Passion of Martin Luther King (original version)
(First recording, never before released, with Ezio Flagello, soloist)
L'Infinito
The Land
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Ambrosian Singers
I Musici di Firenze
Nicolas Flagello, conductor

"[T]he composer's sense of musical and dramatic timing remains absolutely flawless." Fanfare

Naxos 8.112065

Symphony No. 2, "Symphony of the Winds"
Concerto Sinfonico for Saxophone Quartet and Band* (transc. by M. Patterson)
Odyssey
Valse Noire* (transc. by W. Simmons)
with Symphony No. 8 by Arnold Rosner

*University of Houston Saxophone Quartet University of Houston Wind Ensemble, David Bertman, conductor

"The music is first-rate and the performances are excellent ... a welcome addition to the growing Flagello discography." Fanfare

Naxos 8.573060

Violin Concerto (Elmar Oliveira, soloist)
Symphonic Aria
Mirra: Interlude and Dance
The Sisters: Interludio
Six Songs (w/orchestra; Susan Gonzalez, sop.)

National Radio Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine,
John McLaughlin Williams, conductor

Artek AR-0036-2

Piano Concerto No. 1 (Tatjana Rankovich, piano)
Dante's Farewell (Susan Gonzalez, soprano)
(National Radio Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine,
John McLaughlin Williams, cond)

Concerto Sinfonico
(New Hudson Saxophone Quartet, Rutgers Symphony Orchestra, Kynan Johns, cond)

"The First Piano Concerto is a bold, passionate, memorably tuneful work that takes its romanticism seriously ... [T]he Concerto Sinfonico ... has to be the best piece ever written for saxophone quartet and orchestra." Classics Today

Naxos Classical 8.559296

Missa Sinfonica
w/Symphony No. 5 by Arnold Rosner
National Radio Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine
John McLaughlin Williams, conductor

"McLaughlin Williams delivers a vital, committed reading of this glorious work. I will admit that the music of Nicolas Flagello is new to me, but this Missa sinfonica made such an impression on me that I hastened to learn more ..." Fanfare

Naxos 8.559347

Symphony No. 1
Theme, Variations, and Fugue
Sea Cliffs
"Intermezzo" from Piper of Hamelin 

Slovak Radio Orchestra, Bratislava
David Amos, conducting

"I consider the symphony one of the great Modernist American symphonies, at the level of the Barber First or the Piston Fourth. It doesn't sound like either one, however... The passacaglia finale ... is one of the finest I've heard. It gives the Brahms Fourth a run for its money, ..." Classical Net

Naxos 8.559148

The Piper of Hamelin (Bob McGrath, narr., Manhattan Schl. of Music Prep. Div., cond.by J. Strasser).

 "... a delightful, thoroughly convincing, and very moving experience." Fanfare

Newport Classics NCD 60153 

"Their power is genuine and the artistry in which they are presented to us is revelatory." Fanfare; "...splendidly-played-and-recorded program gathers big, impressive piano sonatas ..." American Record Guide.

Phoenix PHCD143 

Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 3 (Tatjana Rankovich); Credendum (Elmar Oliveira, violin); Overture Burlesca; A Goldoni Overture (Slovak Philharmonic, cond. by D. Amos). 

"Those who love romantic music should seek out this disc . . ." American Record Guide; " ...the coup de theatre of Flagello recordings ..." Fanfare

Artek AR0002-2  

Passion of Martin Luther King (Bazemore, Oregon Sym., cond. by DePreist) w/music by Schwantner.

 "One of the most powerful musical tributes to the fallen civil rights leader." Washington Post

Serenata; Andante Languido (New Russia Orch., cond. by Amos) wlmusic by Giannini, Gould.

"... echt Flagello in its purest form." Fanfare                          

Albany TROY-143  

Contemplazioni di Michelangelo (Nancy Tatum, soprano); Capriccio (George Koutzen, cello); Lautrec; Remembrance (Maya Randolph, soprano); She Walks in Beauty (Joann Grillo, soprano) (Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma, cond. by Flagello).

"... a strong creative personality with his own unmistakable vision and a distinctive language through which to project it." Fanfare

Phoenix PHCD-125 

Electra; Divertimento; Piano Sonata. Prelude, Ostinato, & Fugue; Two Waltzes; Three Episodes, Etude (Joshua Pierce, piano; Paul Price Perc. Ens.). 

"... an indispensable release." Fanfare

Symphony No. 2, The Land (Ezio Flagello, bass baritone); Serenata (Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma, cond. by Flagello); Symphonic Waltzes (Tatjana Rankovich, piano).

"... interesting and noteworthy." American Record Guide

Citadel CTD-88115  

Declamation for violin and piano;  Prelude, Ostinato and Fugue for piano; Nocturne for violin and piano; Piano Sonata; Violin Sonata; Suite for harp and string trio.   (Setsuko Nagata, violin; Peter Vinograde, piano).

 "... large-souled creations of eloquent and tragic power." American Record Guide

Albany Troy 234  

"La Bella Aurora" and other Neapolitan songs. Richard Tucker, tenor.

Sony Classics SMK 66309  

Erica Goodman, harpist.

BIS CD-319  

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