Category Archives: Symphony

by | May 25, 2012

Some More Staff Picks by Alex

Stravinsky Conducts Stravinsky This collection puts together a huge amount of Stravinsky’s work. What I like about it is that every group either features Stravinsky as a soloist or as the conductor. The result is a series of recordings that … Continue reading →

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by | April 17, 2012

Exciting Events in the Department!!!!

Tuesday, April 17th @ 7 P.M. AU Saxophone Recital Katzen Rm. 151 FREE Friday/Saturday, April 20/21st @ 8 P.M. AU Chamber Singers “Bach & Handel” Katzen Recital Hall Sunday, April 22nd @ 6 P.M. AU Little Big Band “What a … Continue reading →

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by | March 1, 2012

Happenings this Weekend

American University Symphony Orchestra presents:  Heaven, Hell, and the World in Between with Britten, von Bingen, Theofanidis and Dvorak  Saturday, March 3rd at 8 P.M.  Sunday, March 4th at 3 P.M. Washington Performing Arts Society presents: What Makes it Great? … Continue reading →

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by | February 10, 2012

A lot of Noise — Staff Picks by Alex

So here we are. With all the CD’s to pick from its hard to choose only 5 to recommend. Oh well, here we go… Symphony No. 5 — Petyr Illych Tchaikovsky: performed by Kurt Masur and the Gewandhausorchester – CD … Continue reading →

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by | May 20, 2011

Just In! New CDs!

Hindemith -Symphonic Metamorphoses on Themes by Carl Maria von Weber and Concert Music for Strings and Brass, Op. 50;  Bartok – The Miraculous Mandarin – Suite, Op. 19 (The Philadelphia Orchestra) (CD 9216) Bruckner – Symphony No. 5 in B … Continue reading →

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Filed under Cello, Choral, Live Performaces, String Quartet, Symphony, Uncategorized, Viola, Violin, Vocal

by | May 13, 2011

Looking for some new CDs to spice up your Summer? Music Library has got you covered!

Grainger, Persichetti,  Khachaturian, Hartley, Rogers–Fennell Conducts Grainger, Persichetti, & Others– performed by the Eastmen Wind Ensemble, (CD 9199) Bruckner, Anton– Symphony No. 2– Sir Georg Solti Conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, (CD 9198) Svendsen, Johan Severin– Sympnies Nos. 1 & … Continue reading →

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by | April 28, 2011

A continuous supply of…

New CDs!!! Henryk Górecki – Symphony No. 1 and Chorus No. 1 -Krakow Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Roland Bader (CD 5781) Julian Bream, guitar with City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Simon Rattle (CD 5786) Mozart – Requiem … Continue reading →

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by | April 26, 2011

More New Things

Scores Messiaen – Oiseaux Exotiques (M101 .M608 04 2009) Mozart – Titus (M1503 .M93 C55 1970) Wagner – Tristan und Isolde (M1503 .W14 T8 1990) Mozart – Trios (M312 .M84 H4 1960) CDs Requiem – the Clerk’s Group – Edward … Continue reading →

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by | April 15, 2011

Weekend Events

AU Symphony Orchestra Concert with guest artist, senior vocal major Guiliana Concha-Pedraza Friday and Saturday at 8 P.M. Abramson Family Recital Hall, Katzen Arts Center $10 AU Community, $15 general admission   See Something/Say Something Senior Docudrama Thursday – Saturday … Continue reading →

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by | April 6, 2011

Some more NEW CDs!

Schoenberg - Pelleas Und Melisande, Variations for Orchestra, Violin Concerto and Piano Concerto (CD 5723) Classic Brass – Works by Mlada, Rimsky-Korsakov, Borodin, Copland, Smetana, Grieg, Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky, Verdi, Bizet, Dvorak, Brahms, Ginastera, Ravel, Mussorgsky (CD 5705) Sibelius – Symphony No. … Continue reading →

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