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Charles Wuorinen: Chamber Music / Peter Serkin

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-03-29

Works: Charles Wuorinen: Scherzo for piano; Quartet for Strings no 1; Viola Variations; Piano Quintet no 2
Performers: Macomber, Curtis; Martin, Lois; Mills, Jesse; Serkin, Peter [Piano]; Sherry, Fred [Cello]

Charles Wuorinen's staggeringly prolific output has been remarkably consistent yet tremendously varied. This disc presents the first commercial recordings of three recent pieces, along with...continue...

Arnold Schoenberg: String Trio, Four Pieces

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-03-30

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: String Trio, Op. 45; Pieces (4) for chorus & ensemble, Op. 27; Satires (3), for chorus and instruments, Op. 28; Suite, septet in E flat major, Op. 29; Incidental Music to a Motion ...
Performers: Appel, Toby; Kay, Alan R.; Lowenstern, Michael; Neidich, Charles; O'Neill, Richard; Oldfather, Christopher [Piano]; Schulte, Rolf; Sherry, Fred [Cello]
Conductors: Craft, Robert

Naxos's Robert Craft Collection has been acclaimed as 'one of the most enticing Schoenberg collections around' (MusicWeb on 8557523), with Fanfare proclaiming that 'Craft outshines...continue...

Robert Craft Edition, Vol. 2: Arnold Schoenberg

6 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-03-30

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: German Folksongs (3) for chorus, Op. 49; Folksongs (3) for chorus; Quartet for Strings no 2 in F sharp minor, Op. 10; Suite for string orchestra in G major; Gurrelieder; Pelleas un...
Performers: Alley, John [Piano]; Carey, Tim; Frautschi, Jennifer; Hulse, Eileen; O'Neill, Richard; Sherry, Fred [Cello]; Silja, Anja; Welch-Babidge, Jennifer; Williams, Sioned; Wyn-Rogers, Catherine
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: ; Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble

In addition to his special command of Stravinsky's and Schoenberg's music, Robert Craft is well known for his recordings of works by Monteverdi, Gesualdo, Shutz,...continue...

The Works of Arnold Schoenberg Vol 1 / Robert Craft

5 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-09-29

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Concerto for String Quartet after Handel's Op. 6 no 7; Suite for piano, Op. 25; Gurrelieder; Book of the Hanging Gardens, Op. 15; Serenade for baritone & septet, Op. 24; Variations...
Performers: Appel, Toby; Beesley, Mark; Denk, Jeremy; Kay, Alan R.; Lane, Jennifer; Neidich, Charles; Oldfather, Christopher [Piano]; Press, Peter; Schulte, Rolf; Sherry, Fred [Cello]; Starobin, David [Guitar]; ...
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: ; 20th Century-Fox Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; New York Woodwind Quintet; Philharmonia Orchestra; Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble

Robert Craft, the noted conductor and widely respected writer and critic on music, literature, and culture, holds a unique place in the world of classical...continue...

American Classics - Wuorinen: The Dante Trilogy

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-01-29

Works: Charles Wuorinen: The Mission of Virgil; The Great Procession, ballet; The River of Light, ballet
Performers: Bush, Phillip; Carroll, Paul [Percussion]; Cobb, Timothy; Finn, Michael; Grant, Cameron; Jolles, Susan [Harp]; Kay, Alan R.; Kolor, Thomas; Macomber, Curtis; Moredock, Richard; Neubauer, Paul; Oldfat...
Conductors: Knussen, Oliver
Ensemble: Contemporary Music Group

In his long composing life, Charles Wuorinen has drawn on an extremely wide range of intellectual and musical inspirations, including many from science and literature....continue...

Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire, etc / Craft, Wyn-Rogers, et al

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

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Herzgewächse, song for soprano, celesta, harp & harmonium, Op. 20; Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21; Orchestral Songs (4) Op. 22; Chamber Symphony no 1 in E major, Op. 9
Performers: Alley, John [Piano]; Appel, Toby; Carey, Tim; Carey, Timothy; Feld, Melanie; Hulse, Eileen; Kay, Alan R.; Komer, Chris; Lowenstern, Michael; Morelli, Frank [Bassoon]; Neidich, Charles; O'Connor, Tara...
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra members; Philharmonia Orchestra; Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble

Arnold Schoenberg sought to write music that avoided traditional tonal implications, which eventually led him away from tonality altogether. Herzgewächse is a short piece for...continue...

Stravinsky: Histoire du soldat (Suite), etc / Craft, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-01-30

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Pastorale for Violin, Oboe, English Horn, Clarinet and Bassoon; L'histoire du soldat (The Soldier's Tale), concert suite for 7 instruments; Pieces (3) for Clarinet solo; Pour Pablo P...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Blount, William; Bowlin, David; Ciesinski, Catherine; Dean, Chris; Druckman, Daniel; Evitts, David; Feeney, John; Frautschi, Jennifer; Gekker, Christopher; Gottlieb, Gordon;...
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: Orchestra of St. Luke's members; Philharmonia Orchestra; Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble

This is a unique collection of mostly short works that Stravinsky re-worked in different arrangements to suit the occasion. Pastorale, transcribed here for a quartet...continue...

Schoenberg: Five Pieces, etc / Sherry, Craft, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-11-21

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Pieces (5) for orchestra, Op. 16; Concerto for Cello in D major after Harpsichord Concerto in D by G.M. Monn; Transcription for orchestra of Brahms' Piano Quartet no 1 in G minor
Performers: Sherry, Fred [Cello]
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

"This is Schoenberg for people who hate Schoenberg. The Five Pieces for Orchestra, far from sounding radical or appallingly dissonant as they must have in...continue...

American Classics - Wolpe / Group for Contemporary Music

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-11-21

Works: Stefan Wolpe: Quartet for Strings; Second Piece for Violin Alone, C. 165; Trio in two Parts for Flute, Cello and Piano, C. 163; Piece for Oboe, Cello, Percussion & Piano (Oboe Quartet), C. 130
Performers: Appel, Toby; Arm, Theodore; Karis, Aleck; Kennedy, Daniel [Percussion]; Macomber, Curtis; Sherry, Fred [Cello]; Sollberger, Harvey; Taylor, Stephen W. [Oboe]; Wuorinen, Charles
Conductors: ; Sollberger, Harvey
Ensemble: Columbia University Group for Contemporary Music

Most of the works on this disc date from the 1960s, when Stefan Wolpe reduced the complexity of his music and became fascinated by classical...continue...

Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms, etc / Robert Craft, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-10-31

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Pater noster; Blessed Virgin; Credo, for chorus; Mass; Cantata, for 2 soloists, female chorus & chamber orchestra; Babel; Symphony of Psalms
Performers: Bogdan, Thomas; Feld, Melanie; Feller, Bart; Hart, Mary Ann [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Parloff, Michael; Sherry, Fred [Cello]; Taylor, Stephen W. [Oboe]
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: Gregg Smith Singers; Orchestra of St. Luke's; Philharmonia London; Simon Joly Chorus

This disc of sacred choral music features the masterly 'Symphony of Psalms,' which Stravinsky dedicated "to the glory of God." The composer himself wrote, "It...continue...

American Classics - Wuorinen: String Sextet, etc

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

Works: Charles Wuorinen: Sextet for Strings; Quartet for Strings no 2; Divertimento; Piano Quintet
Performers: Gordon, Joshua [Cello]; Hudson, Benjamin; Macomber, Curtis; Martin, Lois; Oppens, Ursula; Sherry, Fred [Cello]; St. John, Scott [Violin]; Zeavin, Carol; Zori, Carmit
Conductors:
Ensemble: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center; Columbia University Group for Contemporary Music; Tashi

"Suddenly feeling the weight of Beethoven, Brahms, and Bartok on his shoulders, Wuorinen's penchant for prolix, perversely disquieting dysrhythmia gives way to traditional forms of...continue...

Schoenberg: Serenade, Variations, Bach Orchestrations / Robert Craft

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-04-18

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Serenade for baritone & septet, Op. 24; Variations for Orchestra, Op. 31; Transcription for orchestra of Bach's Prelude & Fugue in E flat major; Transcription for orchestra of Bach...
Performers: Appel, Toby; Kay, Alan R.; Neidich, Charles; Press, Peter; Schulte, Rolf; Sherry, Fred [Cello]; Starobin, David [Guitar]; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: 20th Century Classics Ensemble; Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble

This fourth volume of the Naxos Robert Craft Schoenberg Collection features Schoenberg's largest orchestral work. 'Variations, Op. 31' is a sequence of short and clearly...continue...

American Classics - Druckman: String Quartets

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-04-18

Works: Jacob Druckman: Quartet for Strings no 3; Reflections on the Nature of Water, for marimba; Dark Wind, for violin & cello; Quartet for Strings no 2
Performers: Druckman, Daniel; Macomber, Curtis; Martin, Lois; Sherry, Fred [Cello]; Zeavin, Carol
Conductors:
Ensemble: Columbia University Group for Contemporary Music

Although he is best known for his dramatic orchestral works, Jacob Druckman also composed a sizeable body of chamber music. The Second String Quartet was...continue...

American Classics - Wuorinen: Six Trios

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-02-21

Works: Charles Wuorinen: Trio for Bass Instruments; Trio for Horn, Violin & Piano; Trio for violin, cello & piano; Double Solo for Horn Trio; Trombone Trio
Performers: Borror, Ronald; Braynard, David; Druckman, Daniel; Feinberg, Alan [Piano]; Hudson, Benjamin; Palma, Donald [Double Bass]; Purvis, William [Horn]; Schulte, Rolf; Sherry, Fred [Cello]; Taylor, David; W...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Columbia University Group for Contemporary Music

For all Charles Wuorinen's longstanding reputation as a modernist, his musical career has more in common with those of Brahms and Beethoven than with any...continue...

Schoenberg: Six A Cappella Mixed Choruses, etc / Craft

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-12-13

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: German Folksongs (3) for chorus, Op. 49; Choruses (3); Quartet for Strings no 2 in F sharp minor, Op. 10; Suite for string orchestra in G major
Performers: Frautschi, Jennifer; O'Neill, Richard; Sherry, Fred [Cello]; Welch-Babidge, Jennifer
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: 20th Century Classics Ensemble; Simon Joly Singers; Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble

This third volume of the Naxos Robert Craft Schoenberg Collection features music written over a period of forty years. Included are the 'String Quartet No....continue...

Webern: Symphony, Six Pieces, etc / Craft, Philharmonia

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-01-18

Works: Anton Webern: Symphony, Op. 21; Canons (5) on Latin Texts, Op. 16; Traditional Rhymes (3) for soprano & ensemble, Op. 17; Songs (3) for soprano, E flat clarinet & guitar, Op. 18; String Trio, Op. 20;...
Performers: Fedele, David; Frautschi, Jennifer; Gekker, Christopher; Goble, Daniel; Gosling, Stephen; Kavafian, Ani; Kuney, Scott; Lim, Sunghae Anna; Lowenstern, Michael; Mills, Jesse; Neidich, Charles; O'Neill,...
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra; Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble

"Craft elicits impressive clarity and delicacy from the Philharmonia Orchestra in the two-movement Op. 21 Symphony and in the Six Pieces Op. 6 (even the...continue...