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Glenn Buhr: Winter Poems
composed by Glenn Arthur Buhr, 1954-; conducted by Bramwell Tovey, 1953-; produced by Anton Kwiatkowski, fl. 1969; performed by Tracy Dahl and Neal Gripp, 1958-, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra (CBC Records, 2001), 1 hour 16 mins
This disc of music by Glenn Buhr illustrates a sense of relationship to the environment this American writer finds in contemporary Canadian classical music. There could be no musical landscape more Canadian than that of the opening orchestral trilogy, Winter Poems, inspired by the vast view of the frozen land seen...
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composed by Glenn Arthur Buhr, 1954-; conducted by Bramwell Tovey, 1953-; produced by Anton Kwiatkowski, fl. 1969; performed by Tracy Dahl and Neal Gripp, 1958-, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra (CBC Records, 2001), 1 hour 16 mins
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This disc of music by Glenn Buhr illustrates a sense of relationship to the environment this American writer finds in contemporary Canadian classical music. There could be no musical landscape more Canadian than that of the opening orchestral trilogy, Winter Poems, inspired by the vast view of the frozen land seen from Buhr's high-rise on the edge of Winnipeg. The overall tone is calm and lyrical, though nervous, rotating figures in the foregroun...
This disc of music by Glenn Buhr illustrates a sense of relationship to the environment this American writer finds in contemporary Canadian classical music. There could be no musical landscape more Canadian than that of the opening orchestral trilogy, Winter Poems, inspired by the vast view of the frozen land seen from Buhr's high-rise on the edge of Winnipeg. The overall tone is calm and lyrical, though nervous, rotating figures in the foreground seem to represent the city.
A humorous setting of Edward Lear's The Jumblies (creatures who sail the seas in a sieve) is neatly sung by soprano Tracy Dahl in an attractive and pointed performance that brings out the music's wit. Buhr's Viola Concerto is a one-movement twenty-minute work in the form of an original theme with a series of character variations that grow more and more "contemporary" in style. Neal Gipp, the violist who commissioned the work, is outstanding, commanding nearly all the drama and penetration of a violin in his difficult part.
The most dramatic work on the disc is Beren and Lúthien, inspired by J. R. R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion, the poetic back-story to The Lord of the Rings. Beren and Lúthien are lovers whose actions put the plots of both epics in motion. They are represented by virtuoso parts for timpani and harp, respectively, strikingly played by Greg Hodgson and Richard Turner.
The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and conductor Bramwell Tovey are alert, accurate, and dramatic in their playing, though not without a sense that they were approaching and even, at times, exceeding their limits. Sound (produced by Andrea Ratuski and recorded by Anton Kwiatkowski) is a little dry. Nonetheless, there is no hesitation in recommending the disc. ~ Joseph Stevenson, All Music Guide Show more Show less
A humorous setting of Edward Lear's The Jumblies (creatures who sail the seas in a sieve) is neatly sung by soprano Tracy Dahl in an attractive and pointed performance that brings out the music's wit. Buhr's Viola Concerto is a one-movement twenty-minute work in the form of an original theme with a series of character variations that grow more and more "contemporary" in style. Neal Gipp, the violist who commissioned the work, is outstanding, commanding nearly all the drama and penetration of a violin in his difficult part.
The most dramatic work on the disc is Beren and Lúthien, inspired by J. R. R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion, the poetic back-story to The Lord of the Rings. Beren and Lúthien are lovers whose actions put the plots of both epics in motion. They are represented by virtuoso parts for timpani and harp, respectively, strikingly played by Greg Hodgson and Richard Turner.
The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and conductor Bramwell Tovey are alert, accurate, and dramatic in their playing, though not without a sense that they were approaching and even, at times, exceeding their limits. Sound (produced by Andrea Ratuski and recorded by Anton Kwiatkowski) is a little dry. Nonetheless, there is no hesitation in recommending the disc. ~ Joseph Stevenson, All Music Guide Show more Show less
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Tracy Dahl, Neal Gripp, 1958-
Contributor
Bramwell Tovey, 1953-, Charles Simon, fl. 1992, Anton Kwiatkowski, fl. 1969
Author / Creator
Glenn Arthur Buhr, 1954-, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Tracy Dahl, Neal Gripp, 1958-
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
CBC Records
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International Dictionary of Black Composers, vol. 2: Johnson-WorkPerkinson, Coleridge-Taylor
written by Malcolm J. Breda, fl. 1999; edited by Samuel A. Floyd, Jr (Chicago, IL: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1999), 9 page(s)
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written by Malcolm J. Breda, fl. 1999; edited by Samuel A. Floyd, Jr (Chicago, IL: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1999), 9 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Biography, Compendium
Contributor
Samuel A. Floyd, Jr
Author / Creator
Malcolm J. Breda, fl. 1999
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers
Person Discussed
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, 1932-2004
Topic / Theme
African American, Musicians, Music composition, Music education, Music theory, Performance practice, African American Music, Voice
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International Dictionary of Black Composers, vol. 2: Johnson-WorkWallen, Errollyn
written by Helen Walker-Hill; edited by Samuel A. Floyd, Jr (Chicago, IL: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1999), 7 page(s)
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written by Helen Walker-Hill; edited by Samuel A. Floyd, Jr (Chicago, IL: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1999), 7 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Biography, Compendium
Contributor
Samuel A. Floyd, Jr
Author / Creator
Helen Walker-Hill
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers
Person Discussed
Errollyn Wallen, 1968-
Topic / Theme
African Caribbean, Belizean, Musicians, Music composition, Expression in performance, Contests and competitions, Music theory, Performance practice, African American Music, Percussion, various
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International Dictionary of Black Composers, vol. 2: Johnson-Work
written by Samuel A. Floyd, Jr; edited by Samuel A. Floyd, Jr (Chicago, IL: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1999), 659 page(s)
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written by Samuel A. Floyd, Jr; edited by Samuel A. Floyd, Jr (Chicago, IL: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1999), 659 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Biography, Compendium
Contributor
Samuel A. Floyd, Jr
Author / Creator
Samuel A. Floyd, Jr
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers
Topic / Theme
African American Music
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Korngold: Der Sturm; Cello Concerto
composed by Erich Wolfgang Korngold, 1897-1957; conducted by Caspar Richter, 1944-; produced by Miguel Kertsman; performed by Wendy Nielsen and Zuill Bailey, 1972-, Konzertvereinigung Linzer Theaterchor and Bruckner Orchester Linz (ASV), 58 mins
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composed by Erich Wolfgang Korngold, 1897-1957; conducted by Caspar Richter, 1944-; produced by Miguel Kertsman; performed by Wendy Nielsen and Zuill Bailey, 1972-, Konzertvereinigung Linzer Theaterchor and Bruckner Orchester Linz (ASV), 58 mins
Date Written / Recorded
2003
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Konzertvereinigung Linzer Theaterchor, Bruckner Orchester Linz, Wendy Nielsen, Zuill Bailey, 1972-
Contributor
Caspar Richter, 1944-, Harald Huber, fl. 1997, Miguel Kertsman
Author / Creator
Erich Wolfgang Korngold, 1897-1957, Konzertvereinigung Linzer Theaterchor, Bruckner Orchester Linz, Wendy Nielsen, Zuill Bailey, 1972-
Publisher
ASV
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Maurice Ohana: Tombeau de Claude Debussy/ Silenciaire/ Chiffres de clavecin
composed by Maurice Ohana, 1913-1992; conducted by Arturo Tamayo; produced by Stephane Topakian; performed by Christian Ivaldi, Laure Morabito, Sylvie Sullé, Béatrice Daudin, Paul Mootz, Klaus Brettschneider, Éric Chartier, Netty Glesener, Chris Opsteyn and Elisabeth Chojnacka, 1939-, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg (Timpani), 1 hour 27 mins
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composed by Maurice Ohana, 1913-1992; conducted by Arturo Tamayo; produced by Stephane Topakian; performed by Christian Ivaldi, Laure Morabito, Sylvie Sullé, Béatrice Daudin, Paul Mootz, Klaus Brettschneider, Éric Chartier, Netty Glesener, Chris Opsteyn and Elisabeth Chojnacka, 1939-, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg (Timpani), 1 hour 27 mins
Date Written / Recorded
1988-05-01
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg, Christian Ivaldi, Laure Morabito, Sylvie Sullé, Béatrice Daudin, Paul Mootz, Klaus Brettschneider, Éric Chartier, Netty Glesener, Chris Opsteyn, Elisabeth Chojnacka, 1939-
Contributor
Arturo Tamayo, Jeannot Mersch, fl. 1996, Stephane Topakian
Author / Creator
Maurice Ohana, 1913-1992, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg, Christian Ivaldi, Laure Morabito, Sylvie Sullé, Béatrice Daudin, Paul Mootz, Klaus Brettschneider, Éric Chartier, Netty Glesener, Chris Opsteyn, Elisabeth Chojnacka, 1939-
Publisher
Timpani
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Orchestra Of Our Time: Music of Schoenberg, Dallapiccola, Crumb, Boulez, and others
conducted by Joel Thome; performed by Orchestra of Our Time (Vox, 1995), 1 hour 59 mins
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conducted by Joel Thome; performed by Orchestra of Our Time (Vox, 1995), 1 hour 59 mins
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Orchestra of Our Time
Contributor
Joel Thome
Author / Creator
Orchestra of Our Time
Date Published / Released
1995
Publisher
Vox
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Shattered Night, Shivering Stars: Music of Alexina Louie
composed by Alexina Louie, 1949-; conducted by Mario Bernardi; produced by Anton Kwiatkowski, fl. 1969; performed by Russell Braun and Martin Beaver, National Arts Centre Orchestra and Cantata Singers of Ottawa (CBC Records), 1 hour 13 mins
This commentator was shocked to hear (in the fall of 2000) Canadian actor Mike Meyers tell David Letterman that Canada was a land "with no classical music of its own." With outstanding discs like this one, CBC Records proves on a monthly basis the falsity of such statements.
Louie, a Vancouver native, is an outst...
Louie, a Vancouver native, is an outst...
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composed by Alexina Louie, 1949-; conducted by Mario Bernardi; produced by Anton Kwiatkowski, fl. 1969; performed by Russell Braun and Martin Beaver, National Arts Centre Orchestra and Cantata Singers of Ottawa (CBC Records), 1 hour 13 mins
Description
This commentator was shocked to hear (in the fall of 2000) Canadian actor Mike Meyers tell David Letterman that Canada was a land "with no classical music of its own." With outstanding discs like this one, CBC Records proves on a monthly basis the falsity of such statements.
Louie, a Vancouver native, is an outstandingly talented, technically polished, imaginative and distinctive composer, who (like many of her Canadian colleagues) seems to have... This commentator was shocked to hear (in the fall of 2000) Canadian actor Mike Meyers tell David Letterman that Canada was a land "with no classical music of its own." With outstanding discs like this one, CBC Records proves on a monthly basis the falsity of such statements.
Louie, a Vancouver native, is an outstandingly talented, technically polished, imaginative and distinctive composer, who (like many of her Canadian colleagues) seems to have an attraction to musical environments of vastness with an underlying gentleness.
Each of the five works presented here is for a different performing force. All the performances are wholly convincing and the sound by producer Randall Barnard and engineer Anton Kwaitkowski is always attractive, if studio-like.
Obsessions (Their Own Words) is a fifteen-minute solo cantata for baritone & orchestra, on words from letters of Monet and Van Gogh, written for a museum opening and performed well by Russell Braun, with Mario Bernardi and the National Arts Centre Orchestra. Arc is a short and intense violin concerto, with an able performance by Martin Beaver (though I would like to hear a powerhouse fiddler like Nadia Salerno-Sonnenberg take it up). Beaver also plays (and very well, giving the writer no occasion to wonder if another violinist would do better) the solo part on Thunder Gate, written as a test piece for a music competition and thus very difficult.
The other two works are (in this writer's estimation) the most characteristic of Louie's work in general: carefully applied musical color painting scenes of infinity. They are the orchestral work Shattered Night, Shivering Stars (also the overall title of the album) and the choral Love Songs for a Small Planet in its version with string orchestra accompaniment. The Camerata Singers of Ottawa show great ability. A strongly recommended disc. ~ Joseph Stevenson, All Music Guide Show more Show less
Louie, a Vancouver native, is an outstandingly talented, technically polished, imaginative and distinctive composer, who (like many of her Canadian colleagues) seems to have... This commentator was shocked to hear (in the fall of 2000) Canadian actor Mike Meyers tell David Letterman that Canada was a land "with no classical music of its own." With outstanding discs like this one, CBC Records proves on a monthly basis the falsity of such statements.
Louie, a Vancouver native, is an outstandingly talented, technically polished, imaginative and distinctive composer, who (like many of her Canadian colleagues) seems to have an attraction to musical environments of vastness with an underlying gentleness.
Each of the five works presented here is for a different performing force. All the performances are wholly convincing and the sound by producer Randall Barnard and engineer Anton Kwaitkowski is always attractive, if studio-like.
Obsessions (Their Own Words) is a fifteen-minute solo cantata for baritone & orchestra, on words from letters of Monet and Van Gogh, written for a museum opening and performed well by Russell Braun, with Mario Bernardi and the National Arts Centre Orchestra. Arc is a short and intense violin concerto, with an able performance by Martin Beaver (though I would like to hear a powerhouse fiddler like Nadia Salerno-Sonnenberg take it up). Beaver also plays (and very well, giving the writer no occasion to wonder if another violinist would do better) the solo part on Thunder Gate, written as a test piece for a music competition and thus very difficult.
The other two works are (in this writer's estimation) the most characteristic of Louie's work in general: carefully applied musical color painting scenes of infinity. They are the orchestral work Shattered Night, Shivering Stars (also the overall title of the album) and the choral Love Songs for a Small Planet in its version with string orchestra accompaniment. The Camerata Singers of Ottawa show great ability. A strongly recommended disc. ~ Joseph Stevenson, All Music Guide Show more Show less
Date Written / Recorded
1998-08-01
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
National Arts Centre Orchestra, Cantata Singers of Ottawa, Russell Braun, Martin Beaver
Contributor
Mario Bernardi, Anton Kwiatkowski, fl. 1969
Author / Creator
Alexina Louie, 1949-, National Arts Centre Orchestra, Cantata Singers of Ottawa, Russell Braun, Martin Beaver
Publisher
CBC Records
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