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RUMINATIONS -
CHAMBER MUSIC FOR OBOE
Alyssa Morris, oboe, & friends
MSR Classics, MS 1729
Contemporary works by Morris for solo oboe
and chamber groups, including Forecast for
oboe and percussion, as well as Parable for a
Stormy Sea for two oboes and English horn.
SAXSPECTRUM 3
Glen Gillis,
alto and soprano saxophone
MSR Classics, MS 1712
A 2 CD set of new music for alto and soprano
saxophone with songs by Glen Gillis, Richard
Gillis, Barbara York, David Kaplan, James
Cunningham, and Paul Suchan.
SOUL OF BRAZIL
(ALMA BRASILIERA)
Martha Marchena, piano
MSR Classics, MS 1764
A tribute to the piano music of Heitor
Villa-Lobos, including the title work, Valsa
da Doir, Ciclo Brasiliero, and Rudepoêma,
skillfully played by Cuban-American pianist
Marchena.
1919 VIOLA SONATAS
Hillary Herdon, viola, and Wei-
Chun Bernadee Lo, piano
MSR Classics, MS 1701
Subtitled Hidden Treasures from an Epoch
Year, the performers present their favorite
works that originated from an infamous
1919 Berkshire Festival Competition.
20TH CENTURY MUSIC FOR
UNACCOMPANIED CELLO
Benjamin Whitcomb, violoncello
MSR Classics, MS 1798
Solo works by Ernest Bloch, Gaspar
Cassadó, Paul Hindemith, and Benjamin
Britten presented by Benjamin Whitcomb,
Professor of Cello at the University of
Wisconsin-Whitewater.
FRENCH MUSIC FOR PIANO DUO
Baron & Navarro, piano duo
MSR Classics, MS 1732
Pianists Michael Baron and Priscila Navarro
expertly perform music for two pianos and
piano-four-hands by French composers
Saint-Saëns, Debussy, Poulenc, and Ravel.
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