Songs, Hymns & Portraits

New England Conservatory Wind Ensemble, Frank Battisti (conductor)

Catalog #: TROY0444
Release Date: July 1, 2001
Format: Digital
Wind Ensemble

This recording is the long-awaited second release on Albany Records of the famed New England Conservatory Wind Ensemble. Conducted by Frank Battisti, the Wind Ensemble performs the significant literature for brass, woodwind and percussion instruments composed from the Renaissance to the twentieth century. Many of its performances are broadcast over the National Public Radio network. This disc will be a must for all wind ensemble enthusiasts. (Volume 1 is TROY340.)

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Title Composer Performer
Music for Brass and Woodwind Elizabeth Maconchy New England Conservatory Wind Ensembe, Frank Battisti, conductor
An American Song Alan Fletcher New England Conservatory Wind Ensembe, Frank Battisti, conductor
American Hymn William Schuman New England Conservatory Wind Ensembe, Frank Battisti, conductor
The Alcotts Charles Ives , trans. J. Elkus New England Conservatory Wind Ensembe, Frank Battisti, conductor
Funeral Music for Queen Mary Steven Stucky New England Conservatory Wind Ensembe, Frank Battisti, conductor
Variations on a Shaker Melody Aaron Copland New England Conservatory Wind Ensembe, Frank Battisti, conductor
Down a Country Lane Aaron Copland , trans. M. Patterson New England Conservatory Wind Ensembe, Frank Battisti, conductor
Lincoln Portrait Aaron Copland , trans. W. Beeler New England Conservatory Wind Ensembe, Frank Battisti, conductor, Gunther Schuller, narrator
Preamble for a Solemn Occasion Aaron Copland New England Conservatory Wind Ensembe, Frank Battisti, conductor

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