Lou Harrison

Suggested listening

131 suggested listening listed below are a few selected CD recordings covering a wide range of Harrison ’s music. The works on each recording are listed after the bibliographic information. In addition, the Selected Works list contains references to recordings for each composition. Argo 455 590–2. Lou Harrison: A Portrait (California Symphony, Barry Jekowsky, cond.). Fourth Symphony, Elegy to the Memory of Calvin Simmons, Concerto in Slendro, Double Music, Solstice (excerpts). Crystal CD 850. Music by Lou Harrison (Eudice Shapiro, violin; David Craighead, organ; Los Angeles Percussion Ensemble, William Kraft, cond.) Concerto for Violin with Percussion Orchestra; Concerto for Organ with Percussion Orchestra. CRI 715. Lou Harrison, Carl Ruggles (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Gerhard Samuel, cond.). Symphony on G. Dynamic 221, 263, and 359. A Homage to Lou Harrison (Támmittam Percussion Ensemble, Guido Facchin, cond.). Various works for percussion. Mode 140. Lou Harrison: For Strings (Wu Man, p'i-p'a; The New Professionals Orchestra, London; Rebecca Miller, cond.). Concerto for P'i-p'a with String Orchestra; Suite for Symphonic Strings, Suite No. 2 for Strings. Musical Heritage Society 515721X. Suite from the “Marriage at the Eiffel Tower” (Brooklyn Philharmonic, Dennis Russell Davies, cond.) Also includes New First Suite for Strings, Vestiunt Silve, Sanctus. MusicMasters 60204K. Mysterious Mountain (American Composers Orchestra, Dennis Russell Davies, cond.). Elegiac Symphony. MusicMasters 01612–67091–2. Lou Harrison: Gamelan Music. Philemon and Baukis, Cornish Lancaran, Gending Alexander, Homage to Pacifica, Bubaran Robert. MusicMasters 7073–2–C. Lou Harrison: Third Symphony and Grand Duo (Dennis Russell Davies, pianist and conductor: Romuald Tecco, violin; Cabrillo Music Festival Orchestra ). New Albion NA 015. Lou Harrison: La Koro Sutro (various artists). Also includes Varied Trio and Suite for Violin and American Gamelan. New Albion NA 093. Lou Harrison: Rapunzel (Nicole Paiement, cond.). Also includes Songs in the Forest; Air in G Minor. Suggested Listening 132 New Albion NA 110. Lou Harrison: Rhymes with Silver (Abel, Jeanrenaud, Simon, Steinberg , and Winant). New Albion NA 122. Lou Harrison: Drums Along the Pacific (various artists). Threnody for Carlos Chávez. Simfony #13, Music for Violin with Various Instruments, Fugue for Percussion, Song of Quetzalcóatl, Canticle #3, Solo to Anthony Cirone. New World Records NW 366–2. Works by Lou Harrison (Lucy Stoltzman, violin, Keith Jarrett, piano, New Japan Philharmonic). Piano Concerto; Suite for Violin, Piano, and Small Orchestra. ...