THE KOHON QUARTET - American String Quartets 1900-1950 (1993) 2CD | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

CD1
William Schuman
Quartet No. 3 (23:47)

Howard Hanson        
Quartet In One Movement, Op. 23 17:47

Virgil Thomson
Quartet No. 2 (22:16)

George Gershwin
Lullaby For String Quartet 11:24

CD2
Roger Sessions
Quartet No. 2 (32:19)

Charles Ives
Scherzo For 2 Violins, Viola And Cello – 1:45

Peter Mennin
Quartet No. 2 (17:29)

Walter Piston
Quartet No. 5 (16:55)

Aaron Copland
Two Pieces For String Quartet (8:50)

Ensemble [String Quartet] – The Kohon Quartet
Cello – W. Ted Hoyle
Viola – Eugenie Dengel
Violin – Harold Kohon, Isadora Kohon

THE LONDON GABRIELI BRASS ENSEMBLE - From the Steeples and the Mountains (1992) FLAC (tracks), lossless

‘Fascinating … the most interesting and enterprising brass collection I have yet encountered … first rate, and very realistic recording … the brass playing throughout is vividly expert and the recording is splendidly real’ (Gramophone)

‘From the very opening track the London Gabrieli Brass Ensemble demands close attention. All say something that makes you want to listen’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘A real gem of a disc. The performances are excellent … This was both an education and an entertainment’ (Classic CD)

‘Performances are ideal. The British have given us a thoroughly American disc of extraordinary beauty; for which, many thanks!’ (Fanfare, USA)
Reviews

Charles Ives–    From The Steeples And The Mountains 4:24
Samuel Barber–    Mutations From Bach (For Brass Choir And Timpani) 5:41
Roy Harris–    Chorale For Organ And Brass 12:49
Virgil Thomson    Family Portrait (For Brass Quintet)(11:29)
Henry Cowell–    Grinnell Fanfare 3:05
Henry Cowell–    Tall Tale 4:19
Henry Cowell    Hymn And Fuguing Tune No 12 (For Three Horns) (4:27)
Henry Cowell–    Rondo 4:45
Philip Glass    Brass Sextet (7:27)
Carl Ruggles–    Angels (For Muted Brass)3:06
Elliott Carter–    A Fantasy About Purcell's Fantasia Upon One Note 3:15
Charles Ives–    Processional: Let There Be Light 2:42

Ensemble – The London Gabrieli Brass Ensemble
Conductor – Christopher Larkin