Beach, Amy Marcy > Naxos (USA)

The Story of American Classical Music / Scherer, et al

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-06-21

Works: William Henry Fry: Overture to Macbeth; Louis Moreau Gottschalk: Symphony no 1; Edward MacDowell: Concerto for Piano no 2 in D minor, Op. 23; Arthur Foote: Quartet for Piano and Strings in C major, O...
Performers: Andjaparidze, Eteri; Anthony, Adele; Barbagallo, James; Berman, Boris; Currie, Colin; Eldred, Mike; Feinberg, Alan [Piano]; Gauvin, Karina; Goff, Scott [Flute]; Lewin, Michael; Morrison, Betsi; Peska...
Conductors: Rowe, Tony; Rosenberg, Richard; Fagen, Arthur; ; Schermerhorn, Kenneth; Williams, John McLaughlin; Sinclair, James; Brion, Keith; Judd, James; Spalding, Daniel; Schwarz, Gerard; Serebrier, José;...
Ensemble: ; Da Vinci Quartet; Eaken Piano Trio

Think 'American Classical Music and what names spring to mind? Gershwin, Copland, Bernstein? Joplin, Foster Sousa? These great composers are deservedly famous, but from Colonial...continue...

American Classics - Amy Beach: Songs / Kelton, Bringerud

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-10-19

Works: Amy Beach: The Rainy Day, song for voice & piano (juvenilia); Ariette, for voice & piano, Op. 1/4; When Far from Her, song for voice & piano, Op. 2/2; Songs (3), Op. 2; Le Secret, song for voice & pi...
Performers: Brigerud, Catherine; Kelton, Katherine

"Beach may not have lived up to the potential she displayed as a teen, but she nonetheless became a fine composer in almost every genre....continue...

American Classics - Beach: Gaelic Symphony, Piano Concerto

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-06-01

Works: Amy Beach: Concerto for Piano in C sharp minor, Op. 45; Symphony in E minor ("Gaelic"), Op. 32
Performers: Feinberg, Alan [Piano]
Conductors: Schermerhorn, Kenneth
Ensemble: Nashville Symphony Orchestra

"Composed in 1898-99, Amy Beach's ambitious, singularly impressive Piano Concerto is at long last coming in from the cold. Alan Feinberg brings extra charisma to...continue...