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Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Symphonic Interludes from Intermezzo / Gerard Schwarz

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-09-25

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Intermezzo, Op. 72
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: ; Seattle Symphony Orchestra

This is "as good a performance and interpretation - and technical recording - of Also sprach Zarathustra as one would expect to find" (Gramophone). Inspired...continue...
Recording information: Seattle Center Opera House, USA (03/31/1987/05/13/1987)....continue...

Strauss: Symphonica Domestica; Symphonic Fragment from Die Liebe der Danae / Schwarz

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-09-25

Works: Richard Strauss: Sinfonia Domestica for orchestra, Op. 53 (TrV 209); Die Liebe der Danae - Opera, Op. 83, TrV 278
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: ; Seattle Symphony Orchestra

Richard Strauss's orchestral music includes several works with autobiographical significance, including Ein Heldenleben (Naxos 8.554417). Scored for large symphony orchestra, the Symphonia domestica d...continue...
Recording information: Seattle Center Opera House, USA (11/14/1988/11/15/1988)....continue...

Alan Hovhaness: Symphony No. 1 "Exile"; Symphony No. 50 "Mount Saint Helens" / Schwarz, Seattle SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-07-31

Works: Alan Hovhaness: Symphony no 1 ("Exile Symphony"), Op. 17; Fantasy on Japanese woodprints, Op. 211; Symphony no 50 ("Mount St. Helens"), Op. 360
Performers: Johnson, Ron
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: ; Seattle Symphony Orchestra

One of the most intriguing and individual of 20th century American composers, Alan Hovhaness rejected the cosmopolitan modernism of other leading composers of the 1930s...continue...
Recording information: Seattle Opera House, Seattle, WA....continue...

Howard Hanson: Symphonies Nos. 6 & 7 / Schwarz, Seattle SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-01-31

Works: Howard Hanson: Symphony no 6; Lumen in Christo, for chorus & orchestra; Symphony no 7 "A Sea Symphony"
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: ; Seattle Symphony Orchestra

Hanson's last two symphonies offer a fitting conclusion to his compositional career. Commissioned for the 185th anniversary season of the New York Philharmonic and dedicated...continue...
Recording information: Seattle Opera House, Seattle, WA (1989-10-15_1989-10-16&1994-)....continue...

Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 10 / Gerard Schwarz, Wyn-Rogers, Stewart, Owens, Cowen

2 CD / Artek / 2012-01-31

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 3 in D minor; Symphony no 10
Performers: Cerminaro, John; Cowen, Simon; Larionoff, Maria; Owens, Rhys; Stewart, Malcolm
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir; Seattle Symphony Orchestra

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Taken as a whole, this is Schwarz's finest Mahler performance on Artek: ... the Third clearly speaks to him, and through him to listeners. Also...continue...

Howard Hanson: Symphony No. 3; Merry Mount Suite / Schwarz, Seattle SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-11-15

Works: Howard Hanson: Symphony no 3, Op 33; Merry Mount, suite from the opera, Op. 31
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: ; Seattle Symphony Orchestra

Hanson's symphonic cycle is one of the most important in American music. The Third Symphony, composed between 1936 and 1938, is imbued with the rich...continue...
Recording information: Seattle Opera House, Seattle, WA....continue...

Howard Hanson: Symphony No. 2 "Romantic"; Lux Aeterna / Gerard Schwarz

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-10-25

Works: Howard Hanson: Symphony no 2, Op. 30 "Romantic"; Lux Aeterna, Op 24; Mosaics for orchestra
Performers: Assadi, Susan Gulkis
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Seattle Symphony Orchestra

Hanson's intent in 1930 to write music that was "young in spirit, lyrical and romantic in temperament" was fully realized in his ardent Second Symphony....continue...
Recording information: Seattle Opera House, Seattle, WA....continue...

Alan Hovhaness: American Mystic / Centennial Collection

1 CD / Delos / 2011-10-25

Works: Alan Hovhaness: Prayer of St Gregory, Op. 62b; The rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, Op. 282; Bagatelles (4) for string quartet, Op. 30; Symphony no 2 ("Mysterious Mountain"), Op. 132; Quartet for Strings no...
Performers: Butler, Charles; Schmidt, Diane
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard; Brion, Keith
Ensemble: Ohio State University Concert Band; Seattle Symphony Orchestra

"My purpose is to create music not for snobs, but for all people; music which is beautiful & healing - to attempt what old Chinese...continue...

Howard Hanson: Symphony No. 1 "Nordic"; The Lament For Beowulf / Schwarz, Seattle Symphony

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-09-27

Works: Howard Hanson: Symphony no 1 in E Minor, Op 22 "Nordic"; Lament for Beowulf for chorus & orchestra, Op. 25
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Seattle Symphony Orchestra

Howard Hanson, a composer of imagination and sweep and a colorist of huge eloquence, is one of the most approachable of all twentieth century symphonists....continue...
Recording information: Seattle Opera House, Seattle, WA....continue...

Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol, Overtures / Schwarz, Seattle Symphony

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-09-27

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34; May Night; The Tsar's Bride; Overture on Russian Themes (ii), for orchestra, Op. 28; The Maid of Pskov; Dubinushka (The Little Oak Stick) (I), ton...
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Seattle Symphony Orchestra

Rimsky-Korsakov's colorful Capriccio espagnol reflects a Russian fascination with distant lands, evoking sunny climes and exotic dancing in one of the composer's most popular and...continue...
Recording information: Benaroya Hall, Seattle, Washington....continue...

Shostakovich: Cello Con. No. 1; Sym. 9; Liadov: Baba Yaga et al. / Lynn Harrell, cello

1 CD / Artek / 2011-07-26

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Cello no 1 in E flat major, Op. 107; Symphony no 9 in E flat major, Op. 70; Anatol Lyadov: Baba-Yaga, Op. 56; Musical snuffbox, Op. 32; Kikimora, Op. 63; The enchant...
Performers: Cerminaro, John; Harrell, Lynn
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Seattle Symphony Orchestra

Lynn Harrell joins Gerard Schwarz and the Seattle Symphony for a recording of what some regard as one of the most difficult works for cello....continue...

William Schuman: The Symphonies, etc. / Gerard Schwarz

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

Works: William Schuman: Symphony no 4; The Orchestra Song, for orchestra; Circus Overture, for orchestra (also version for concert band arr. by D. Owen); Symphony no 9; Symphony no 7; Symphony no 10 -- Amer...
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Seattle Symphony Orchestra

Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz

Naxos is pleased to present this new 5 CD boxed set, released specially to coincide with the centenary of William...continue...

Great American Composers - Copland, Harris, Hovhaness, Hanson, Diamond, Creston, Piston

6 CD / Delos / 2008-11-25

Works: Aaron Copland: Fanfare for the common man; Lincoln Portrait; Canticle of Freedom, for chorus & orchestra; An Outdoor Overture, for orchestra or band; Roy Harris: American Creed; When Johnny Comes Mar...
Performers: Aki, Syoko; Baunton, Randolph; Butler, Charles; Dane, Jean; Ellis, Randall; Ingrahan, Paul; Johnson, Ronald; Jolles, Susan [Harp]; Mendenhall, Judith; Rosenberger, Carol [Piano]
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: New York Chamber Symphony; Seattle Symphony Orchestra

Shostakovich: Symphony no 8 in C minor Op 65 / Gerard Schwarz, Seattle Symphony Orchestra

1 CD / Artek / 2008-09-30

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 8 in C minor, Op. 65
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Seattle Symphony Orchestra

Shostakovich: Symphony no 5, The Golden Age Suite

1 CD / Artek / 2007-06-26

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47; The Golden Age (as used in the film "Testimony")
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Seattle Symphony Orchestra

William Schuman: Symphony no 3 & 5 / Schwarz, Seattle

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-12-12

Works: William Schuman: Symphony no 3; Symphony no 5 ("Symphony for Strings"); Judith, ballet ("choreographic poem")
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Seattle Symphony Orchestra

"This is a very valuable disc and a worthy follow up to Schwarz's previous discs of Schuman symphonies. Anyone who has the original Delos disc...continue...

Stock: American Accents, etc / Schwarz, Stock, Gulkis, et al

1 CD / Innova / 2006-03-24

Works: David Frederick Stock: Symphony no 2; Concerto for Viola; American Accents, for orchestra
Performers: Assadi, Susan Gulkis
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard; Stock, David Frederick
Ensemble: ; Seattle Symphony Orchestra

Shostakovich: Execution of Stepan Razin / Schwarz, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-03-21

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: The Execution of Stepan Razin, cantata, for bass, chorus & orchestra, Op. 119; October, symphonic poem, Op. 131; Fragments (5), for small orchestra, Op. 42
Performers: Austin, Charles
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Seattle Symphony Chorus; Seattle Symphony Orchestra

"The many releases marking what would have been Dmitri Shostakovich's 100th birthday included such winners as a vintage DG DVD of Leonard Bernstein leading the...continue...

American Classics - Schuman: Symphonies no 7 & 10 / Schwarz

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-10-18

Works: William Schuman: Symphony no 7; Symphony no 10 -- American Muse
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Seattle Symphony Orchestra

This is the second release in the new Naxos series dedicated to the complete Symphonies of William Schuman. Dating from 1960 and 1976 respectively, Schumans...continue...
Recording information: S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Nebaroya Hall, Sea....continue...

American Classics - Schuman: Symphonies no 4 & 9 / Schwarz

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-05-17

Works: William Schuman: Symphony no 4; The Orchestra Song, for orchestra; Circus Overture, for orchestra (also version for concert band arr. by D. Owen); Symphony no 9
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Seattle Symphony Orchestra

"A fine kickoff to what should be a rewarding series." - Lawrence A. Johnson...continue...

American Classics - Diamond: Symphonies no 2 & 4 / Schwartz

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-06-01

Works: David Diamond: Symphony no 2; Symphony no 4
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Seattle Symphony Orchestra

"To me, the romantic spirit in music is important because it is timeless." These words by David Diamond capture the essence not only of the...continue...

American Classics - Diamond: Symphony no 8, etc / Schwarz

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-05-01

Works: David Diamond: Suite from the ballet TOM, for orchestra; This Sacred Ground, for choir, soloists & orchestra; Symphony no 8
Performers: Parce, Erich
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Seattle Girls' Choir; Seattle Symphony Orchestra

"As usual with this series, conductor, orchestra, engineers, and two record companies have done a great service by bringing us some wonderful music. If you...continue...

Lazarof: Symphony no 4 & 5 / Zeller, Schwarz, Seattle SO

1 CD / Centaur / 2004-03-06

Works: Henri Lazarof: Symphony no 4 "In Celebration"; Symphony no 5
Performers: Zeller, Richard
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Seattle Symphony Chorus; Seattle Symphony Orchestra

Lazarof: Tableaux, Violin Concerto, etc / Ohlsson, Schwarz

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

Works: Henri Lazarof: Tableaux (after Wassily Kandinsky) for piano & orchestra; Concerto for Violin; Symphony no 2
Performers: Kamei, Yukiko; Ohlsson, Garrick
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Seattle Symphony Orchestra

"On the whole, Lazarof doesn't have a terribly distinct voice but he's a good craftsman, and his style is dissonant but not risky or outrageous;...continue...

American Classics - Piston: Symphonies no 2 & 6 / Schwarz

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-07-01

Works: Walter Piston: Symphony no 2; Symphony no 6 ("Gettysburg")
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Seattle Symphony Orchestra

"In some ways Piston was the dean of American muisc. But as a result of his intellect and his association with the university environment, he...continue...

American Classics - Diamond: Symphony no 1, etc / Schwarz

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-06-01

Works: David Diamond: Symphony no 1; Concerto for Violin no 2; The Enormous Room
Performers: Talvi, Ilkka
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Seattle Symphony Orchestra

'Symphony No. 1', the composer's first real symphony, was written upon Diamond's return from Paris where he studied with Boulanger. The 'Violin Concerto No. 2'...continue...

American Classics - Piston: Symphony no 4, etc / Schwarz

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-05-01

Works: Walter Piston: Symphony no 4; Capriccio for harp & string orchestra; New England Sketches (3) for orchestra
Performers: Wunrow, Therese Elder
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Seattle Symphony Orchestra

"This is one of several Naxos issues from an American music series that was produced in the 90s on Delos. It is good to have...continue...

American Classics - Diamond: Symphony no 3, etc / Schwartz , Starker, Seattle SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-04-01

Works: David Diamond: Psalm for orchestra; Kaddish; Symphony no 3
Performers: Starker, János
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Seattle Symphony Orchestra

"Performances are exemplary, with none of the too-laid-back quality that bothered me in Schwarz's Piston disc. Perhaps the conductor has more affinity for Diamond's neoromanticism...continue...

American Classics - Hovhaness: Symphony no 22, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-04-01

Works: Alan Hovhaness: Concerto for Cello, Op. 17; Symphony no 22 ("City of Light"), Op. 236
Performers: Starker, Janos
Conductors: Davies, Dennis R.
Ensemble: Seattle Symphony Orchestra

"I particularly like Hovhaness's early works, when his Armenian roots were just coming to the fore. There is a freshness and sense of excitement and...continue...

Delos Double - Hovhaness Collection Vol 2

2 CD / Delos / 1999-01-01

Works: Alan Hovhaness: Symphony no 50 ("Mount St. Helens"), Op. 360; Prelude and Quadruple Fugue for orchestra (or strings & tympani), Op. 128; Quartet for Strings no 3, Op. 208/1; And God Created Great Wha...
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard; Brion, Keith
Ensemble: Ohio State University Concert Band; Seattle Symphony Orchestra

Music of Howard Hanson Vol 1 / Schwarz, Rosenberger, et al

2 CD / Delos / 1998-01-01

Works: Howard Hanson: Symphony no 2, Op. 30 "Romantic"; Fantasy Variations on a Theme of Youth, Op. 40; Symphony no 4, Op 34 "The Requiem"; Elegy in Memory of Serge Koussevitsky for orchestra, Op 44; Sympho...
Performers: Baunton, Randolph; Johnson, Ronald; Jolles, Susan [Harp]; Mendenhall, Judith; Rosenberger, Carol [Piano]
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: New York Chamber Symphony; Seattle Symphony Orchestra

Secret Classics

1 CD / Delos / 1994-01-01

Works: Arvo Pärt: Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten, for string orchestra & bell; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Suite no 3 for orchestra, Op. 101; Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48; Sergey R...
Performers: Jones, Karen [Flute]; Marc, Alessandra; Smith, Kenneth [Flute]
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme; Ermler, Mark; Barlow, Richard; DePreist, James; Stephenson, Mark; Schwarz, Gerard; Wallberg, Heinz; Marlow, Richard
Ensemble: ; Cambridge Trinity College Choir; London Musici; New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Oregon Symphony Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Seattle Symphony Orchestra

Hovhaness: Mysterious Mountain, etc / Schwarz, Seattle SO

1 CD / Delos / 1994-01-01

Works: Alan Hovhaness: Symphony no 2 ("Mysterious Mountain"), Op. 132; Prayer of St Gregory, Op. 62b; Prelude and Quadruple Fugue for orchestra (or strings & tympani), Op. 128; And God Created Great Whales,...
Performers: Butler, Charles
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Seattle Symphony Orchestra

Portraits of Freedom - Copland, Harris / Schwarz, Seattle SO

1 CD / Delos / 1993-01-01

Works: Aaron Copland: Fanfare for the common man; Lincoln Portrait; Canticle of Freedom, for chorus & orchestra; An Outdoor Overture, for orchestra or band; Roy Harris: American Creed; When Johnny Comes Mar...
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Seattle Symphony Orchestra

Engineer's Choice

1 CD / Delos / 1991-01-01

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 1 in F minor, Op. 10; David Schiff: Divertimento from Gimpel the Fool, for clarinet, violin, cello & piano; Deems Taylor: Through the Looking Glass, for orchestra, No...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Baldwin, Dalton; Bennett, Richard Rodney [Composer]; Browning, John [Piano]; Cardenes, Andres; Crozier, Catharine; Golabek, Mona; Gordon, David [Tenor Vocal]; Neriki, Shigeo; Rosenberg...
Conductors: DePreist, James; Schwarz, Gerard; Wagner, Roger
Ensemble: ; Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra; Seattle Symphony Orchestra

Second Stage - The Symphonic Sound Stage Vol 2

1 CD / Delos / 1989-01-01

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Fireworks, Op. 4; Sergei Rachmaninov: Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 27; Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 100 in G major, H 1 no 100 "Military"; Concerto for...
Performers: Rosenberger, Carol; Starker, János
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard; DePreist, James; de Carvalho, Eleazar
Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra; Oregon Symphony Orchestra; Paraiba Symphony Orchestra; Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Seattle Symphony Orchestra

Horizons - A Musical Journey

1 CD / Delos / 1989-01-01

Works: Maurice Duruflé: Requiem, Op. 9; Alan Hovhaness: Prayer of St Gregory, Op. 62b; Bagatelles (4) for String Quartet, Op. 30; Peter Warlock: Capriol Suite; Antonín Dvorák: Serenade fo...
Performers: Butler, Charles; Hong-Gang, Li; Rosenberger, Carol; Wang, Zheng; Wei-Gang, Li; Wilson, James [cello]
Conductors: Keene, Dennis; Schwarz, Gerard; ; Macal, Zdenek
Ensemble: Ascension Music Orchestra; Los Angeles Guitar Quartet; New Jersey Symphony Orchestra; New York Chamber Symphony; Orford String Quartet; Seattle Symphony Orchestra; Shanghai String Quartet; Voices of ...

The Symphonic Sound Stage - A Listener's Guide

1 CD / Delos / 1987-01-01

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Salome, Op. 54; Ottorino Respighi: Feste romane; Manuel de Falla: Danza del molinero (from "El sombrero de tres picos"); Noches en los jardines de Espa&ntild...
Performers: Jones, Della; Starker, Janos
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard; DePreist, James
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Oregon Symphony Orchestra; Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Seattle Symphony Orchestra