COMPOSERS: Copland,Hovhaness,Milhaud,Serebrier
LABELS: Guild
WORKS: Hovhaness: Symphony No. 1; Milhaud: Symphony No. 1; Copland: Symphony No. 2; Serebrier: Symphony No. 1
PERFORMER: NBC SO; Houston SO/Stokowski
CATALOGUE NO: GHCD 2347 Live (1942-57)
Stokowski makes strong cases for each of these symphonies, heard here in New York, US, or world premiere performances. Sound in the Hovhaness (1942) is particularly bright and clear. David Breckbill