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Ned Rorem: Chamber Music with Flute / Fenwick Smith, flute; David Leisner, guitar, Ann Hobson Pilot, harp

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-08-30

Works: Ned Rorem: Mountain Song, for flute (or oboe or violin or cello) & piano; Romeo and Juliet, for flute & guitar; Trio for flute, cello & piano; Book of Hours, pieces (8) for flute & harp; Prayers (4),...
Performers: Lee, Mihae; Leisner, David; Pilot, Ann Hobson; Smith, Fenwick; Thomas, Ronald [Cello]

Ned Rorem's clarity of emotional expression is perfectly suited to the 'breathy gold' of the flute. Covering much of the composer's career, these pieces range...continue...
Recording information: Campion Center, Weston, Massachusetts, USA (04/25/1993); First and Second Church, Boston, USA (04/25/1993); Sonic Temple, Roslindale, Massachusetts (04/25/1993); Campion Center,...continue...

José Serebrier conducts Ned Rorem

5 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-10-26

Works: Ned Rorem: The Waking, for voice & piano; Root Cellar, for voice & piano (from "Three Poems of Theodore Roethke"); My Papa's Waltz, for voice & piano; I Strolled Across an Open Field, for voice & pia...
Performers: Farley, Carole; Khaner, Jeffrey; Mulligan, Simon; Quint, Philippe; Rorem, Ned; Yang, Wen-Sinn
Conductors: Serebrier, José

"This stuff is simply gorgeous. Ned Rorem's symphonies are shot through with long, lyrical melodies that some observers might relate to his gifts as a...continue...

Eight Visions: A New Anthology for Flute and Piano - Bunch, Hui, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-12-15

Works: Kenji Bunch: Velocity, for flute & piano; Paul Moravec: Nancye's Song, for flute & piano; Chen Yi: Bagatelles (3) from China West, for flute & piano; Tania León: Alma; Eve Beglarian: I will not ...
Performers: Martin, Marya; Valentine, Colette

New Zealand-born, American-based flautist Marya Martin enjoys an international career. She joins acclaimed American pianist Colette Valentine for this recording which brings together eight contrasting...continue...
Recording information: American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, USA (12/12/2007-12/15/2007)....continue...

American Classics - Rorem: Piano Concerto no 2, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-09-25

Works: Ned Rorem: Concerto for Piano no 2; Concerto for Cello
Performers: Mulligan, Simon; Yang, Wen-Sinn
Conductors: Serebrier, José

When Leonard Bernstein gave the premiere of Ned Rorem's Third Symphony with the New York Philharmonic in 1959, it signaled a significant triumph for his...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow, Scotland (08/30/2006-08/31/2006)....continue...

Rorem: Double Concerto, After Reading Shakespeare

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-12-12

Works: Ned Rorem: Double Concerto for violin, cello & orchestra; After Reading Shakespeare, for cello
Performers: Laredo, Jaime; Robinson, Sharon [Cello]
Conductors: Stern, Michael
Ensemble: Iris Chamber Orchestra

"Ned Rorem describes this performance of his Double Concerto for Violin and Cello as "perfect", so it would be presumptuous to challenge his opinion of...continue...

American Classics - American Saxophone Music

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-08-29

Works: Amy Quate: Light of Sothis, for alto saxophone & piano; Paul Creston: Sonata for Saxophone and Piano in E flat major, Op. 19; Ned Rorem: Picnic on the Marne, waltzes (7) for alto saxophone & piano; W...
Performers: Hornsby, Neil; Limb, Jeremy; Mitchell, Alex

The saxophone is commonly thought of as the quintessential American instrument, not least for the pivotal role it has played in jazz during key stages...continue...

American Classics - Rorem: Flute Concerto, etc / Serebrier

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-05-16

Works: Ned Rorem: Pilgrims, for strings; Flute Concerto; Concerto for Violin
Performers: Khaner, Jeffrey; Quint, Philippe
Conductors: Serebrier, José

"This is a very easy call: marvelous music, exceptional performances, top-notch engineering--it all adds up to the strongest possible recommendation. Pilgrims is a lovely, lyrical...continue...
Recording information: Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, UK (06/16/2005-06/17/2005)....continue...

Laureate Series, Organ - Timothy Olsen

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-07-01

Works: Nicolaus Bruhns: Prelude and Fugue for Organ in E minor; Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck: Onder een linde groen (Unter der Linden grüne), variations for keyboard (2 versions). SwWV 325; Johann Sebasti...
Performers: Olsen, Timothy

The National Young Artists Competition in Organ Performance, sponsored by the American Guild of Organists, promotes the highest level of organ performance. For over 50...continue...

American Classics - Rorem: Three Symphonies / Serebrier

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-08-01

Works: Ned Rorem: Symphony no 3; Symphony no 1; Symphony no 2
Conductors: Serebrier, José

"Though Ned Rorem has long been considered America's finest living composer of art songs, his orchestral scores have never gotten their due. So on the...continue...
Recording information: The Lighthouse in Poole, Dorset, UK (01/08/2003-01/09/2003)....continue...

American Classics - Explore America Vol 1

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

Works: Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring, ballet for 13 instruments; Charles Wakefield Cadman: Four American Indian Songs, for voice & piano, Op. 45; John Alden Carpenter: Adventures in a Perambulator, suit...
Performers: Bolcom, William [Composer]; Buswell, James; Corley, Maria; Currie, Colin; Farley, Carole; Posnak, Paul; Rorem, Ned; Starker, Janos; Taylor, Darryl; Weber, Janice; Zazofsky, Peter
Conductors: Gambil, Paul; Williams, John McLaughlin; Alsop, Marin; ; Davies, Dennis R.; Sinclair, James; Stromberg, William T.; Schermerhorn, Kenneth; Brion, Keith
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Kreutzer Quartet; Nashville Chamber Orchestra; Northern Sinfonia Chorus; Royal Artillery Band; Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Seattle Symphony Orchestra; Ukraini...

The American Classics series captures some of the great moments of American music. In this collection, as wide-ranging and diverse as our land, little-known gems...continue...

American Classics - Rorem: The End of the Summer, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-02-01

Works: Ned Rorem: End of summer; Book of Hours, pieces (8) for flute & harp; Bright Music, for flute, 2 violins, cello & piano
Performers: Carney, Jonathan; Farrell, Julian; Gough, Ursula; Noakes, Anna; Sturrock, Kathron; Tingay, Gillian
Conductors:
Ensemble: Fibonacci Sequence

"Altough Rorem is a tonal composer, who along with Bernstein defended tonality long before it was fashionable to do so, his harmonies are often spikier...continue...

American Classics - Rorem: Selected Songs / Carole Farley

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-11-01

Works: Ned Rorem: The Waking, for voice & piano; Root Cellar, for voice & piano (from "Three Poems of Theodore Roethke"); My Papa's Waltz, for voice & piano; I Strolled Across an Open Field, for voice & pia...
Performers: Farley, Carole; Rorem, Ned

"American audiences have known about Ned Rorem's songs for ages, it seems; on the evidence of this disc, it's about time the rest of the...continue...
Recording information: Old North Church, Nantucket, MA, USA (06/06/2000-06/09/2000)....continue...