Jonathan Leshnoff: Chamber Music (Naxos)

With commissions from the likes of the BSO and Philadelphia Orchestra, Baltimore-based composer and Towson University faculty member Jonathan Leshnoff has steadily made a name for himself. This release is devoted to vividly communicative chamber works from the past decade, including the percussion piece “… without a chance,” Leshnoff's haunting response to 9/11. (Full disclosure: I wrote the liner notes for the CD.) $13.39. amazon.com

November 23, 2012