Montaine, John La

Remembering JFK - 50th Anniversay Concert

2 CD / Ondine / 2011-05-31

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Fanfare for the inauguration of J. F. Kennedy, for brass ensemble; Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; Peter Lieberson: Remembering JFK, for narrator & orchestra; George Gershwi...
Performers: Barto, Tzimon; Wild, Earl [Piano]
Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph; Mitchell, Howard
Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra

This new release celebrates the memory of John F. Kennedy, and the 50th anniversary of his inauguration as U.S. President, by coupling new and historic...continue...

Echoes of Nightingales / Christine Brewer, Roger Vignoles, piano

1 CD / Hyperion / 2011-03-08

Works: Sidney Homer: Sing to me, sing, Op 28; Edwin McArthur: Night, for voice & piano; A. Walter Kramer: Now like a lantern, for voice & piano; Mildred Lund Tyson: Sea Moods, for voice & piano; Landon Rona...
Performers: Brewer, Christine; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]

This delightful disc from Christine Brewer, one of the most admired sopranos of today, pays homage to both an important musical tradition and four great...continue...
Recording information: All Saints, Durham Road, East Finchley, London (12/14/2009-12/16/2009)....continue...

Music from America's First & Second Cities - Muczynski, Gershwin, Sowerby, Del Tredici

1 CD / Centaur / 2009-10-01

Works: Robert Muczynski: Toccata, for piano; George Gershwin: Novelette in Fourths, rag for piano; Sleepless Night, prelude for piano (Melody no 17, reconstructed by Alicia Zizzo); Rubato, prelude for piano...
Performers: Graff, Steven

Since his concerto debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, with whom he has appeared nine times, the American pianist Steven Graff has been the recipient...continue...
Recording information: Centaur Records, Inc. (02/2007)....continue...

Frederick Swann Plays the William J. Gilllespie Concert Organ

1 CD / Gothic Records / 2009-07-01

Works: Charles-Marie Widor: Symphony for Organ no 4 in F major, Op. 13 no 4; Robert Schumann: Fugues (6) for Organ on B-A-C-H, Op. 60; Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue for Organ in C major, BWV 545;...
Performers: Swann, Frederick Lewis [Organ]

Best-known as the former organist of the Crystal Cathedral, Frederick Swann delivers the world premiere recording of the new C.B. Fisk Organ (Opus 130), located...continue...

A New Day Dawning - Works for Trombone and Piano / Jemmie Robertson, Yoko Yamada

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2008-12-09

Works: John Davison: Sonata for trombone & piano; John La Montaine: Conversations, for trombone & piano, Op. 44; Jean-Francois Michel: In Memoriam, for trombone & piano; Kenneth E. Kreuzer: Sonata for tromb...
Performers: Robertson, Jemmie; Yamada-Selvaggio, Yoko

American trombonist Jemmie Robertson is an active soloist, recitalist, chamber musician, and teacher. He has performed with numerous ensembles in the Chicago area including the...continue...

Organ Odyssey - Vierne, Messiaen, etc / Preston

1 CD / Reference Recordings / 2008-01-08

Works: Sigfrid Karg-Elert: Chorale Improvisations (66) for Organ, Op. 65; Louis Vierne: Pièces de fantaisie, for organ, Suite 4, Op. 55; Felix Mendelssohn: Sonatas (6) for Organ, Op. 65; Charles-Mari...
Performers: Preston, Mary

Anyone who loves organ music and great sound will be thrilled! One of America's grandest pipe organ installations, by C.B. Fisk. Preston is the Resident...continue...

Go tell it on the Mountain! / Smith, Grace Cathedral Choir

1 CD / Pro Organo / 2007-09-01

Works: Gerald Near: The Best of Rooms; Traditional: Go tell it on the mountain; O, Mary and the Baby, Sweet Lamb; Good King Wenceslas; Infant holy, infant lowly; The hills are bare at Bethlehem; James Bassi...
Performers: Dent, Timothy; Edwards, Matthew; Luedecke, Alison; Schoenbrun, David
Conductors: Smith, Jeffrey
Ensemble: Grace Cathedral Choir San Francisco

Myths and Legends - Wuorinen, et al / Stentorian Consort

1 CD / Albany Records / 2007-08-01

Works: Eric Ewazen: Myths & Legends, for 4 trombones; Leslie Bassett: Quartet, for 4 trombones; Charles Wuorinen: Consort of Four Trombones; Fisher Tull: Quartet, for 4 trombones; John La Montaine: Quartet,...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Stentorian Consort

This debut recording of the Stentorian Quartet reveals how popular the trombone has become as an ensemble instrument. Their exceptional playing of works by some...continue...

Chicago Duos for Flute - Blackwood, et al / Mary Stolper

1 CD / Cedille / 2003-01-01

Works: Lita Grier: 3x2, for flute & clarinet; Easley Blackwood: Rondo Caprice for flute & guitar, Op. 35; Leon Stein: Introduction and Rondo for flute & percussion; John La Montaine: Sonata for piccolo & pi...
Performers: Azabagic, Denis; Conant, Keith; Huydts, Sebastian; Lord, Melody; Mandat, Eric; Ross, Jim; Stolper, Mary

Chicago Concertos / Ramon Salvatore, Paul Freeman

1 CD / Cedille / 1996-01-01

Works: Rudolf Ganz: Concerto for Piano in E flat major, Op. 32; John La Montaine: Concerto for Piano no 4, Op. 59
Performers: Salvatore, Ramon
Conductors: Feeman, Paul
Ensemble: Chicago Sinfonietta; Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava)

Music in the American Grain / Ramon Salvatore

1 CD / Cedille / 1992-01-01

Works: John La Montaine: Sonata for piano, Op 3; Robert Palmer: Sonata for piano No 3; Hunter Johnson: Piano Sonata; Paul Bowles: Huapango no 1, for piano; Tierra Mojada, for piano ("Iquitos"); La Cuelga, f...
Performers: Salvatore, Ramon