Piston, Walter > Orchestral

Great American Composers - Copland, Harris, Hovhaness, Hanson, Diamond, Creston, Piston

6 CD / Delos / 2008-11-25

Works: Aaron Copland: Fanfare for the common man; Lincoln Portrait; Canticle of Freedom, for chorus & orchestra; An Outdoor Overture, for orchestra or band; Roy Harris: American Creed; When Johnny Comes Mar...
Performers: Aki, Syoko; Baunton, Randolph; Butler, Charles; Dane, Jean; Ellis, Randall; Ingrahan, Paul; Johnson, Ronald; Jolles, Susan [Harp]; Mendenhall, Judith; Rosenberger, Carol [Piano]
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: New York Chamber Symphony; Seattle Symphony Orchestra

Piston: Symphonies 5, 7 & 8 / Whitney, Mester, Louisville

1 CD / Albany Records / 2006-10-24

Works: Walter Piston: Symphony no 5; Symphony no 7; Symphony no 8
Conductors: Whitney, Robert; Mester, Jorge
Ensemble: Louisville Orchestra

American Classics - Piston: Symphonies no 2 & 6 / Schwarz

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-07-01

Works: Walter Piston: Symphony no 2; Symphony no 6 ("Gettysburg")
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Seattle Symphony Orchestra

"In some ways Piston was the dean of American muisc. But as a result of his intellect and his association with the university environment, he...continue...

American Classics - Piston: Symphony no 4, etc / Schwarz

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-05-01

Works: Walter Piston: Symphony no 4; Capriccio for harp & string orchestra; New England Sketches (3) for orchestra
Performers: Wunrow, Therese Elder
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Seattle Symphony Orchestra

"This is one of several Naxos issues from an American music series that was produced in the 90s on Delos. It is good to have...continue...

Great American Composers Collection - Hanson, et al/ Schwarz

2 CD / Delos / 2002-01-01

Works: David Diamond: Romeo and Juliet, incidental score; Serenata for Orchestra; Howard Hanson: Serenade for flute, harp & strings, Op. 35; Fantasy Variations on a Theme of Youth, Op. 40; Pastorale for obo...
Performers: Aki, Syoko; Dane, Jean; Ellis, Randall; Jolles, Susan [Harp]; Mendenhall, Judith; Rosenberger, Carol [Piano]
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: New York Chamber Symphony

Piston: Symphony no 3; Yannatos: Concerto, Prisms

1 CD / Albany Records / 2000-08-01

Works: James Yannatos: Concerto for string quartet & orchestra; Prisms (Symphony no 3); Walter Piston: Symphony no 3
Conductors: Yannatos, James
Ensemble: Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra; Mendelssohn String Quartet

American Archives Series - Kurka, Mennin, Piston

1 CD / Albany Records / 1995-04-16

Works: Robert Kurka: The Good Soldier Schweik, suite from the opera; Peter Mennin: Concerto for cello & orchestra; Walter Piston: Symphony no 1
Performers: Starker, Janos
Conductors: Whitney, Robert; Mester, Jorge
Ensemble: Louisville Orchestra

Engineer's Choice

1 CD / Delos / 1991-01-01

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 1 in F minor, Op. 10; David Schiff: Divertimento from Gimpel the Fool, for clarinet, violin, cello & piano; Deems Taylor: Through the Looking Glass, for orchestra, No...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Baldwin, Dalton; Bennett, Richard Rodney [Composer]; Browning, John [Piano]; Cardenes, Andres; Crozier, Catharine; Golabek, Mona; Gordon, David [Tenor Vocal]; Neriki, Shigeo; Rosenberg...
Conductors: DePreist, James; Schwarz, Gerard; Wagner, Roger
Ensemble: ; Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra; Seattle Symphony Orchestra

Second Stage - The Symphonic Sound Stage Vol 2

1 CD / Delos / 1989-01-01

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Fireworks, Op. 4; Sergei Rachmaninov: Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 27; Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 100 in G major, H 1 no 100 "Military"; Concerto for...
Performers: Rosenberger, Carol; Starker, János
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard; DePreist, James; de Carvalho, Eleazar
Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra; Oregon Symphony Orchestra; Paraiba Symphony Orchestra; Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Seattle Symphony Orchestra