American Composers Orchestra

Glass Box - Philip Glass Nonesuch Retrospective

10 CD / Nonesuch / 2008-09-30

Works: Philip Glass: Contrary Motion; Music with Changing Parts; Music in Similar Motion; Music in 12 parts; Einstein on the Beach; Closing; North Star; Dressed like an Egg; Mad Rush; MEDLEY; Koyaanisqatsi;...
Performers: Allen, Sanford; Anderer, Joseph; Arner, Leonard; Baker, Timothy; Balm, Neil; Barab, Seymour; Bargen, Karl; Bauch, Ethan; Beckenstein, Marion; Benary, Barbara; Benincasa, Rex; Bielawa, Lisa; Bielecki,...
Conductors: Riesman, Michael; Keene, Christopher; ; Davies, Dennis R.; Goldray, Martin; Ingman, Nick
Ensemble: ; American Composers Orchestra; Bruckner Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Kronos Quartet; Lyric Quartet; New York City Opera Orchestra; Philip Glass Ensemble; Quena Ensemble; String Orchestra; S...

This elegantly packaged 10-disc retrospective surveys four decades of work by Philip Glass, from his earliest solo pieces to his world-renowned operas to his Oscar-nominated...continue...

Hovhaness: Symphony no 2 Op 132 "Mysterious Mountain", etc; Harrison / Russell Davies, Jarrett, et al

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2008-08-12

Works: Alan Hovhaness: Symphony no 2 ("Mysterious Mountain"), Op. 132; Lousadzak, concerto for piano & strings, Op. 48; Lou Harrison: Symphony no 2 ("Elegiac")
Performers: Jarrett, Keith
Conductors: Davies, Dennis R.
Ensemble: American Composers Orchestra

This disc unites works by two distinctly original American composers who, while maintaining their own identities, share many similarities....continue...

Ellington: 4 Symphonic Works / Peress, et al

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2008-07-08

Works: Duke Ellington: Black, Brown and Beige Suite; Three Black Kings; New World a-Comin'; Harlem
Conductors: Peress, Maurice
Ensemble: American Composers Orchestra

Duke Ellington’s diversions into the concert hall deserve much wider acclaim, and these performances are strong advocates for his symphonic work....continue...

Sessions: Symphonies 6, 7 & 9 / Davies, American Composers Orchestra

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2008-06-10

Works: Roger Sessions: Symphony no 6; Symphony no 7; Symphony no 9
Conductors: Davies, Dennis R.
Ensemble: American Composers Orchestra

Glass/Bowie/Eno: Heroes & Low Symphonies

2 CD / Philips Import / 2003-08-12

Works: Philip Glass: Heroes Symphony; Low Symphony, for orchestra
Performers: American Composers Orchestra; Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductors: Davies, Dennis R.
Ensemble: American Composers Orchestra; Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra

These two best selling symphonies by Philip Glass, based on the music of Brian Eno and David Bowie, are the natural choice for a '2...continue...
Recording information: Looking Glass Studios, New York, NY....continue...

John Cage - The Seasons / Leng Tan, Russell Davies, et al

1 CD / ECM / 2000-06-13

Works: John Cage: Seventy-Four, for orchestra; The Seasons, Ballet in One Act, for orchestra; Concerto for Prepared Piano and Chamber Orchestra; Suite for Toy Piano, for toy piano or piano; Suite for Toy Pi...
Performers: Tan, Margaret Leng
Conductors: Davies, Dennis R.
Ensemble: American Composers Orchestra

Gramophone Classical Music Guide
This is an enchanting CD, every item a sheer delight. Margaret Leng Tan worked with Cage in the last decade of his...continue...

Zorn: Aporias / Davies, American Composers Orchestra, et al

1 CD / Tzadik / 1998-09-15

Works: John Zorn: Aporias
Performers: Drury, Stephen
Conductors: Davies, Dennis Russell
Ensemble: American Composers Orchestra; Hungarian Radio/TV Children's Chorus