WRUV Reviews

Mats and Johannes Moller make up Duo 2 X M. Interesting modern and contemporary works for flute and guitar. Complete track listing on last page of liner notes. Play all!

File: Classical collections: Duo 2 X M

Nikolain Kapustin was known as a jazz pianist in the 1950’s and 60’s, but wanted to compose classical music with jazz elements. Variable mix, some pieces highly lyrical, others less so, but all interesting.

File: Classical composer: Kapustin

Interesting mix of works for tuba and piano, both classical and contemporary. Timothy Buzbee’s own piece is a satirical narrative with tuba (trk 18). Try trks 3-7, 11,17, and 18.

File: Classical collections: Buzbee

Lovely works for horn trio and quintet by Brahms, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert (with voice). Play all!

File: Classical collections: King

Interesting mix of works for or arranged for clarinet–classical to contemporary. Includes pieces by Debussy, Mozart, Griebling, Wiley and others. Play most!

File: Classical collections: Clarinet

Mostly abstract modern works for flute, either solo or with piano. Includes works by Barber, Persichetti, Carter, Beaser and others. Try 3, 4, 6, 8, 9-12.

File: Classical collections: Flute

Beautiful works for solo piano, some tracks well-known. Play all!

File: Classical collections: Dinnerstein

Piano works composed throughout the composer’s life (b. 1933), romantic, contemporary and abstract.

File: Classical composer: Balada

A collection of pleasant and popular works for violin and piano by Franck, Ravel and Saint-Saens.

File: Classical collections: Bell

Some of Schubert’s chamber works, including the only one for the short-lived instrument arpeggione (guitar/cello)–quite lovely. Play all! Jaime Laredo and Sharon Robinson of Vermont Symphony Orchestra perform her along with Jospeh Kalichstein.

File: Classical composer: Schubert