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FUSSELL: The Astronaut's Tale
Jack Larson, narr; William Hite, t; Judith Kellock, s; James Maddalena, bar
Monadnock Festival Ensemble/ James Bolle
Albany 616--55 minutes
McCLELLAND: The Revenge of Hamish+
William Appling Singers & Orchestra/ Appling
Albany 614--72 minutes
MARONEY: Fluxations
Ned Rothenberg, bass cl, alto sax; Dave Ballou, tpt; Denman Maroney, hyperpiano; Mark Dresser, db; Kevein Norton, drums, vibraphone
New World 80607--47 minutes
MARGOSHES: Fame Suite; Dream Symphony; Ballade; This is Forever; In Search of Hidden Treasure
Steve Margoshes, p; Gyorgy Geiger, tpt; Budapest Symphony/ Laszlo Kovacs
Albany 598--72 minutes
SAMAMA: En Hollande; Clarinet Quintet; Sextet
Nienke Oostenrijk, s; Daniel Quartet; Valerius Ensemble
Donemus 106--80 minutes
BROWN: Blue Minor; Liguria; Acadia; Figures in a Landscape; Memory Palace
Elizabeth Brown, fl, shakuhachi; Jo-Ann Sternberg, cl; Curt Macomber, Joanna Jenner, v; Betty Hauck, va; Greg Hesselink, Joshua Gordon, vc; Margaret Kampmeier, Susan Walters, p
Albany 627--57 minutes
WHITE: Reliquary; Small World; Chansons D'Amour; Learning to See
Geoffrey Burleson, p; Larry Passin, cl; Nancy Zeltsman, marimba; Joanna Kurkowicz, Joseph Lin, v; New Millennium Ensemble
Albany 626--55 minutes
REISE: Duo Rhythmikosmos; Rhythmic Garlands; Trio Rhythmikosmos
Gregory Fulkerson, Erica Kiesewetter, v; Charles Abramovic, Carmeron Grant; Jonathan Spitz, Jerome Lowenthal, p
Centaur 2598--63 minutes
BEVELANDER: Castle Music; Synthecisms 2, 5, 6; Saxophone Sonata; Symphony of Distant Visions
Brian Bevelander, Nicola Melville, p; John Sampen, sax; Michael Udow, perc; University of Michigan Percussion Ensemble, Nova Ensemble/ Michael Udow, Jason Lim
Equilibrium 47--79 minutes
O'BRIEN: Embarking for Cythera; The Clouds of Magellan; Fancies & Goodnights; Black Fugatos; In the Country of Last Things
Kathryn Lukas, fl, picc; Eli Eban, cl; Bruce Brans-by, db; Bridget Parker, s; Indiana University New Music Ensemble/ David Dzubay
Indiana University 11--74 minutes
PALMER: Koan; Still; Satori
Taruhisa Fakudo, shakuhachi; John Palmer, hpsi; Neue Kammer Trio; Comet Ensemble Tokyo/ Kunitaka Kokaii
Sargasso 28049--57 minutes
Soir, dit-elle
Works by Lionel Power, Ivan Moody, Gavin Bryars, Andrew Smith, Oleh Harkavyy
Trio Mediaeval--ECM 1847--63 minutes
CRESHEVSKY: Canti di Malavita; Jacob's Ladder; Vol-au-vent; Hoodlum Priest; Novella; Ossi di Morte; Jubilate; Born Again
Thomas Buckner, voice; Marco Oppedissamo, g
Mutable 17516--56 minutes
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HOWE: Mosaic; Cacophony 2; Timbre Study 6; Luminescence; Freeze
Capstone 8719--60 minutes
For this issue I thought it would be nice to consider the current batch of newest music discs in an ascending order, ending on a high note. First there are two discs I suggest you don't waste your time with. Then there are two of those awkward crossover discs--not really classical music. Third, there are five discs of pleasing and accomplished classical new music. Finally, there are four new discs of ear-bending, enthralling new music.
I find little to redeem composer Charles Fussell and librettist Jack Larson's sci-fi chamber opera The...
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