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Deems Taylor: Through the Looking Glass; Charles Griffes: Poem; The Pleasure Dome of Kubla Khan / Scott Goff, flute; Schwarz

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-08-28

Works: Deems Taylor: Through the Looking Glass, for orchestra, Nos 1-5, complete; Charles Tomlinson Griffes: Poem, for flute & orchestra, A. 93; The White Peacock, for orchestra (Roman Sketches no 1), Op. 7...
Performers: Bogdashevskaya, Victoria; Danielson, Glen; Davis, Raymond; Goff, Scott [Flute]; Krimsky, Seth; Sereque, Christopher; Shapiro, Bernard; Talvi, Ilkka; Taylor, David
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: ; Seattle Symphony

The opulent and sensual expressiveness in these composers' works has long been obscured by more turbulent developments in music of the 20th century. One of...continue...
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Schumann: Manfred Overture; Piano Concerto; Overture, Scherzo and Finale / Bella Davidovich, piano; Gerard Schwarz, Seattle SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-08-28

Works: Robert Schumann: Manfred - Incidental Music; Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Overture, Scherzo & Finale for orchestra in E minor / E major, Op. 52
Performers: Davidovich, Bella
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: ; Seattle Symphony

Robert Schumann drew inspiration from other leading Romantic voices of his day, and Manfred is the dramatic overture to a work based on verses by...continue...
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Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor; Holberg Suite; Lyric Suite / Bella Davidovich, Piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-05-29

Works: Edvard Grieg: From Holberg's Time, Op. 40; Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16; Lyric Suite for Orchestra, Op. 54
Performers: Davidovich, Bella
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: ; Seattle Symphony

Edvard Grieg died over 100 years ago, but his music still retains a timeless magic and freshness. The Holberg Suite is based on the form...continue...
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Ernst Bloch: America; Concerto Grosso No. 1 / Patricia Michaelian, piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-04-24

Works: Ernest Bloch: America; Concerto Grosso no 1, for string orchestra & piano
Performers: Michaelian, Patricia
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: ; Seattle Symphony Chorale

Swiss-born Bloch, a pupil of Eugène Ysaÿe, emigrated to the United States in 1916. Written in 1926, two years after Bloch had become an American...continue...
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Copland: Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes; Piano Concerto; Billy the Kid: Suite / Lorin Hollander, piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-03-27

Works: Aaron Copland: Rodeo; Concerto for Piano; Billy the Kid
Performers: Hollander, Lorin
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: ; Seattle Symphony Orchestra

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The latest instalment in Naxos's series of reissues of Gerard Schwarz's recordings of American Music with the Seattle Symphony is self-recommending. Two of Copland's...continue...
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Holiday Classics / Gerrd Schwarz - Seattle SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-11-16

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71A; Franz Gruber: Silent Night; George Frederick Handel: Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; Gerard Schwarz: Variations on Greensleeves, ...
Performers: Carroll, Susan; Cerminaro, John; Hausmann, Ben; Iascone, Adam; Larionoff, Maria; Muzzolini, Valerie; Olka, Christopher; Rafanelli, Paul; Robbins, Mark; Russ, Kimberly; Spicciati, Shannon
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Seattle Symphony Orchestra

Recording information: Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA (12/11/2007-05/15/2008)....continue...

Camp Songs - Ghetto Songs / Schoenfield, Schwarz, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-11-17

Works: Paul Schoenfield: Camp Songs, song cycle for mezzo-soprano, baritone, clarinet, violin, cello & bass; Ghetto Songs, for 2 voices & ensemble; Gerard Schwarz: Rudolf and Jeanette, for ensemble
Performers: Miller, Mina; Niederloh, Angela; Parce, Erich; Schoenfield, Paul; Smith, Morgan
Conductors: ; Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Music of Remembrance

American composer and pianist Paul Schoenfield is at the keyboard for two searing, heart-piercing works commissioned by Music of Remembrance. Schoenfield gives voice to the...continue...
Recording information: Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall, Benaroya Hall, Sea....continue...

Sheng: The Phoenix, Red Silk Dance, etc / Schwarz, Sheng, Hill, Seattle SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-03-31

Works: Bright Sheng: Red Silk Dance, for piano & orchestra; Tibetian Swing, for orchestra; The Phoenix, for voice & orchestra; H'un (Lacerations)
Performers: Hill, Shana Blake; Sheng, Bright
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Seattle Symphony Orchestra

'The Phoenix', co-commissioned by the Seattle Symphony and Danish National Symphony Orchestra, was inspired by a Hans Christian Andersen tale, the mythical bird symbolizing for...continue...

Elliott Carter - A Nonesuch Restrospective

4 CD / Warner Classics / 2009-02-24

Works: Elliott Carter: Sonata for Piano; Three Poems of Robert Frost; The Minotaur; Elegy for String Quartet; Sonata for Cello and Piano; Quartet for Strings no 1; Sonata for Flute, Oboe, Cello and Harpsich...
Performers: DeGaetani, Jan; Jacobs, Paul; Krosnick, Joel; Sollberger, Harvey
Conductors: ; Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; New York Chamber Symphony

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

Tutti! - Orchestral Sampler

1 Super Audio CD / Reference Recordings / 2008-10-14

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: The Snow Maiden (Snegurochka) (i), opera ("springtime tale") in 4 acts with a prologue; George Whitefield Chadwick: Suite Symphonique, for orchestra, L. 2/20; Ron Nelson: Roc...
Performers: Blumenstock, Elizabeth; Istomin, Eugene
Conductors: Oue, Eiji; Serebrier, José; Junkin, Jerry; Schwarz, Gerard; Paul, James; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; McGegan, Nicholas; Seelig, Timothy
Ensemble: ; Minnesota Orchestra; Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Seattle Symphony Orchestra; Turtle Creek Chorale

This is the first SACD from Reference Recordings! It contains the world premiere recording of Eiji Oue conducting the Minnesota Orchestra in his own composition,...continue...

Krása: Brundibár, etc; Laitman / Gerard Schwarz, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-12-12

Works: Hans Krása: Brundibár, children's opera; Overture for Small orchestra; Lori Laitman: I never saw another butterfly
Performers: Boaz, Holly; Davis, Jadd; DeLuca, Laura; Drumheller, Michael; Hauck, Ross; James, Auston; Korn, David; McKay, Maureen; Parce, Jesse; Sheppard, Craig; Smith, Morgan; Woltz, Evan
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Music of Remembrance; Northwest Boys' Choir

'Brandibar' is part of an inspiring human legacy. Hans Krasa's beautiful children's opera, performed 55 times at the Terezin concentration camp, stands as a memorial...continue...

A Retrospective - George Perle

2 CD / Bridge / 2006-11-01

Works: George Perle: Nine Bagatelles for piano; Three Inventions for solo bassoon; Chansons Cachées, for piano; Two French Christmas Carols, for choir; Triptych, for violin & piano; Quartet for Strings...
Performers: Boriskin, Michael; Dibner, Steven; Dodge, Baird; Goode, Richard; Gutierrez, Horacio; Macomber, Curtis; Morkoski, Molly; Oldfather, Christopher [Piano]; Perle, Shirley Rhoads
Conductors: Silverstein, Joseph; Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Music Today Ensemble; Utah Symphony Orchestra

Bridge's 'George Perle: Retrospective' celebrates the music of one of America's greatest compositional voices with a two-disc set of pieces written between 1957 and 2004....continue...

Walt Wagner: The Miracle; Rhythms

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2004-11-09

Works: Walt Wagner: The Miracle, piano concerto; Rhythms, for piano, winds & percussion
Performers: Schwarz, Gerard; Wagner, Walt
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard

American Classics - Pasatieri: Letter to Warsaw

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-05-01

Works: Thomas Pasatieri: Letter to Warsaw, soprano & ensemble
Performers: Eaglen, Jane; Miller, Mina
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Music of Remembrance

'Letter to Warsaw' is the extraordinary musical setting of one woman's intimate first-hand account of life in the grip of the Holocaust. American composer Thomas...continue...

Lazarof: Tableaux, Violin Concerto, etc / Ohlsson, Schwarz

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-01-01

Works: Henri Lazarof: Tableaux (after Wassily Kandinsky) for piano & orchestra; Concerto for Violin; Symphony no 2
Performers: Kamei, Yukiko; Ohlsson, Garrick
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Seattle Symphony Orchestra

"On the whole, Lazarof doesn't have a terribly distinct voice but he's a good craftsman, and his style is dissonant but not risky or outrageous;...continue...

Musically Speaking - Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain

2 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2003-11-25

Works: Manuel de Falla: Nights in the gardens of Spain; Canciones populares españolas (7); Gerard Schwarz: Conductor's Guide to Falla (Discussion)
Performers: Jones, Della; Rosenberger, Carol [Piano]; Schwarz, Gerard; White, Judith
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

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

Carol's Concerto Collection / Rosenberger, Schwarz, et al

2 CD / Delos / 2001-01-01

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Keyboard in D major, H 18 no 2; Concerto for Keyboard in G major, H 18 no 4; Richard Strauss: Burleske for piano & orchestra (or 2 pianos) in D minor, o.Op. 85 (TrV 1...
Performers: Rosenberger, Carol [Piano]
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; New York Chamber Orchestra; Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Seattle Symphony Orchestra

Good Music for Little Guys - Classics for Fun & Adventure

1 CD / Delos / 2000-01-01

Works: John Philip Sousa: Stars and Stripes Forever; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Gioachino Rossini: Guillaume Tell; Aaron Copland: Rodeo; Sergey Prokofiev: Love for Three Oranges; March in B flat major, O...
Performers: Amaral, Tadeu do; Galbraith, Paul; Gloeden, Edelton; Gloeden, Everton; Rosenberger, Carol [Piano]
Conductors: DePreist, James; Orbelian, Constantine; Schwarz, Gerard; Cichowicz, Vincent; Macal, Zdenek;
Ensemble: Brazilian Guitar Quartet; Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center; Millar Brass Ensemble; Moscow Chamber Orchestra; New Jersey Symphony Orchestra; Scottish Chamber Orchestra

A Day in the Life of Lucky - Music for You and Your Dog

1 CD / Delos / 2000-01-01

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Trumpets and Strings in D major; Autumn (The Four Seasons); Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Keyboard in D major, H 18 no 2; Concerto for Cello no 1 in C major, H 7b n...
Performers: Kavakos, Leonidas; Lucas, Wendy Herner; Nagy, Péter [Piano]; Oliveira, Elmar; Rosenberger, Carol [Piano]; Schwarz, Gerard; Smith, Norman; Starker, János
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard; ; DePreist, James; Orbelian, Constantine
Ensemble: ; Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center; Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

Mozart: Piano Concertos 21 & 24 / Istomin, Schwarz, Seattle

1 CD / Reference Recordings / 1999-05-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Concerto for Piano no 24 in C minor, K 491
Performers: Istomin, Eugene
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Seattle Symphony Orchestra

Recording information: St. Thomas Center, Bothell, WA (10/10/1995)....continue...

Tutti! - Orchestral Sampler

1 CD / Reference Recordings / 1999-05-14

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Snow Maiden; George Whitefield Chadwick: Suite Symphonique, for orchestra, L. 2/20; Ron Nelson: Rocky Point Holiday; Igor Stravinsky: Firebird; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Conce...
Performers: Blumenstock, Elizabeth; Istomin, Eugene
Conductors: Oue, Eiji; Serebrier, José; Junkin, Jerry; Schwarz, Gerard; Paul, James; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; Seelig, Timothy
Ensemble: ; Dallas Wind Symphony; Minnesota Orchestra; Seattle Symphony Orchestra; Turtle Creek Chorale

Serene Journeys Through Classical Music

3 CD / Delos / 1998-01-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Symphon...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Cole, Vinson; Kruczek, Mark; Noehren, Robert; Plutz, Eric; Rosenberger, Carol [Piano]; Shifrin, David; Starker, Janos; Stephens, Patrick [Piano]; Tennant, Scott [Guitar]; Wilson, Todd ...
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard; Litton, Andrew; DePreist, James; ; Pearson, Donald; Keene, Dennis; Macal, Zdenek
Ensemble: ; Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Music of Howard Hanson Vol 1 / Schwarz, Rosenberger, et al

2 CD / Delos / 1998-01-01

Works: Howard Hanson: Symphony no 2, Op. 30 "Romantic"; Fantasy Variations on a Theme of Youth, Op. 40; Symphony no 4, Op 34 "The Requiem"; Elegy in Memory of Serge Koussevitsky for orchestra, Op 44; Sympho...
Performers: Baunton, Randolph; Johnson, Ronald; Jolles, Susan [Harp]; Mendenhall, Judith; Rosenberger, Carol [Piano]
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: New York Chamber Symphony; Seattle Symphony Orchestra

Carol Rosenberger Plays Beethoven/ Schwarz, London SO, et al

2 CD / Delos / 1997-01-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Sonata for Piano no 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"; Quintet for Piano, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon and Horn in E flat major, Op. 16...
Performers: Graham, Robin; Munday, Kenneth; Rosenberger, Carol [Piano]; Shifrin, David; Vogel, Allan
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Khachaturian, Prokofiev: Piano Concertos / Atamian, Schwarz

1 CD / Delos / 1994-01-01

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Concerto for Piano in D flat major; Sergey Prokofiev: Concerto for Piano no 3 in C major, Op. 26
Performers: Atamian, Dickran; McDaniel, Larey
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Seattle Symphony 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

Manuel de Falla's Spain / Schwarz, Rosenberger, London SO

1 CD / Delos / 1987-01-01

Works: Manuel de Falla: Nights in the gardens of Spain; Canciones populares españolas (7)
Performers: Jones, Della; Rosenberger, Carol [Piano]
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Soundscapes Vol 2 - A Delos Digital Compact Disc Sampler

1 CD / Delos / 1986-01-01

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold; Sergey Prokofiev: Pieces (10) for Piano from "Romeo and Juliet", Op. 75; Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachiana brasileira no 1 for 8 Cellos; Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for P...
Performers: Browning, John [Piano]; Noehren, Robert; Rosenberger, Carol [Piano]; Shifrin, David
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard; Parisot, Aldo;
Ensemble: Chamber Music Northwest; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra; Orford String Quartet; Seattle Symphony Orchestra; Yale Cellos

Soundscapes, Vol. 1: A Delos Digital Compact Disc Sampler

1 CD / Delos / 1985-01-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; Atalanta, HWV 35; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in G minor, Op. 8 no 2/RV 315 "L'estate"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata & ...
Performers: Augér, Arleen; Browning, John [Piano]; Burns, Stephen; Davis, Douglas [Cello]; McDonald, Susann [Harp]; Mehta, Bejun [Countertenor Vocal]; Noehren, Robert; Oliveira, Elmar; Romero, Celedonio; ...
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard; ; Ormandy, Eugene
Ensemble: American Brass Quintet; Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra; New York Chamber Symphony; Philadelphia Orchestra