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Schoenberg: String Quartets Nos. 3 & 4; Phantasy

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-09-28

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Quartet for Strings no 3, Op. 30; Quartet for Strings no 4, Op. 37; Fantasy for Violin and Piano, Op. 47
Performers: Oldfather, Christopher [Piano]; Schulte, Rolf

While Schoenberg's final two string quartets inhabit atonal sound worlds, the 'Third' draws on Classical forms such as theme-and-variations, minuet and sonata-rondo, its unsettling opening...continue...
Recording information: American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York....continue...

Bottesini: Fantasia On Themes Of Rossini; Passione Amore; Gran Duetto No. 2

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-05-25

Works: Giovanni Bottesini: Fantasia on Canzonette of Rossini, for 2 double basses & piano; Concerto di bravura; Grand Duetto no 2, for 2 double basses; Concerto for 2 double basses & orchestra (or piano)
Performers: Cobb, Timothy; Martin, Thomas [Double Bass]; Oldfather, Christopher [Piano]

These works for two double basses by Giovanni Bottesini date from his student days at the Milan Conservatory. The delightful Fantasia on themes of Rossini...continue...
Recording information: 2006-10-13&2006-10-05&2007-....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...

Collage New Music performs Donald Sur

1 CD / Albany Records / 2009-11-10

Works: Donald Sur: The Unicorn and the Lady, for narrator & ensemble; Berceuse, for violin & piano; Satori on Park Avenue, for ensemble; Catena 1, for ensemble; Catena 2, for ensemble; Catena 3, for ensembl...
Performers: French, Catherine; Oldfather, Christopher [Piano]
Conductors: Hoose, David;
Ensemble: Collage New Music

This disc marks the first commercial recording of the music of Donald Sur - one that is long overdue. Donald Sur was born in Honolulu...continue...

American Handstands - Golan, Del Tredici, Cipullo, Oldfather

1 CD / Albany Records / 2009-11-10

Works: David Del Tredici: Three Gymnopédies, for piano; Eric Moe: Legend of the Sad Triad, ballade for piano; Tom Cipullo: Meditations (2), for piano; Water Lilies, for piano; Leo Ornstein: Sonata for ...
Performers: Golan, Jeanne; Oldfather, Christopher [Piano]

Jeanne Golan gives us performances of music by American composer-pianists who understand and write beautifully for the piano, making a collection that ranges from the...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...

Korf: Presences from aforetime, Symphony no 3, etc / Rothman, Ingliss, Oldfather, et al

1 CD / Bridge / 2009-04-14

Works: Anthony Korf: Presences from Aforetime, for chamber ensemble; Miniatures (6), for flute & piano; Movements (3), for clarinet; Symphony no 3
Performers: Fader, Oren; Hesselink, Greg; Ingliss, Robert; Kay, Alan R.; O'Connor, Tara Helen; Oldfather, Christopher [Piano]; Shames, Stacey
Conductors: Korf, Anthony; Rothman, George
Ensemble: ; Riverside Symphony

The major work on this recording is the most recent - Anthony Korf's impressive Symphony No. 3. The composer writes: "The two movements, roughly equal...continue...

Asia: Piano Trio, Violin Sonata / Oldfather, Ormrod, Macomber, Fortin, Soucek

1 CD / Summit Records / 2008-10-14

Works: Daniel Asia: Sonata for Violin and Piano; Trio for Piano and Strings
Performers: Fortin, Vladimir; Macomber, Curtis; Oldfather, Christopher [Piano]; Ormrod, Richard; Soucek, Frantisek

A critically acclaimed modern-day composer scores again with another genius plate of works dialed up in typical Asia fashion....continue...

Higdon: Summer Shivers, etc / Purvis, Glaser, Novacek, Taylor, et al

1 CD / Koch International / 2008-09-30

Works: Jennifer Higdon: Zaka; Legacy; Rapid.fire; Soliloquy; Summer Shimmers; Autumn Reflection; Song; Dash
Performers: Anderer, Joseph; Glaser, Susan; Goldberg, Marc; Gordon, Ingrid; Kim, Kyu-Young; Novacek, John [Piano]; Oldfather, Christopher [Piano]; Palmer, Todd; Shin, Pitnarry; Taylor, Stephen W. [Oboe]
Conductors: Purvis, William [Horn];
Ensemble: ; Lark Chamber Artists

Hailed by The Washington Post as "a savvy, sensitive composer with a keen ear, an innate sense of form and a generous dash of pure...continue...

Karen Tanaka: Invisible Curve, etc; Chen Yi / Azure Ensemble

1 CD / New World / 2008-06-10

Works: Chen Yi: Wu Yu, for flute, clarinet, bassoon, violin, cello & percussion; Night Thoughts, for flute, cello & piano; ...as like a raging fire..., for flute, clarinet, violin, cello & piano; Karen Tana...
Performers: Glaser, Susan; Oldfather, Christopher [Piano]; Shin, Pitnarry
Conductors: Purvis, William [Horn]; Steichen, Gerald
Ensemble: The Azure Ensemble

"The lively and discordant opening of Chen's "...as like a raging fire..." might well jolt the listener right out of his/her seat, given the somnolent...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...

Bauer: Ritual Fragments, etc / Schadeberg, Friedland, et al

1 CD / Albany Records / 2007-04-01

Works: Ross Bauer: Eskimo Songs, for voice, flute, cello & piano; Stone Soup, for winds, violin, cello & piano; Motion, for piano trio; Ritual Fragments, for voice, winds, strings, piano & percussion; Tribu...
Performers: Friedland, Peggy; Gordon, Joshua [Cello]; Keyes, Bayla; Oldfather, Christopher [Piano]; Rider, Rhonda; Schadeberg, Christine; Shapiro, Lois
Conductors: Bauer, Ross; Milarsky, Jeffrey; ; Chang, Yu-Hui
Ensemble: ; Empyrean Ensemble; New York New Music Ensemble; Triple Helix Piano Trio

"Anyone who wonders about the value and validity of modernist music should hear this outstanding album. These superbly crafted works demand much from the performers,...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...

David Chaitkin: Poem of Love,etc / Oldfather, Fout

1 CD / Albany Records / 2006-11-01

Works: David Chaitkin: Poems of Love, for soprano & piano; Impromptu, for piano; Dances (3), for piano; Rhapsody, for cello & piano
Performers: Becker, Richard; Chaitkin, Mathaniel; Fout, Angela; Garrett, Margo; Lefebvre, Marie-France; Oldfather, Christopher [Piano]; Schadeberg, Christine

Noted for his lyrical and harmonically adventurous music, David Chaitkin has composed symphonic as well as a variety of chamber and vocal works. As he...continue...

A Retrospective - George Perle

2 CD / Bridge / 2006-11-01

Works: George Perle: Nine Bagatelles for piano; Three Inventions for solo bassoon; Chansons Cachées, for piano; Two French Christmas Carols, for choir; Triptych, for violin & piano; Quartet for Strings...
Performers: Boriskin, Michael; Dibner, Steven; Dodge, Baird; Goode, Richard; Gutierrez, Horacio; Macomber, Curtis; Morkoski, Molly; Oldfather, Christopher [Piano]; Perle, Shirley Rhoads
Conductors: Silverstein, Joseph; Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Music Today Ensemble; Utah Symphony Orchestra

Bridge's 'George Perle: Retrospective' celebrates the music of one of America's greatest compositional voices with a two-disc set of pieces written between 1957 and 2004....continue...

The Uncovered Carl Ruggles / Stepner, Oldfather, et al

1 CD / New World / 2005-05-01

Works: Carl Ruggles: Evocations, chants (4) for piano; Visions; March; Parvum Organum, for solo keyboard; Valse Lente, for solo keyboard; Mood, for violin & piano; Organum; Toys; Ich fühle deinen Odem;...
Performers: Berman, Donald; Narucki, Susan; Oldfather, Christopher [Piano]

Schoenberg: Concerto for String Quartet, etc / Jennifer Lane

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

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; Spoken Word: A Conversation with Arnold Schoenberg
Performers: Lane, Jennifer; Oldfather, Christopher [Piano]
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: 20th Century-Fox Symphony Orchestra; Fred Sherry String Quartet

"For all the demanding density and complexity of his music, Schoenberg always gave his listeners a foothold. The performances on this disc bring him across...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...

Bielawa: Voices

1 CD / Albany Records / 2004-07-01

Works: Herbert Bielawa: Five Rants, for SATB chorus & violin; The Snake and Other Creatures, for soprano & piano; Earth, for bass-baritone & ensemble; Dreams, for SSAA chorus, viola & piano
Performers: Aird, Brooke; Allen, Catherine; Artists, San Francisco Choral; Bielawa, Herbert; Howe, Eric; Mathias, Richard; Narucki, Susan; Okamura, Dwight; Oldfather, Christopher [Piano]; Paul, Sharon J.; San Fr...
Conductors: ; Paul, Sharon
Ensemble: Magen Solomon; San Francisco Choral Artists; San Francisco Girls Chorus

Personnel: Susan Narucki (soprano); Eric Howe (bass baritone); Brooke Aird (violin); Geraldine Walther (viola); Catherine Allen (cello); Lenora Warkentin (flute); Richard Mathias (clarinet); Dwight Ok...continue...

Chasalow: Left To His Own Devices

1 CD / New World / 2003-02-01

Works: Eric Chasalow: In a Manner of Speaking, for bass clarinet & tape; Yes, I Really Did, for violin, cello & piano; Left to His Own Devices, for tape; Suspicious Motives, for ensemble & tape; Crossing Bo...
Performers: Arbonelli, Guido; Benjamin, Keith; Finckel, Michael; Hite, William; Oldfather, Christopher [Piano]; Schultz, Andrea
Conductors: Adelson, Michael; Rindfleisch, Andrew; Rose, Gil
Ensemble: Auros Group for New Music; Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Phantom Arts

Kraft: Chamber Symphony no 2, etc / Rothman, Hostetter, etc

1 CD / Albany Records / 2001-12-01

Works: Leo Kraft: Pieces (6) for violin with piano obbligato; Line Drawings, for flute & percussion; The Garden of Memory; "cummingsong" for tenor & chamber ensemble; Chamber Symphony no 2 for 16 instruments
Performers: Bleeke, Mark; Butler, Marcia; Dunkel, Paul Lustig; Jolles, Renee; Kahn, Sue Ann; Lipsey, Michael; Martin, Lois; Oldfather, Christopher [Piano]; Wong, Deborah
Conductors: Hostetter, Paul; Rothman, George

"Kraft's music has never gone for the large gestures of the deliberately popular approach that might have given him popularity, yet it is highly enjoyable...continue...

MacBride - Composer's Journey with F. Garcia Lorca's Poetry

1 CD / Albany Records / 2001-11-01

Works: David MacBride: El Regreso, for soprano & piano; Balanza, for soprano at the piano; Night (Suite for piano & Poet's Voice)
Performers: MacBride, David Huston; Oldfather, Christopher [Piano]; Schadeberg, Christine; Toth, Benjamin

Crumb: Quest / Speculum Musicae

1 CD / Bridge / 1996-11-19

Works: George Crumb: Night Music I, for soprano, piano/celeste & 2 percussionists; Quest, for guitar, soprano sax, harp, bass & 2 percussionists; Federico's Little Songs for Children, for soprano, flute/pic...
Performers: Baker, James; Charlston, Erik; Druckman, Daniel; Lindquist, Karen; Narucki, Susan; Oldfather, Christopher [Piano]; Palma, Donald [Double Bass]; Palma-Nidel, Susan; Shames, Stacey; Sinta, Donald; Star...
Conductors: Purvis, William [Horn]
Ensemble: Speculum Musicae

"...Quest, from 1994, sustains [Crumb's] very high level of invention, with its distinctive exploration of timbral effects. Vivid, often percussive sounds and darting, restless lines...continue...

Images - Music by Eleanor Cory / Fulkerson, Suben, et al

1 CD / Soundspells / 1996-10-01

Works: Eleanor Cory: Pas de Quatre, for flute/alto vlute, violin, cello & piano; Canyons, for chamber orchestra; Ehre, for violin; Hemispheres
Performers: Bruce, Diane; Finckel, Chris; Forbes, Charles; Fulkerson, Gregory; Oldfather, Christopher [Piano]; Rosenfeld, Jayn; Vas, Meg Bachman
Conductors: Suben, Joel Eric
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Music of Irwin Bazelon

1 CD / Albany Records / 1996-04-01

Works: Irwin Bazelon: Spires for trumpet & orchestra; Legends and Love Letters, song cycle for soprano & ensemble, Nos 1-5, complete; Trajectories for piano & orchestra
Performers: Annis, Robert; Epstein, Frank; Heller, Joan; Lefkowitz, Ronan; Maximilien, Wanda; Moerschel, Joel; Murphy, Maurice; Oldfather, Christopher [Piano]; Scolnik, Julie
Conductors: Farberman, Harold; Fussell, Charles
Ensemble: Collage New Music; London Philharmonic Orchestra

The Musical Railism of Anne LeBaron

1 CD / Mode Records / 1995-07-18

Works: Anne LeBaron: Dog-Gone Cat Act for prepared harp; The E. & O. Line, opera; Waltz for Quintet (flute, violin, viola, cello & piano); The Sea and the Honeycomb, for soprano, piccolo/flute, clarinet/ba...
Performers: Barker, Thurman; Beck, John [Rock]; Cloutier, Louise; Fischer, Penelope; Hamilton, Lawrence; Kim, Kwant-wu; LeBaron, Anne [Composer/Harp]; London, Frank; Melford, Myra; Merz, Albert; Oldfather, Chris...
Conductors: LeBaron, Anne; Heldrich, Claire; Fleisher, Leon
Ensemble: ; Kennedy Center Theater Chamber Players; New Music Consort