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The Music of Elliott Carter, Vol. 5: Nine Compositions
composed by Elliott Carter, 1908-2012; produced by David Starobin, 1951-; performed by Charles Rosen, Fred Sherry, Maureen Gallagher, Peter Kolkay, Tony Arnold, Jacob Greenberg, Charles Neidich, Ayako Oshima and Virgil Blackwell, fl. 1993-1996, Speculum Musicae, in Music of Elliott Carter (Bridge), 1 hour 4 mins
Active and acute in his nineties, Elliott Carter has maintained his position as the leading American modernist, and his creative powers are undiminished. The fifth volume in Bridge's series brings together seven intimate miniatures and two substantial works. The Oboe Quartet is as fluid and rhythmically varied as...
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composed by Elliott Carter, 1908-2012; produced by David Starobin, 1951-; performed by Charles Rosen, Fred Sherry, Maureen Gallagher, Peter Kolkay, Tony Arnold, Jacob Greenberg, Charles Neidich, Ayako Oshima and Virgil Blackwell, fl. 1993-1996, Speculum Musicae, in Music of Elliott Carter (Bridge), 1 hour 4 mins
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Active and acute in his nineties, Elliott Carter has maintained his position as the leading American modernist, and his creative powers are undiminished. The fifth volume in Bridge's series brings together seven intimate miniatures and two substantial works. The Oboe Quartet is as fluid and rhythmically varied as any of the String Quartets, and the oboe's athletic part strongly recalls Carter's Sonata for flute, oboe, cello, and harpsichord, perh...
Active and acute in his nineties, Elliott Carter has maintained his position as the leading American modernist, and his creative powers are undiminished. The fifth volume in Bridge's series brings together seven intimate miniatures and two substantial works. The Oboe Quartet is as fluid and rhythmically varied as any of the String Quartets, and the oboe's athletic part strongly recalls Carter's Sonata for flute, oboe, cello, and harpsichord, perhaps pointedly. Carter's inclination to reminisce should not be overlooked as an important aspect of his late works. Of Challenge and of Love, a song cycle for soprano and piano, is a major accomplishment, the composer's first foray in this medium since his Three Poems of Robert Frost. The full range of Carter's expression is employed in these five songs, though Quatrains From Harp Lake is the most effective and moving. The remaining pieces are short but not slight, and each shows Carter's care with small forms. Perhaps most significant of these are the Two Diversions, in which Carter's language is simplified in a manageable form for young pianists. Their transparency may serve newcomers as a good place to start with this composer. Excellent performances from Speculum, Tony Arnold, and Charles Rosen, among others, make this album stimulating and enjoyable. ~ Blair Sanderson, All Music Guide
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Date Written / Recorded
2002
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Speculum Musicae, Charles Rosen, Fred Sherry, Maureen Gallagher, Peter Kolkay, Tony Arnold, Jacob Greenberg, Charles Neidich, Ayako Oshima, Virgil Blackwell, fl. 1993-1996
Contributor
David Merrill, fl. 1972, David Starobin, 1951-
Author / Creator
Elliott Carter, 1908-2012, Speculum Musicae, Charles Rosen, Fred Sherry, Maureen Gallagher, Peter Kolkay, Tony Arnold, Jacob Greenberg, Charles Neidich, Ayako Oshima, Virgil Blackwell, fl. 1993-1996
Publisher
Bridge
Series
Music of Elliott Carter
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Newband
composed by Harry Partch, 1901-1976; produced by Don Hunerberg, fl. 1981; performed by Stefani Starin, Dean Drummond, 1949-, Dominic Donato, James Pugliese, 1952-, Theodore Mook, Elizabeth Rodgers and Frank Cassara, Newband (Mode Records), 1 hour 1 mins
Newband emerged from the avant-garde of the 1970s and its daring explorations have helped fuel a movement devoted to new sonic possibilities. Microtonal works are a central part of the band's repertoire and each of the pieces on this CD represents aspects of several unconventional tuning systems. Harry Partch's ha...
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composed by Harry Partch, 1901-1976; produced by Don Hunerberg, fl. 1981; performed by Stefani Starin, Dean Drummond, 1949-, Dominic Donato, James Pugliese, 1952-, Theodore Mook, Elizabeth Rodgers and Frank Cassara, Newband (Mode Records), 1 hour 1 mins
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Newband emerged from the avant-garde of the 1970s and its daring explorations have helped fuel a movement devoted to new sonic possibilities. Microtonal works are a central part of the band's repertoire and each of the pieces on this CD represents aspects of several unconventional tuning systems. Harry Partch's haunting Daphne of the Dunes employs a plethora of invented instruments, most of them built by the composer. To achieve his extraordinary...
Newband emerged from the avant-garde of the 1970s and its daring explorations have helped fuel a movement devoted to new sonic possibilities. Microtonal works are a central part of the band's repertoire and each of the pieces on this CD represents aspects of several unconventional tuning systems. Harry Partch's haunting Daphne of the Dunes employs a plethora of invented instruments, most of them built by the composer. To achieve his extraordinary timbral palette, Partch used scales based on just intonation. The variation of pitches opens up a fantastic array of intervals, making even-tempered scales seem bland in comparison. James Pugliese's Freeze derives its sliding alto flute tones and heterophony from Native American singing, though without attempting to directly mimic that style. Dean Drummond's Different Drums for Different Strokes explores contrasts between electronic and acoustic drums, and the merging of sonorities extends the percussion's coloristic range in fascinating ways. Mathew Rosenblum's eclectic Circadian Rhythms crosses over tonal and stylistic boundaries to a precarious middle ground, where convention and the unorthodox uneasily coexist. The vibraphone-like Zoomoozophone is featured in Thelonious Monk's 'Round Midnight, though it is miked too closely, resulting in an unpleasant clanging blur. Otherwise, the disc's sound quality is superb. ~ Blair Sanderson, All Music Guide
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Date Written / Recorded
1991-01-26
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Newband, Stefani Starin, Dean Drummond, 1949-, Dominic Donato, James Pugliese, 1952-, Theodore Mook, Elizabeth Rodgers, Frank Cassara
Contributor
Don Hunerberg, fl. 1981
Author / Creator
Harry Partch, 1901-1976, Newband, Stefani Starin, Dean Drummond, 1949-, Dominic Donato, James Pugliese, 1952-, Theodore Mook, Elizabeth Rodgers, Frank Cassara
Publisher
Mode Records
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Silhouettes
conducted by Max Lifchitz, 1948-; produced by Max Lifchitz, 1948-; performed by Constance Beavon, Sarah Meneely-Kyder, 1949- and Frank Cassara, North/South Consonance Ensemble (North-South), 1 hour 6 mins
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conducted by Max Lifchitz, 1948-; produced by Max Lifchitz, 1948-; performed by Constance Beavon, Sarah Meneely-Kyder, 1949- and Frank Cassara, North/South Consonance Ensemble (North-South), 1 hour 6 mins
Date Written / Recorded
1996-08-01
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
North/South Consonance Ensemble, Constance Beavon, Sarah Meneely-Kyder, 1949-, Frank Cassara
Contributor
Max Lifchitz, 1948-, James McLean
Author / Creator
North/South Consonance Ensemble, Constance Beavon, Sarah Meneely-Kyder, 1949-, Frank Cassara
Publisher
North-South
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Villa-Lobos: Choros 1-7
composed by Heitor Villa-Lobos, 1887-1959; conducted by Adrian Leaper; produced by Mike Purton; performed by Carlos Oramas, Johanne-Valérie Gélinas, Radovan Cavallin and Sergio Alonso, Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria and Coro de la Filarmónica de Gran Canaria (ASV), 1 hour 10 mins
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composed by Heitor Villa-Lobos, 1887-1959; conducted by Adrian Leaper; produced by Mike Purton; performed by Carlos Oramas, Johanne-Valérie Gélinas, Radovan Cavallin and Sergio Alonso, Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria and Coro de la Filarmónica de Gran Canaria (ASV), 1 hour 10 mins
Date Written / Recorded
2000-09-08
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria, Coro de la Filarmónica de Gran Canaria, Carlos Oramas, Johanne-Valérie Gélinas, Radovan Cavallin, Sergio Alonso
Contributor
Adrian Leaper, Martin Atkinson, Mike Purton
Author / Creator
Heitor Villa-Lobos, 1887-1959, Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria, Coro de la Filarmónica de Gran Canaria, Carlos Oramas, Johanne-Valérie Gélinas, Radovan Cavallin, Sergio Alonso
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ASV
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Wolff,C., Vol.2: Chamber Works
composed by Christian Wolff, 1934-; conducted by James Fulkerson; produced by James Fulkerson; performed by Frank Denyer, 1943-, The Barton Workshop (Mode Records), 1 hour 12 mins
This collection presents a wonderful overview of the variety and range in Christian Wolff's work from 1950 through 1987, from the most delicate of soundpieces, to gently humorous works, to powerfully moving political and humanist statements. There are excellent performances by The Barton Workshop with composer/tro...
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composed by Christian Wolff, 1934-; conducted by James Fulkerson; produced by James Fulkerson; performed by Frank Denyer, 1943-, The Barton Workshop (Mode Records), 1 hour 12 mins
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This collection presents a wonderful overview of the variety and range in Christian Wolff's work from 1950 through 1987, from the most delicate of soundpieces, to gently humorous works, to powerfully moving political and humanist statements. There are excellent performances by The Barton Workshop with composer/trombonist James Fulkerson as conductor and director. The works included are several that address feminist concerns and history: Piano Tri...
This collection presents a wonderful overview of the variety and range in Christian Wolff's work from 1950 through 1987, from the most delicate of soundpieces, to gently humorous works, to powerfully moving political and humanist statements. There are excellent performances by The Barton Workshop with composer/trombonist James Fulkerson as conductor and director. The works included are several that address feminist concerns and history: Piano Trio (Greenham - Seneca - Camiso), named after three women's peace encampments around the world; I Like to Think of Harriet Tubman, with a powerful text by {%Susan Griffin} about this brave "conductor" on the Underground Railroad who risked life and limb to guide slaves to freedom, which text also contains pointed references to modern times; and the Piano Song (I am a Dangerous Woman), to an insightful text by {%Joan Cavanagh} ("I will tell you, sir, whether you are concerned or not, masculinity has made of this world a living hell, a furnace burning away at hope, love, faith, and justice"). There are surprising instrumental pieces: the delicate Duo for Violinist and Pianist (1961) which is also a duo about contrasting senses of time; the remarkably forward-looking Serenade (1950) which Wolff composed when he was only sixteen years old; the beautiful in memoriam piece For Morty; and the sweetly humorous Stardust Pieces, named after his third child, {%Starbuck}. The Eisler Ensemble Pieces contain variations on traditional folk songs about joyful resistance to oppression. ~ "Blue Gene" Tyranny, All Music Guide
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Date Written / Recorded
1996
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
The Barton Workshop, Frank Denyer, 1943-
Contributor
James Fulkerson, Robert Bosch Geluid, fl. 2002
Author / Creator
Christian Wolff, 1934-, The Barton Workshop, Frank Denyer, 1943-
Publisher
Mode Records
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