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Piston: Symphonies 5, 7 & 8 / Whitney, Mester, Louisville

1 CD / Albany Records / 2006-10-24

Works: Walter Piston: Symphony no 5; Symphony no 7; Symphony no 8
Conductors: Whitney, Robert; Mester, Jorge
Ensemble: Louisville Orchestra

Polski nowoczesny / Louisville Orchestra

1 CD / First Edition / 2006-04-18

Works: Witold Lutoslawski: Fanfare for Louisville, for orchestra; Krzysztof Penderecki: De Natura Sonoris II, for orchestra; Stanislaw Skrowaczewski: Music at Night, for orchestra; Andrzej Panufnik: Nocturn...
Conductors: Smith, Lawrence Leighton; Mester, Jorge; Nelson, John; Whitney, Robert
Ensemble: Louisville Orchestra

magyar modern / Louisville Orchestra

1 CD / First Edition / 2006-04-18

Works: Mátyás Seiber: Concertino for clarinet & string orchestra; Antal Doráti: Concerto for Violincello & orchestra; Zoltán Kodály: Symphony in C major
Performers: Livingston, James; Starker, Janos
Conductors: Mester, Jorge; Whitney, Robert
Ensemble: Louisville Orchestra

Français Moderne Vol 1 - Honegger, Ibert / Mester, et al

1 CD / First Edition / 2005-10-18

Works: Arthur Honegger: Prélude pour Aglavaine st Sélysette, for orchestra, H. 10; Suite archaique, for orchestra in E minor, H. 203; Jacques Ibert: La ballade de la geôle de Reading, for orc...
Conductors: Mester, Jorge; Whitney, Robert
Ensemble: Louisville Orchestra

Launching the first French volume in the First Edition Modern World Series is this collection dedicated to Arthur Honegger and Jacques Ibert. The works on...continue...

British Modern Vol 1 - Bliss, Arnold, Addison, Rubbra

1 CD / First Edition / 2005-10-18

Works: Arthur Bliss: Discourse, for orchestra, F. 113; Edmund Rubbra: Improvisation for violin & orchestra, Op. 89; Malcolm Arnold: Concerto for 2 violins & strings, Op. 77; John Addison: Concerto for trump...
Performers: Harth, Sidney; Kling, Paul; McHugh, Peter; Napier, Leon
Conductors: Whitney, Robert; Mester, Jorge
Ensemble: Louisville Orchestra

This first British volume in the First Edition Modern World Series, this release pays tribute to four significant British composers. These four vivid orchestral world...continue...

Boris Blacher

1 CD / First Edition / 2005-05-17

Works: Boris Blacher: Variations on a Theme of Paganini for orchestra, Op. 26; Orchestral Ornament, Op. 44; Studie im Pianissimo, for orchestra, Op. 45; Orchester Fantasie
Conductors: Smith, Lawrence Leighton; Mester, Jorge; Whitney, Robert
Ensemble: ; Louisville Orchestra

Blacher's celebrated 'Orchestral Variations on a Theme by Paganini' joins three 1950s variable meter works, all incorporating a deft integration of his controlled variation of...continue...

Gian Francesco Malipiero

1 CD / First Edition / 2005-05-17

Works: Gian Francesco Malipiero: Fantasie di ogni giorno, for orchestra; Concerto for Piano no 3; Noturrno di Canti e Balli, for orchestra
Performers: Owen, Benjamin
Conductors: Whitney, Robert
Ensemble: Louisville Orchestra

In these four songs, Malipiero's always-fertile imagination paints an unforgettable portrait of his beloved 'Venice by Night' captured here on a superb stereo recording produced...continue...

Carlos Surinach

1 CD / First Edition / 2005-04-19

Works: Carlos Surinach: Melorhythmic Dramas, for orchestra; Symphonic Variations, for orchestra; Feria Magica Overture; Sinfonietta Flamenca (Symphony no 3)
Conductors: Mester, Jorge; Whitney, Robert
Ensemble: Louisville Orchestra

Widely revered as both a conductor and composer, Catalonian Carlos Surinach's scores included many distinguished works written for a variety of dance traditions. Celebrated for...continue...

Ernst Toch

1 CD / First Edition / 2005-04-19

Works: Ernst Toch: Miniature Overture, for winds; Peter Pan, a fairy tale for orchestra, Op. 76; Notturno for orchestra, Op. 77; Jephta, rhapsodic poem for orchestra ("Symphony 5"), Op. 89
Conductors: Mester, Jorge; Whitney, Robert
Ensemble: Louisville Orchestra

Like his fellow Austrian emigre Arnold Schoenberg, Ernst Toch sought a new life in the U.S. Toch's radical Viennese roots and his deep immersion in...continue...

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...

Vincent Persichetti

1 CD / First Edition / 2005-02-22

Works: Vincent Persichetti: Serenade no 5 for orchestra, Op. 43; Symphony no 5 ("Symphony for Strings"), Op. 61; Symphony no 8, Op. 106
Conductors: Whitney, Robert; Mester, Jorge
Ensemble: The Louisville Orchestra

"First Edition's reissue programme continues with their splendid Persichetti release... The original liner notes are reprinted - always a feature of these Louisville reissues -...continue...

Darius Milhaud

1 CD / First Edition / 2004-10-01

Works: Darius Milhaud: Ouverture méditerranéenne, for orchestra, Op. 330; Kentuckiana, divertissement sur 20 airs du Kentucky, for orchestra, Op. 287b; Cortège funèbre, for orchestra, Op...
Performers: Seibel, Paula
Conductors: Whitney, Robert; Mester, Jorge
Ensemble: Louisville Orchestra

"Mester and his orchestra nicely individualize the component parts of this kaleidoscopic work. I also like the clarity and definition of the recorded sound. All...continue...

Alexander Tcherepnin

1 CD / First Edition / 2004-06-01

Works: Alexander Tcherepnin: Concerto for Piano no 2, Op. 26; Symphony no 2, Op. 77; Suite for orchestra, Op 87
Performers: Alexander Tcherepnin [Composer/Piano]
Conductors: Whitney, Robert
Ensemble: Louisville Orchestra

Karel Husa

1 CD / First Edition / 2004-06-01

Works: Karel Husa: Sonnets (2) from Michelangelo, for orchestra; Trojan Women, ballet,
Conductors: Whitney, Robert; Endo, Akira
Ensemble: Louisville Orchestra

Ned Rorem

1 CD / First Edition / 2004-02-01

Works: Ned Rorem: Eleven Studies for Eleven Players; Concerto for Piano no 3 in six movements
Performers: Fuge, Francis; Livingston, James; Lowenthal, Jerome; McAinich, Daniel; Rapier, Leon
Conductors: Whitney, Robert; Mester, Jorge
Ensemble: Louisville Orchestra

Norman Dello Joio

1 CD / First Edition / 2004-01-01

Works: Norman Dello Joio: Homage to Haydn for orchestra; The Triumph of St. Joan (Seraphic Dialogue), symphony in 3 movements
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard; Whitney, Robert
Ensemble: Louisville Orchestra

The natural accessible music of ninety-year-old American composer Norman Dello Joio manifests his compositional fusion of American popular music, jazz, Italian opera and the liturgical...continue...

Bohuslav Martinu

1 CD / First Edition / 2003-11-01

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Symphony no 5; Intermezzo for orchestra, H. 330; Concerto for Oboe H. 353; Estampes (Rytiny), pieces (3) for orchestra, H. 369
Performers: Gibson, Marion
Conductors: Whitney, Robert; Harth, Sidney
Ensemble: Louisville Orchestra

Alberto Ginastera

1 CD / First Edition / 2003-11-01

Works: Alberto Ginastera: Ollantay, 3 symphonic movements, for orchestra, Op. 17; Pampeana no 3 for Orchestra, Op 24; Iubilum, for orchestra, Op. 51
Conductors: Mester, Jorge; Whitney, Robert
Ensemble: Louisville Orchestra

William Schuman

1 CD / First Edition / 2003-10-01

Works: William Schuman: Symphony no 4; A Prayer in Time of War, for orchestra; Judith, ballet ("choreographic poem")
Conductors: Mester, Jorge; Whitney, Robert
Ensemble: Louisville Orchestra

William Schuman's powerful, highly melodic orchestral music ensures his status as one of America's great composer. Commissioned by the Louisville Orchestra in 1949, Schuman's landmark...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...

Andrzej Panufnik

1 CD / First Edition / 2003-10-01

Works: Andrzej Panufnik: Symphony no 2 ("Sinfonia Elegiaca"); Nocturne for orchestra; Rhapsody, for orchestra
Conductors: Whitney, Robert
Ensemble: Louisville Orchestra

Panufnik's ability to evoke the tragedy and sorrow of war and displacement and the resulting longing for peace is a source of wonder. Expertly performed...continue...

Roger Sessions

1 CD / First Edition / 2003-09-01

Works: Roger Sessions: Divertimento for orchestra; Idyll of Theocritus, for soprano & orchestra
Performers: Nossaman, Audrey
Conductors: Leonard, Peter; Whitney, Robert
Ensemble: Louisville Orchestra

Over his 75 years of composition, Roger Sessions remained an umcompromising contemporary craftsman. These 1950s works, the stunning Louisville-commissioned and widely praised 'Idyll of Theocritus',...continue...

Peter Mennin

1 CD / First Edition / 2003-09-01

Works: Peter Mennin: Symphony no 5; Concerto for cello & orchestra; Symphony no 6
Performers: Starker, Janos
Conductors: Whitney, Robert; Mester, Jorge
Ensemble: Louisville Orchestra

Every track on this recording of music of Peter Mennin, one of America's most important symphonists, is a world premiere. The disc showcases two of...continue...

Lou Harrison

1 CD / First Edition / 2003-09-01

Works: Lou Harrison: Suite for Symphonic Strings, for string orchestra; Strict Songs (4), for 8 baritones (or male chorus) & chamber orchestra; or baritone, SATB chorus & c
Performers: Bingham, Davis
Conductors: Whitney, Robert
Ensemble: Louisville Orchestra

First Edition proudly pays homage to Lou Harrison, issuing these two widely praised world premiere recordings in a very special Lou Harrison title that includes...continue...

Wallingford Riegger

1 CD / First Edition / 2003-05-01

Works: Wallingford Riegger: Variations for piano & orchestra, Op. 54; Variations for violin & orchestra, Op. 71; Symphony no 4, Op. 63
Performers: Harth, Sidney; Owen, Benjamin
Conductors: Whitney, Robert
Ensemble: Louisville Orchestra

Variations - Copland, Carter, Ives, Dallapiccola

1 CD / First Edition / 2003-05-01

Works: Aaron Copland: Orchestral Variations, for orchestra (based on Piano Variations); Luigi Dallapiccola: Variazioni for orchestra; Elliott Carter: Variations for Orchestra; William Schuman: Variations on...
Conductors: Whitney, Robert
Ensemble: Louisville Orchestra

Roy Harris

1 CD / First Edition / 2003-04-01

Works: Roy Harris: Kentucky Spring; Concerto for Violin & orchestra; Symphony no 5
Performers: Fulkerson, Gregory
Conductors: Whitney, Robert; Smith, Lawrence Leighton
Ensemble: Louisville Orchestra

Henry Cowell

1 CD / First Edition / 2003-03-01

Works: Henry Cowell: Hymn and Fuguing Tune no 3 for orchestra, HC 660; Ongaku, suite for orchestra, HC 846; Symphony no 11; Symphony no 15 ("Thesis"), HC 887
Conductors: Mester, Jorge; Whitney, Robert
Ensemble: Louisville Orchestra

"The Louisville Orchestra delivers secure and characterful performances of all four pieces, with very little of the strident trumpet or thin string sound that sometimes...continue...

The Orchestral Music of Meyer Kupferman Vol 8

1 CD / Soundspells / 1997-07-01

Works: Meyer Kupferman: Symphony no 4; Little Symphony
Conductors: Whitney, Robert; Litschauer, Franz
Ensemble: Louisville Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Hovhaness: Magnificat Op 157, Saturn / Robert Whitney, Louisville SO, et al

1 CD / Crystal Records / 1995-05-16

Works: Alan Hovhaness: Magnificat, Op. 157; Saturn, cantata for soprano, clarinet & piano, Op. 243
Performers: Berkofsky, Martin; Dales, Richard; East, Thomas; Hurney, Kate; Nossaman, Audrey; Sobol, Lawrence
Conductors: Whitney, Robert
Ensemble: Louisville University Choir

American Archives Series - Kurka, Mennin, Piston

1 CD / Albany Records / 1995-04-16

Works: Robert Kurka: The Good Soldier Schweik, suite from the opera; Peter Mennin: Concerto for cello & orchestra; Walter Piston: Symphony no 1
Performers: Starker, Janos
Conductors: Whitney, Robert; Mester, Jorge
Ensemble: Louisville Orchestra