. 3 (1941) Symphony No. 5 ('Symphony for Strings') (1943) Judith (1949) 8.559317 Reviews by Rob Barnett and John Quinn

Joseph SCHWANTNER (b. 1943)

Sparrows (1979) Soaring (1986) Distant Runes and Incantations (1984, arr. 1987) Two Poems of Aguedo Pizarro (1980) Music of Amber (1981) 8.559206 Reviews by Hubert Culot and Gwyn Parry-Jones

Gerard SCHWARZ (b. 1945)

In memoriam (2005) 8.559379 Review by Robert Hugill

Ruth Crawford SEEGER (1901-1953)

Suite for five wind instruments and piano (1927 revised 1929) Sonata for violin and piano (1925-26) Two Ricercari (Poems of H T Tsiang) (1932) Prelude No.1 – Andante (1924) Prelude No.9 – Tranquillo (1928) Study in Mixed Accents (1930) Diaphonic Suite No.1 for flute (1930) Diaphonic Suite No.2 for bassoon and cello (1930) Three Songs (Poems of Carl Sandburg) (1930, 1932) 8.559197 Reviews by Rob Barnett and Jonathan Woolf

Roger SESSIONS (1896-1985)

Quintet for two violins, two violas and cello (1958) Canons (to the memory of Igor Stravinsky) for string quartet (1971) Six Pieces for Solo Cello (1966) String Quartet No. 1 in E minor (1938) 8.559261 Reviews by Michael Cookson and Jonathan Woolf

Elie SIEGMEISTER (1909-1991)

	Piano Music Vol. 1 American Sonata (1944), On This Ground (1971) Theme and Variations No. 2 (1971) Piano Sonata No. 4 (1980), Piano Sonata No. 5 (1987) 8.559020 Review by Rob Barnett
	Piano Music Vol. 2 Sunday in Brooklyn (1946), Piano Sonata No. 2 (1964) Theme and Variations No. 1 (1932) Piano Sonata No. 3 (1979), From These Shores (1985) 8.559020 Review by Rob Barnett

Roberto SIERRA (b. 1953)

Vestigios rituales (1984) Conjuros (1982) Trio tropical (1991) Cinco bocetos (1984) Glosa a la sombra (1987) Descarga, for piano and ten instruments (1987-90) 8.559263 Review by Dan Morgan

John Philip SOUSA (1854-1932)

	On Stage The Bride Elect (1897) People Who Live in Glass Houses El Capitan (1895) Our Flirtations (1880) 8.559008 Review by Rob Barnett
	At the Symphony 8.559013 Review by Rob Barnett
	Music For Wind Band Vol. 1 Marches: Hands across the Sea, Manhattan Beach, The Invincible Eagle, Hail to the Spirit of Liberty, Colonial Dames, Imperial Edward, Foshay Tower (Washington Memorial), Daughters of Texas, Kansas Wildcats, Power and Glory Looking Upward (suite) Humoresque of George Gershwin's Swanee 8.558058 Review by Simon Jenner
	Music for Wind Band Vol. 2 Marches: The Royal Welsh Fusiliers, The Fairest of the Fair, Wisconsin Forward Forever, Solid Men to the Front, King Cotton, Bullets and Bayonets Songs of Grace and Songs of Glory Willow Blossoms Suite at the Movies: The Serenaders, The Crafty Villain and the Timid Maid, Balance All and Swing Partners Rose, Shamrock and Thistle 8.559059 Review by Raymond Walker
	Music for Wind Band Vol. 3 The Corcoran Cadets (1890), Semper Fidelis (1888) Selections from 'The Free Lance' (1905) The New York Hippodrome (1916), La Flor di Sevilla (1929) Waltzes from 'El Capitan' (1896) A Century of Progress (1931), The White Rose (1917) The Last Days of Pompeii (1893) With Pleasure – Dance Hilarious (1912) The Belle of Chicago (1892), The National Game (1925) 8.559092 Reviews by Raymond Walker and Don Satz
	Music For Wind Band Vol. 4 Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (1922) Sesqui-Centennial Exposition (1926) Tales of a Traveler (1911), Riders for the Flag (1927) Ancient and Honorable Artillery Co. (1924) Coeds of Michigan (1925), Pathfinder of Panama (1915) The Glory of the Yankee Navy (1909) Bride Elect Selections (1898), The Aviators (1931) The Stars and Stripes Forever (1896) 8.559093 Reviews by Patrick Gary and Jonathan Woolf
	Music for Wind Band Vol. 5 The Minnesota March (1927), The Thunderer (1889), The Charlatan Waltzes (1898), The Pride of the Wolverines (1926), University of Nebraska (1928), The Gallant Seventh (1922), Powhattan’s Daughter (1907), Cubaland - Suite in three parts (1925), George Washington Bicentennial (1930), The Diplomat (1904), The Directorate (1894), Our Flirtation (1880), Sabre and Spurs (1918), The Atlantic City Pageant (1927) 8.559131 Review by Patrick Waller
	Music for Wind Band Vol. 6 Easter Monday on the White House Lawn (1928) The Golden Star (1919), The Dauntless Battalion (1922) Sextet from The Bride Elect (1897), The Federal March (1910) Three Quotations (1895), Liberty Bell (1893) The Gridiron Club (1926), La Reine de la Mer (1886) The Chariot Race (1890), The Gladiator (1886) New Mexico March (1928), The Picador March (1889) 8.559132 Review by Patrick Waller

Leo SOWERBY (1895-1968)

Works for Organ and Orchestra Classic Concerto (1944) Medieval Poem (1926) Pageant (1931) Festival Musick (1953) 8.559028 Review by Rob Barnett

William Grant STILL (1895-1978)

	In Memoriam (1943) Africa (Symphonic Poem) (1930) Symphony No. 1 Afro-American (1930) 8.559174 Review by John France
	Three Visions (1935) Seven Traceries (1939) The Blues [from the ballet Lenox Avenue] (1937) A Deserted Plantation (1933) Africa (1928) (arr. for piano by Verna Arvey) 8.559210 Review by Jonathan Woolf

George Templeton STRONG (1856-1948)

	Symphony No. 2 ('Sintram') (1887-88) Chorale on a Theme of Leo Hassler (1929) 8.559018 Reviews by Rob Barnett and Ian Lace
	Die Nacht (1913) Le Roi Arthur (1916) 8.559048 Review by Rob Barnett
	Ondine (1882-3; rev. 1939) Suite No. 1 Suite No. 2 “Athens” Suite No. 3 8.559078 Review by Ian Lace

Art TATUM (1909-1956)

Improvisations Tea for Two, St. Louis Blues, Tiger Rag, Aunt Hagar’s Blues, Humoresque, Sweet Lorraine, Get Happy, The Jitterbug Waltz, Tatum Pole Boogie, Cherokee, Lover, Come Back to Me!, Elegy, Hallelujah, Willow Weep for Me, Emaline, Yesterdays, I Know That You Know 8.559130 Reviews by Steve Arloff and Jonathan Woolf

Edward THOMAS (b. 1924)

Desire Under The Elms 8.669001-002 Reviews by Rob Barnett and John Quinn

Virgil THOMSON (1896-1989)

	Symphony on a Hymn Tune (1928) Symphony No. 2 (1931-41) Symphony No. 3 (1972) Pilgrims and Pioneers (1964) 8.559022 Reviews by Ian Lace and Adrian Smith
	Synthetic Waltzes (1925) Four Songs to Poems of Thomas Campion (1951) Sonata for Violin and Piano (1930) Two by Marianne Moore (1963) Praises and Prayers (1963) 8.559198 Review by Jonathan Woolf
	The Plow That Broke the Plains (1936) The River (1937) 8.559291 Reviews by Bob Briggs and Dan Morgan
	Three Portraits (arr. Samuel Dushkin) (1944) Five Ladies (1983) Eight Portraits (1928-1940) 8.559364 Reviews by Patrick Gary and Dan Morgan

Ernest TOCH (1887-1964)

	Tanz-Suite, Op.30 (1923-4) Concerto for Cello and Chamber Orchestra, Op.35 (1924-5) 8.559282 Review by Glyn Pursglove
	Violin Sonata No.2 Op.44 (1928) Burlesken for Piano Op.31 (1923) Three Impromptus for Cello Op.90c (1963) Quintet for piano, two violins, viola and cello Op.64 (1938) 8.559324 Review by Jonathan Woolf

Michael TORKE (b.1961)

An American Abroad (1998-2001) Jasper (1998-2001) Rapture - Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra (1998-2001) 8.559167 Review by Neil Horner and Hubert Culot

Joan TOWER (b. 1938)

	In Memory (2002), Big Sky (2000), Wild Purple (1998), Holding a Daisy (1996), Or Like a...an Engine (1994), Vast Antique Cubes (2000), Throbbing Still (2000), Island Prelude (1989) 8.559215 Review by Hubert Culot
	Made in America (2005) Tambor (1998) Concerto for Orchestra (1991) 8.559328 Reviews by Leslie Wright and Julie Williams

Dan WELCHER (b. 1948)

Haleakala: How Maui Snared the Sun (1991) Prairie Light: Three Texas Watercolors of Georgia O’Keeffe (1985) Clarinet Concerto (1989) 8.559287 Reviews by Robert Hugill and Jonathan Woolf

Meredith WILLSON (1902-1984)

Symphony No. 1 ('A Symphony of San Francisco') (1936) Symphony No. 2 (' The Missions of California') (1939) 8.559006 Review by Rob Barnett

Charles WUORINEN (b. 1938)

	String Sextet (1989) Second String Quartet (1979) Divertimento (1982) Piano Quintet (1994) [24:45] 8.559288 Review by Dominy Clements
	Tashi (1975) Percussion Quartet (1994) Fortune (1979) 8.559321 Reviews by Glyn Pursglove and Brian Burtt
	Dante Trilogy (1993-96) 8.559345 Review by Glyn Pursglove

Ellen Taaffe ZWILICH (b. 1939)

Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (1998) Rituals for five percussionists and orchestra (2002) 8.559268 Reviews by John Phillips and Colin Clarke

 

 

 

 

 

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