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Monthly Archive: December 2012

KENNETH FUCHS: Atlantic Riband; American Rhapsody; Divinum Mysterium; Concerto Grosso; Discover the Wild – Soloists/London Sym./ JoAnn Falletta – Naxos “Through the Reeds: Woodwind Concerti” = WALTER ROSS: Concerto for Flute and Guitar; Oboe d’Amore Concerto; Concerto for Bassoon and Strings; Concerto for Oboe, Harp, and Strings – Soloists/ Slovak Radio Sym. Orch. – Ravello

KENNETH FUCHS: Atlantic Riband; American Rhapsody; Divinum Mysterium; Concerto Grosso; Discover the Wild – Soloists/London Sym./ JoAnn Falletta – Naxos “Through the Reeds: Woodwind Concerti” = WALTER ROSS: Concerto for Flute and Guitar; Oboe d’Amore Concerto; Concerto for Bassoon and Strings; Concerto for Oboe, Harp, and Strings – Soloists/ Slovak Radio Sym. Orch. – Ravello

by | Dec 6, 2012 | Classical CD Reviews

JoAnn Falletta is a consistently fine conductor and gives her all to the Kenneth Fuchs works. However, I have to confess I’m not a fan. Am more partial to Walter Ross’s four concertos.

Editorial for December 2012

by | Dec 1, 2012 | Editorial

A lavish 20-CD boxed set from EMI, entirely of complete works by American composers, will be awarded to three AUDIOPHILE AUDITION readers in this month’s drawing/giveaway. It is titled Imaginary Landscapes – Sounds of America, and includes such gems as Bernstein’s music from Candide and West Side Story, Barber’s Adagio for Strings, John Adams’ The Chairman Dances, and Copland’s Appalachian Spring, featuring topflight performances. Be sure to register on our simple form this month, in order to be eligible. The three lucky winners will be revealed here in early January. Here are the three AUDITION AUDITION readers who will receive the two DVDs of  Peter Gabriel’s So and The Doobie Brothers Let the Music Play—our November drawing/giveaway. Congrats to all: Joe Cardettino, Niskayuna NY; Emmett Maguire, Florence AZ; and Mike McFarlane, Eugene OR. [audaud-hr] EDITORIAL AUDIOPHILE AUDITION began in 1985 as a weekly national radio series hosted by John Sunier, which aired for 13 1/2 years on up to 200 public radio and commercial stations coast to coast. In September 1998 its web site for programming information was expanded to the present Internet publication. December 2012 is our 165th issue, and features improved navigation and enhanced appearance with Word Press. […]