R. Gerhard - Symphony 1 Violin Concerto - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

John McCabe (1939-2015) was renowned as both a pianist (a Haydn specialist and supporter of many contemporary composers) and as a composer of very fine music in several genres. In 1985 he visited EMI Studios in Sydney Australia to make this album of music by Australian and American composers. However for several reasons it was put to one side and when the studio closed it was believed that all copies were lost. Last year a cassette copy was found, transferred and remastered. It is a wonderful collection of works, performed with McCabe's usual dazzling virtuosity and deep musicality. The album comprises works of differing styles best summarized as 'post-modernist' - individual, inspired, contemporary but not unfriendly to audiences; some are impressionist such as the title track by Peter Sculthorpe; jazz-inspired (Rochberg's Carnival Music) and all are fine additions to McCabe's recorded legacy.

Olivier Charlier - Violin Concerto / Concerto Russe [COMPACT DISCS] date 11/30/1999

Vinyl LP pressing. Under the lonesome cry of the midnight train, stars twinkling over hillbilly lights in the mountain fog, Nellie McKay returns with her new album, Hey Guys, Watch This. Recorded in Charleston, West Virginia with The Carpenter Ants-Michael Lipton, Ted Harrison, Jupie Little, and Mark Bates-and a roving retinue of musical compadres, Hey Guys, Watch This traces the haunted sounds of Appalachia through rich sonic textures. So unpack your washtub bass, fill up your red cup, and pull on your shitkickers-'cos the night is young and the moon is bright, even if we're not.