Sinfonietta Archive
JANACEK: Glagolitic Mass; Sinfonietta; Taras Bulba; The Fiddler’s Child – Jiri Belohlavek – Decca
The music of Leos Janacek makes a sensational impression under the guidance of Jiri Belohlavek.
“New World Serenade” – BYRON ADAMS: Serenade; OLIVER CAPLAN: Lunastella Fuga; JOHN CORIGLIANO: Snapshot: Circa 1909; PISTON: Divertimento; ZWILICH: Prologue and Variations – Sinfonietta of Riverdale/ Mark Mandarano – Albany
“New World Serenade” – BYRON ADAMS: Serenade for Nine Instruments; OLIVER CAPLAN: Lunastella Fuga; JOHN CORIGLIANO: Snapshot: Circa 1909; WALTER PISTON: Divertimento for Nine Instruments; ELLEN TAAFFE ZWILICH: Prologue and Variations – Sinfonietta of Riverdale/ Mark Mandarano – Albany RR7904, 62:52 (4/01/16) ****: Very diverse and rewarding collection of works for chamber orchestra. The Sinfonietta of Riverdale is a very fine chamber orchestra under the direction of the young talented Mark Mandarano. They are based in New York and perform at the Riverdale Temple. This is apparently their first recording and CD release and is quite rewarding! The director, Mark Mandarano seems like a very interesting and well-prepared conductor, having held positions with the Moscow Chamber Orchestra, the Pacific Symphony Orchestra, the American Symphony Orchestra, the Westchester Philharmonic and the Bard Festival. Mark has trained with several of the most important people out there including Esa-Pekka Salonen, Christoph von Dohnányi, Mstislav Rostropovich, Sir Roger Norrington, Valery Gergiev, Paul Dunkel, Leon Botstein, Carl St. Clair, Osmo Vänskä and Leonard Slatkin. Mandarano is also the Director of Instrumental Music at Macalaster College. I think, in many ways, this CD is about Riverdale and Mandarano. The music, itself, is quite rewarding and fairly […]
JANACEK: Orch. Music Vol. 1 – Sinfonietta; Capriccio; The Cunning Little Vixen – The Bergen Philharmonic/ Edward Gardener – Jean Efflam Bavouzet, p. – Chandos
Three pieces from Janácek’s late period, in excellent hi-res surround.
‘Barbara Harbach, Vol. 7, Music for Strings’ – London Philharmonic Orch./ soloists/ David Angus – MSR
Very pleasant works, easy to absorb, no categories needed.
WEINBERG: Symphony No. 6 for boys’ choir and orch.; Sinfonietta No. 1 – Vienna Boys’ Choir/ Vienna Sym. Orch./ Vladimir Fedoseyev / Sym. Orch. Vorarlberg / Gerard Korsten – Neos
A forgotten composer? Not anymore, thanks to excellent recordings such as Neos’ Weinberg Edition Volume 1.
LEOS JANACEK: Glagolitic Mass; Sinfonietta – Soloists/ Jaroslaw Malanowicz, organ/ Warsaw Philharmonic Choir/ Warsaw Philharmonic/ Antoni Wit – Naxos Blu-ray
One of the two November audio-only Blu-ray releases from Naxos.
BRAHMS: String Quartet Op. 51; SCHOENBERG: Verklärte Nacht, versions for string orchestra – Amsterdam Sinfonietta / Candida Thompson – Channel Classics
Suitably lush Schoenberg and equally, but inappropriately, lush Brahms may be a misfire by the Amsterdam Sinfonietta.
ALUN HODDINOTT: The Sun, The Great Luminary of the Universe = Night Music; Variants for Orchestra; Sinfoniettas 1 & 3; The Sun, The Great Luminary – London Symphony Orchestra/Norman del Mar and David Atherton/ New Philharmonia/David Atherton – Lyrita
Another great-sounding Lyrita reissue of orchestral music by the English composer Alun Hoddinott.
Stereotypes Audio
Cembal d’amour
Pure Pleasure / Speakers Corner
Cedille
