Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

Gershwin: Concerto in F; Rhapsody No. 2, etc. / Orio Weiss, JoAnn Falletta [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Naxos Blu-Ray / 2012-02-28

Works: George Gershwin: Concerto for Piano in F major; Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra no 2 "Rhapsody in Rivets"; I Got Rhythm
Performers: Weiss, Orion
Conductors: Falletta, JoAnn
Ensemble: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

George Gershwin's Concerto in F was a response to demands for a 'proper concerto' after the success of Rhapsody in Blue, avoiding programmatic content while...continue...
Run Time: 58 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray
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Gershwin: Concerto in F; Rhapsody No. 2 / Orio Weiss, piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-02-28

Works: George Gershwin: Concerto for Piano in F major; Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra no 2 "Rhapsody in Rivets"; Variations on "I got rhythm" for Piano and Orchestra
Performers: Weiss, Orion
Conductors: Falletta, JoAnn
Ensemble: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

George Gershwin's Concerto in F was a response to demands for a 'proper concerto' after the success of Rhapsody in Blue, avoiding programmatic content while...continue...
Recording information: Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, New York, USA (11/17/2010-11/20/2010)....continue...

Strauss: Joseph-Legende, Rosenkavalier

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-09-29

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59; Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65; Josephs Legende, symphonic fragment from the ballet, o.Op. 148 (TrV 231a, AV 148)
Conductors: Falletta, JoAnn
Ensemble: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

With more than eighty operas to his credit, Paisiello rivaled Mozart for success in this competitive field, though his eight keyboard concertos fell short of...continue...

American Opera Classics - Hagen: Shining Brow / Falletta, Orth, Harris, Frankenberry, Buffalo PO, et al

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

Works: Daron Hagen: Shining Brow, opera in 2 acts and a prologue
Performers: Barton, Tony; Curran, Matthew; Demler, James; Eley, Elem; Fleischer, Deborah; Fleischer, Eric; Frankenberry, Rob; Harris, Brenda; Lyons, Gilda M.; Orth, Robert; Reckamp, Jennifer Lynn; Valby, Elaine
Conductors: Falletta, JoAnn
Ensemble: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

Daron Hagen and Paul Muldoon's first, and highly successful, opera is based on the life of the great American architect Frank Lloyd Wright and Taliesin...continue...

Schubert: Death and the Maiden D 810, Symphony no 8 [Completed] / Falletta, Buffalo PO

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

Works: Franz Schubert: Quartet for Strings no 14 in D minor, D 810 "Death and the Maiden"; Symphony no 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished"
Conductors: Falletta, JoAnn
Ensemble: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

Schubert's music has been arranged by many other composers, though few have succeeded in amplifying the astonishing drama and pathos of a masterpiece such as...continue...

Gershwin Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-03-24

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Porgy and Bess; Girl Crazy; I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise, song (from George White's Scandals of 1922); Strike up the Band; Sweet and Low-Down, song (from Tip-T...
Performers: Watts, André
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson; Ormandy, Eugene; Fiedler, Arthur
Ensemble: ; Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra

American Classics - Corigliano: Mr. Tambourine Man, Three Hallucinations / Falletta, Plitman, Buffalo PO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-09-30

Works: John Corigliano: Mr. Tambourine Man; Three Hallucinations, for orchestra (based on the film score "Altered States")
Performers: Orchestre Philharmonique De Berlin; Plitmann, Hila
Conductors: Falletta, JoAnn
Ensemble: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

"A colleague suggested that I look into the poetry of the songs of Bob Dylan. Having not yet listened to the songs, I decided to...continue...

Respighi: Church Windows, etc / Falletta, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-11-20

Works: Ottorino Respighi: Vetrate di chiesa (Church Windows), 4 impressions for orchestra, P. 150; Brazilian Impressions; Rossiniana, original music by Rossini arranged for orchestra, P. 148
Conductors: Falletta, JoAnn
Ensemble: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

Although Respighi’s reputation rests on the justly celebrated trilogy of Roman tone poems, he also wrote a number of distinguished works in other forms. Making...continue...

Americana - Siegmeister, Ines, Copland, Gould, Sousa

2 CD / Vox Classical / 2007-10-09

Works: Elie Siegmeister: Western Suite, for orchestra; Charles Ives: New England Holidays Symphony; Aaron Copland: Lincoln Portrait; Fanfare for the common man; Billy the Kid; Rodeo; Morton Gould: American ...
Conductors: Abravanel, Maurice; Johanos, Donald; Foss, Lukas [Composer]; Kunzel, Erich
Ensemble: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; Cincinnati Pops Orchestra; Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Utah Symphony Orchestra

American Classics - Copland / Falletta, Buffalo PO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-10-31

Works: Aaron Copland: Prairie Journal; Rodeo; Letter from Home; Red Pony
Conductors: Falletta, JoAnn
Ensemble: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

"This attractive anthology represents Copland the Populist, to quote the title of Tilson Thomas's stunning set of all three ballets with the San Francisco Symphony....continue...

American Classics - Griffes: The Pleasure Done / Falletta

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-04-01

Works: Charles Tomlinson Griffes: The White Peacock, for orchestra (Roman Sketches no 1), Op. 7/1, A. 121; Poems by Fiona MacLeod (3), song cycle for voice & orchestra, A. 118-120; Bacchanale; Clouds, for o...
Performers: Quintiliani, Barbara; Wincenc, Carol
Conductors: Falletta, JoAnn
Ensemble: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

"Really superb performances." - Fanfare "This is a revelatory Griffes release." - Gramophone 'Editor's Choice'...continue...

Expanded Edition - Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, etc / Thomas

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2004-02-24

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; An American in Paris; Oh, Kay!, musical; Funny Face; Girl Crazy; Strike up the Band; Of Thee I Sing; Let 'Em Eat Cake, musical; Walking the Dog, promenade for piano...
Performers: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; Columbia Jazz Band; Gaffney, George; Gershwin, George; Jones, Harold [Drums]; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Thomas, Michael Tilson; Vaugha...
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson
Ensemble: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; Columbia Jazz Band; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; New York Philharmonic

"This wonderful Gershwin CD is filled with brilliant performances... one of them Gershwin's own... the result is a modern stereophonic recording of Gershwin playing his...continue...
Personnel: Michael Tilson Thomas (piano); Sarah Vaughan (vocals); George Gaffney, George Gershwin (piano); Harold Jones (drums).

Recording information: CBS, 30th Street Studio, New York, NY (0...continue...

American Classics - Converse: The Mystic Trumpeter, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-08-01

Works: Frederick Converse: The Mystic Trumpeter, tone poem; Flivver Ten Million, a joyous epic tone poem for orchestra; Endymion's Narrative, After Keats, romance for orchestra, Op 10
Conductors: Falletta, JoAnn
Ensemble: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

"Performances which are so close to definitive that it places the composer in a new light." -Buffalo News "JoAnn Falletta leads a clearly energized Buffalo...continue...