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Michael S. Horwood: Suite and Serious / Ian Hobson, et al

1 CD / Albany Records / 2007-07-01

Works: Michael S. Horwood: National Park Suite, for orchestra; Symphony no 1; Intravariations, theme & variations for piano & orchestra; Amusement Park Suite, for orchestra
Performers: Kubera, Joseph
Conductors: Hobson, Ian [Piano]
Ensemble: Sinfonia Varsovia

"Horwood's range of reference is very wide. The opening of the National Park Suite, with its stentorian trombones, might recall the stark nature music that...continue...

Górecki: Symphony no 3, Canticum Graduum / Altinoglu, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Naïve / 2005-11-15

Works: Henryk Mikolaj Górecki: Symphony no 3, Op. 36 ("Symphony of Sorrowful Songs"); Canticum Graduum, Op. 27
Performers: Perruche, Ingrid
Conductors: Altinoglu, Alain
Ensemble: Sinfonia Varsovia

Premiered at the Royan Festival in 1977, Greckis Third Symphony has had a most unusual history. Written in a neo-modal style using extremely simple motifs,...continue...

Ptaszynska: Holocaust Memorial Cantata / Menuhin, et al

1 CD / CD Accord / 1996-01-01

Works: Marta Ptaszynska: Holocaust Memorial Cantata, for soloists, chorus & orchestra
Performers: Gierlach, Robert; Kilanowisz, Zofia
Conductors: Menuhin, Yehudi
Ensemble: Sinfonia Varsovia