Villa-Lobos, Heitor > Whitney, Robert

World Premiere Collection - Corigliano, Cowell, et al

1 CD / First Edition / 2005-02-22

Works: Henry Cowell: Hymn and Fuguing Tune no 3 for orchestra, HC 660; Lou Harrison: Suite for Symphonic Strings, for string orchestra; Alan Hovhaness: Symphony no 15, Op. 199 "Silver Pilgrimage"; Luigi Dal...
Performers: Bowman, Peter; Fulkerson, Gregory; Harrell, Lynn; Larsen, Susan; Lowenthal, Jerome; Mitchell, Leona; Owen, Benjamin; Tocco, James [Piano]
Conductors: Mester, Jorge; Whitney, Robert; Smith, Lawrence Leighton; Endo, Akira; Gilbert, David; Harth, Sidney; Zinman, David; Slatkin, Leonard; Comissiona, Sergiu; Harbison, John; Previn, Andre

Specially priced, this essential 75-minute all-world premiere collection features 17 legendary composers of 20th century music. This virtual 'who's who' celebration of major modern world...continue...

Heitor Villa-Lobos

1 CD / First Edition / 2003-10-01

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Erosao ("Origem do Rio Amazonas"), for orchestra, A. 495; Alvorada na floresta tropical (Dawn in a Tropical Forest), overture for orchestra, A. 513; Danças africanas, for orc...
Conductors: Whitney, Robert; Mester, Jorge
Ensemble: Louisville Orchestra

Of all the works on this disc, only the Bachianas Brasilerias is available elsewhere on disc, making this First Edition title a vital additition to...continue...