Pittsburgh Archive

DAVID STOCK: Concertos = Concierto Cubano; Oborama; Percussion Concerto – Soloists/ Boston Modern Orchestra Project/Gil Rose – BMOP
Diverse and accessible concertos from a champion of modern music. DAVID STOCK: Concertos = Concierto Cubano; Oborama; Percussion Concerto – Andrew Cardenes, violin/ Alex Klein, oboes/Lisa Pegher, percussion/ Boston Modern Orchestra Project/Gil Rose – BMOP Sound 1047, multichannel SACD, 60:10 ****: David Stock (1939-2015) is one of those unknown champions of modern music. In 1976 […]

Gene Ludwig-Pat Martino Trio – Young Guns – HighNote
Martino and Ludwig in a red-hot session…

Recital Favorites by Nissman, Vol. 8 = Works of PROKOFIEV, CHOPIN, SCHUMANN, ALBENIZ, GINASTERA & GERSHWIN – Pierian
A mammoth program “in olden style” marks Nissman’s eclectic program, featuring the debut of Benjamin Lees last work, Visage.

The Dave Brubeck Quartet – The Last Time Out – Sony Legacy
Another live-taped reissue from the final tour of The Dave Brubeck Quartet.
TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4; The Nutcracker Ballet: Scenes from Act I – Pittsburgh Sym. Orch./William Steinberg/Royal Philharmonic /Artur Rodzinski – HDTT
HDTT restores in vivid sound two Tchaikovsky classics by two fine apostles of the Master, Steinberg and Rodzinski.
Gene Ludwig – Love Notes of Cole Porter – Big O Records
A tribute to a greatly underrated Hammond star.