Henry Cowell, Otto Luening, Eric Salzman, Max Lifchitz, Wallingford Riegger, Patrick Hardish, Carlos Surinach, William Schimmel
Accordion Revisited (LP)Avant-garde compositions for accordion performed by William Schimmel and released on Ilhan Mimaroglu's experimental Finnadar label in 1984.
Five Piano Pieces / Three Ostinati / Six Scenes And A Fantasy / Variations (LP)
Compositions from the 1940's and 1980's for piano solo or in duo with another instrument (cello, clarinet or flute) released on CRS in 1985.
Ancient Voices Of Children (LP)
Beautiful and evocative 1970 reverberating cycle of songs for soprano, boy soprano, oboe, mandolin, harp, amplified and toy piano and percussion by the highly original composer, released by Nonesuch in 1972.
Music For A Summer Evening (Makrokosmos III) (LP)
Beautiful and eerie 1975 chamber work by the highly original composer for two amplified pianos and percussions used with extended techniques , released by Nonesuch in 1975.
Suite / Persian Set (LP)
1970's re-issue of the 1957 LP on CRI with the pairing of two cross-cultural works composed on the 1950's by the two original and innovative composers, beautifully incorporating respectively Indonesian and Iranian music elements.
Mass / Missa Brevis (LP)
Two rather unique contemporary masses for mixed chorus (one plus instruments) composed in the 1950's and released on Epic's "Twentieth Century Composers Series" in 1957.
Glorious Mahalia
Midway through Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic speech at the 1963 March on Washington, a voice rang out from behind him: “Tell them about the dream, Martin!” That voice belonged to Mahalia Jackson, King’s close friend and one of the most revered gospel singers of the 20th century. Glorious Mahalia, a visionary tribute to Jackson’s life by the internationally renowned Kronos Quartet, uses that moment as a springboard to explore the depth of Jackson’s musical craft and its impact on the Civil Ri…
The Prairie (LP)
1943 choral work performed by the Gregg Smith Singers and the Brooklyn Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by the composer himself, released by Turnabout in 1976.
Concerto For Oboe And Orchestra / Concerto For Clarinet And String Orchestra (LP)
1972 split LP on Crystal Records with the pairing of two concertos composed respectively in 1948 and 1969 performed by the Crystal Chamber Orchestra led by Akira Endo.
Symphony No. 3 / The Song Of Songs (LP)
1972 split LP on CRI with the pairing of two modernist/neoclassical orchestral works composed in the 1940's.
A Parable Of Death / Intermezzo / Kentuckiana (LP)
1954 LP on Columbia with Foss' cantata for tenor, narrator, chorus and orchestra plus two other orchestral works composed in the 1940/50's.
Music Of Barber, Copland, Cowell, Del Tredici, Foss, Griffes (LP)
1985 LP on Nonesuch with several 20th Century American compostions for flute and piano performed by Carol Wincenc accompanied by composers Lukas Foss and David Del Tredici, and by Samuel Sanders.
Triple Concerto (LP)
1971 composition fusing classical structure with jazz improvisation by Third Stream composer, released in 1978 by Flying Fish.
Jonah And The Whale (LP)
1973 large-scale oratorio released on unidentified label in 1982.
Symphony In Celebration / Missa Carminum (LP)
Two orchestral/choral works composed in 1975 and released on Candide in 1977.
Bells Of Earth (LP)
Piano music by the Canadian composer self-released on Apparition Records in 1982.
Haggadah - A Search For Freedom (LP)
A 1974 oratorio for soloists, chorus, children's choir, chamber orchestra and organ released on unidentified label in the same year.
Songs For Eve / From The Psalms (LP)
Two 1960's compositions for soprano and piano performed by Judith Raskin and Ryan Edwards and released by Desto in 1971.
Third Chamber Concerto For Twelve Soloists / Cadence VI For Tuba And Tape / Duo 1973 For Cello And Piano / Adieu For Clarinet And Piano (LP)
Four avant-garde chamber works composed in 1973/74 ranging from solo instrument with tape to a small ensemble through duos with piano, released by Avant Records in 1974.
Textures / Cadence III / Partita (LP)
Three avant-garde chamber works composed in 1971/72 for piano and five instrumental ensembles, for violin and two percussionists, and for brass quintet and tape, released by Candide in 1972.