Harbison, John > Naxos (USA)

Echoes - Classic Works Transformed / Schwarz, Seattle Symphony

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-06-28

Works: David Schiff: Infernal, for orchestra (after Stravinsky's Firebird Suite, 1919 version); Bright Sheng: Black Swan, for orchestra (after Brahms' "Intermezzo, Op. 118/2"); David Stock: Plenty of Horn, ...
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Seattle Symphony

"The concept of Echoes was to select well-known short works - five to ten minutes in length - and to transform them for our present...continue...
Recording information: S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Benaroya Hall, Sea....continue...

American Music for Percussion, Vol. 2

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-05-31

Works: Elliott Carter: Tintinnabulation, for percussion sextet; Peter Child: Refrain, for percussion ensemble; Edward Cohen: Acid Rain, for percussion ensemble; John Harbison: Cortège, for 6 percussion...
Performers: Beriyeva, Yelena; Beriyeva, Yelizaveta; Lehn, Mary Kate Vom; Soby, Kimberly
Conductors: Epstein, Frank

'Anger produces menacing sounds. But the voice of tenderness is softer,' wrote philosopher Jean- Jacques Rousseau, and much the same could be said of the...continue...
Recording information: Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory of Music, Boston,....continue...

Clarinet Hive

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-06-29

Works: Astor Piazzolla: History of the Tango; John Harbison: Trio Sonata, for 2 clarinets & bass clarinet; Gunther Schuller: Duo Sonata, for clarinet & bass clarinet; Thomas E. Barker: Single Six, for bass ...
Performers: Ardan, Laura; Morales, Ricardo; Ognibene, Vincent James; Paradise, Timothy J.; Schoen, Theodore; Ziporyn, Evan

Taking its name from Evan Ziporyn's 'Hive', which grew out of the composer's experience as a beekeeper, this album brings together an engaging selection of...continue...

Class of '38 - Corigliano, Coates, Rzewski, Serebrier, etc / Slatkin, Nashville SO, et al

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-08-26

Works: Gloria Coates: Symphony no 15; John Corigliano: A Black November Turkey; José Serebrier: Fantasia for strings; Frederic Rzewski: Four North American Ballads; John Harbison: Trio for Piano and ...
Performers: Andrea Moore [Score Preparation/Timpani]; Fischer, Norman; Kierman, Jeanne; Raat, Ralph van; Rothenberg, Sarah
Conductors: Boder, Michael; Serebrier, José;
Ensemble: ; Amelia Piano Trio; Camera of Houston; Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra

The eight composers on this compilation, all of them born in 1938, adhere to no single trend or movement, yet each is united by an...continue...

American Classics - Harbison: Piano Trio no 2, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-03-27

Works: John Harbison: Trio for Piano and Strings no 2; Gatsby Etudes, for piano; The Violist's Notebooks; Micro-Waltzes (10) for Piano; Cucaraccia and Fugue, for 4 violas; Suite for cello; Trio for Piano an...
Performers: Aizawa, Rieko; Duckles, Jason; Harbison, John; Kavafian, Ida [Violin]; Kreston, Anthea; Tenebom, Steven
Conductors:
Ensemble: Amelia Piano Trio

Born in 1938 into a musical family, John Harbison studied at Harvard, and with Roger Sessions at Princeton. He is one of America's most accomplished...continue...

American Classics - John Harbison: Chamber Music

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-09-26

Works: John Harbison: North and South; Six American Painters, for flute & string trio; The Three Wise Men, for brass quintet & narrator (from Christmas Vespers),; Book of Hours and Seasons, for mezzo-sopran...
Performers: Dufour, Mathieu; Huang, Kuang-Hao; Hunt Lieberson, Lorraine; Lodine, Emily; Taylor, Brant
Conductors:
Ensemble: Chicago Chamber Musicians

"This disc showcases American composer John Harbison's creativity in chamber music but it is a performance by Lorraine Hunt Lieberson that most captivates with bittersweet...continue...

American Classics - Harbinson: Four Songs of Solitude, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-05-01

Works: John Harbison: Variations for clarinet, violin & piano; Four Songs of Solitude, for violin; Twilight Music, for horn, violin & piano
Performers: Blumenthal, Daniel; Jansen, Janine; Krug, Bernhard; van den Oudenwijer, Lars Wouters

"These are important contributions by one of our major compositional figures, given in well-rehearsed and immaculately played performances." - Gimbel, ARG...continue...