Rowe, Tony

Brian Havergal: Symphonies Nos. 11 & 15

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-07-27

Works: Havergal Brian: For Valor, for organ & orchestra; Doctor Merryheart; Symphony no 11; Symphony no 15 in A major
Conductors: Rowe, Tony; Leaper, Adrian

Havergal Brian was never a conventional composer, but the three later works on this disc rank among his most unconventional approaches to the symphonic form....continue...
Recording information: National Concert Hall, Dublin....continue...

Brian: Symphony no 2, Festival Fanfare / Rowe, Moscow SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-07-31

Works: Havergal Brian: Festival Fanfare; Symphony no 2 in E minor
Conductors: Rowe, Tony
Ensemble: Moscow Symphony Orchestra

Orthodox in its four-movement structure but, according to the composer, 'very unorthodox inside', Havergal Brian's Symphony No. 2 was originally inspired by Goethe's play Gotz...continue...

The Story of American Classical Music / Scherer, et al

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-06-21

Works: William Henry Fry: Overture to Macbeth; Louis Moreau Gottschalk: Symphony no 1; Edward MacDowell: Concerto for Piano no 2 in D minor, Op. 23; Arthur Foote: Quartet for Piano and Strings in C major, O...
Performers: Andjaparidze, Eteri; Anthony, Adele; Barbagallo, James; Berman, Boris; Currie, Colin; Eldred, Mike; Feinberg, Alan [Piano]; Gauvin, Karina; Goff, Scott [Flute]; Lewin, Michael; Morrison, Betsi; Peska...
Conductors: Rowe, Tony; Rosenberg, Richard; Fagen, Arthur; ; Schermerhorn, Kenneth; Williams, John McLaughlin; Sinclair, James; Brion, Keith; Judd, James; Spalding, Daniel; Schwarz, Gerard; Serebrier, José;...
Ensemble: ; Da Vinci Quartet; Eaken Piano Trio

Think 'American Classical Music and what names spring to mind? Gershwin, Copland, Bernstein? Joplin, Foster Sousa? These great composers are deservedly famous, but from Colonial...continue...

American Classics - Fry: Santa Claus Symphony, etc / Rowe

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-02-01

Works: William Henry Fry: Santa Claus, Christmas Symphony; Overture to Macbeth; Niagara Symphony; The Breaking Heart, for orchestra (Adagio)
Conductors: Rowe, Tony
Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

The first native-born American to compose for large symphonic forces, William Fry's "Santa Clause Symphony" is a fantastical composition with tightly constructed drama full of...continue...