Posts Tagged “American composers”

SCHUMAN, W.: Symphony No. 6 album coverWhen he graduated from high school, William Schuman enrolled in New York University with every intention of doing a commerce degree. Then his sister took him to a New York Philharmonic concert conducted by Arturo Toscanini. That very night, he decided to become a composer. Schuman went on to become one of the most important American composers and composition teachers of the 20th century. He was president of Julliard School, President of Lincoln Centre in New York, and the composer of eight major symphonies. This podcast looks at a new recording of his Symphony No. 6, Prayer in a Time of War, and New England Tryptich, with the Seattle Symphony conducted by Gerard Schwarz.

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Catalogue No.: Naxos 8.559625

 

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Tags: American 20th century composers, American composers, blog.naxos.com, Gerard Schwarz, Naxos American Classics, Naxos Classical Music Spotlight, New England Tryptich, Prayer in a Time of War, Raymond Bisha, Seattle Symphony, Symphony No. 6, William Schuman

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DAUGHERTY, M.: Fire and Blood album coverComposer Michael Daugherty was the composer-in-residence for four years at the Detroit Symphony, and composed all of the music on this CD for that orchestra. The title work was inspired by the giant murals at the Detroit Institute of Arts by Diego Rivera. Rivera was commissioned by Edsel Ford to create a mural celelbrating the Detroit automobile industry. This CD features the Detoit Symphony, conducted by Neeme Jarvi, with soloists Ida Kavafian on violin, and Brian Jones on Timpani.

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Catalogue No.: Naxos 8.559372

 

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Tags: 8.559372, American composers, blog.naxos.com, Brian Jones, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Fire and Blood, Ida Kavafian, Michael Daugherty, MotorCity Triptych, Naxos American Classics, Neeme Jarvi, Raise the Roof

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FOOTE, A.: Francesca da Rimini album coverArthur was one of America’s finest Romanic composers, and one of the first completely trained in the United States. His gorgeous melodies and lush orchestrations beg the question: Why isn’t the music performed much more often?

In this podcast, conductor Gerard Schwarz tries to answer that question.

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Catalogue No.: Naxos 8.559365

 

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Tags: 8.559365, American composers, Arthur Foote, blog.naxos.com, Francesca da Rimini, Gerard Schwarz, Naxos Classical Music Spotlight, romantic orchestra music, Seattle Symphony

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TICHELI, F.: Wild Nights album coverA podcast featuring the new University of Kansas Wind Ensemble CD, Wild Nights. This recording features five new band pieces, all written in the 21st century.

In this podcast conductor Scott Weiss talks about the music on this disc, and his ongoing commitment to creating new works for winds.

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Catalogue No.: Naxos 8.572129

 

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Tags: 8.572129, American composers, band music, blog.naxos.com, contemporary band music, David Dzubay, Frank Ticheli, John Mackey, Naxos Classical Music Spotlight, Naxos Wind Band Classics, Roshanne Etezady, Scott Weiss, Steven Bryant, University of Kansas Wind Ensemble, Vince Gnojek, wind ensemble

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Bright Sheng - The Phoenix album coverBright Sheng has spent half his life in his homeland China, where he survived the Cultural Revolution by playing piano and percussion in a folk music group on the border with Tibet, and has spent the other half of his life in the United States where he has become one of the most saught after composers.

A fascinating story and interview.

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Catalogue No.: Naxos 8.559610

 

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Tags: 8.559610, American composers, blog.naxos.com, Bright Sheng, Chinese composers, chinese instrument orchestra, Chinese orchestra, composer interview, Gerard Schwarz, H'un Lacerations In memoriam 1966-1976, Naxos American Classics, Red Silk Dance, Seattle Symphony, Shaha Blake Hill, The Phoenix, Tibetan Swing

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HAGEN, D.: Shining Brow album coverThe 1993 opera Shining Brow is based on the life of architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

In this podcast, both composer Daron Hagen and librettist Paul Muldoon talk about how this opera was created.

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Catalogue No.: Naxos 8.669020-21

 

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Tags: 8.669020-21, American composers, American opera, artist interview, blog.naxos.com, Brenda Harris, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus, composer interview, contemporary opera, Deborak Fleischer, Elaine Valby, Elem Eley, Eric Fleischer, Frank Lloyd Wright, Gilda Lyons, James Demler, Jennifer Lynn Reckamp, JoAnn Falletta, Matthew Curran, Naxos Classical Music Spotlight, Paul Muldoon, Robert Frankenberry, Robert Orth, Tony Barton

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