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James Bolle: Late Works / Christopher Gross, Robert Black, Jessi Rosinski, Christina McGann and Elizabeth Weisser

1 CD / Albany Records / 2012-10-09

Works: James Bolle: Sea Monsters (2), for cello & bass; Music for flute, strings, & wood blocks; Quartet for Strings no 3 (Whistling in the Dark); Sinfonia no 6
Performers: Black, Robert [Bass]; Fulmer, David; Gleason, Nicholas [Percussion]; Gross, Christopher; McGann, Christina [Violin]; Miahky, Stephen; Reeve, Basil; Rosinski, Jessi; Ullery, Ben [Viola]; Weisser, Eliz...

Born in Chicago in 1931, composer/conductor James Bolle studied at Harvard, Antioch College and Northwestern. He was instrumental in founding numerous musical organizations, the first...continue...
Recording information: Peterborough Town House, Peterborough, NH (07/2010/08/2011)....continue...

Julia Wolfe: Dark Full Ride / Lisa Moore

1 CD / Canteloupe / 2009-11-10

Works: Julia Wolfe: LAD, for 9 bagpipes; Dark Full Ride, for 4 drum sets; My lips from speaking, for 6 pianos; Stronghold, for 8 double basses
Performers: Black, Robert [Bass]; Matthew Welch [Bagpipes/Composer]; Moore, Lisa [Pianist]

Julia Wolfe's 'Dark Full Ride' consists of four new compositions, each written for multiples of individual instruments - nine bagpipes, four drum sets, six pianos...continue...

Scelsi: The Works for Bass 7 / Black, et al

1 CD / Mode Records / 2008-01-08

Works: Giacinto Scelsi: La réveil profond; Et maintenant c'est à vous de jouer, for cello & double bass; Ko-Tha ("A Dance of Shiva"), for guitar (or bass or 6-string cello) & percussion; Dharana...
Performers: Black, Robert [Bass]; Eckhardt, John; Fan, Felix; Han, June; Kolor, Thomas

This disc is the seventh volume in Mode's acclaimed Scelsi edition and it contains the first complete recording of Scelsi's music for double bass. Scelsi's...continue...

Carl: Roundabout / Hartt Contemporary Players

1 CD / Innova / 2006-03-24

Works: Robert Carl: Roundabout, for contrabass; El Canto de los Asesinados; Bells Dance, Drums Ring, for percussion ensemble; Haiku of Buson, for speaker & accompaniment; Lesgedowdaheah; Die Berliner Hornis...
Performers: 20; Black, Robert [Bass]; Carl, Robert; Engebretson, Mark; Loewen, Laura; Mast, Murray; Menapace, Michael; Players, Hartt Contemporary; Pruett, Jerome; Shanahan, Shane; Toth, Benjamin; Vandall, Chris
Conductors: Jackson, Douglas
Ensemble: Hartt Contemporary Players

Personnel: Robert Carl (chant); Mark Engebretson (alto saxophone); Jérôme Pruett (tenor saxophone); Scott Bean (trombone); Laura Loewen, Istvan BRacz (piano); Robert Black (double bass); At...continue...

Glass: Music in Fifths, Two Pages / Bang on a Can

1 CD / Canteloupe / 2004-09-14

Works: Philip Glass: Music in 5ths; Two Pages
Performers: Black, Robert [Bass]; Can, Bang On A; Cossin, David; Glass, Philip; Moore, Lisa [Pianist]; Stewart, Mark; Sutter, Wendy; Ziporyn, Evan
Conductors:
Ensemble: Bang on a Can

"This ensemble of six musicians created a breadth of sound that often equaled that of an orchestra. This is the closet I have ever heard...continue...
Personnel: Wendy Sutter (cello); Evan Ziporyn (clarinet); Lisa Moore (piano); David Cossin (marimba).

Recording information: Socerer Sound Studios (11/03/2002-11/04/2002)....continue...

Wolff: Look She Said, etc / Black, Lorentz, Josephson

1 CD / Mode Records / 2002-07-23

Works: Christian Wolff: Look She Said, for solo double bass with voice; Jasper, for double bass & violin; String Bass Exercise out of "Bandiera Rossa"; Dark as a Dungeon, for double bass & trombone; Untitle...
Performers: Black, Robert [Bass]; Josephson, Julie; Lorentz, Robin

New Music for Virtuosos - Erickson, Sollberger, Imbrie, etc

1 CD / New World / 1998-07-01

Works: Harvey Sollberger: Sunflowers; Robert Morris: Motet on Doodah; Robert Hall Lewis: Inflections I; Ralph Shapey: Configurations; Andrew Imbrie: Sketches (3) for Trombone and Piano; Robert Erickson: Gen...
Performers: Aanerud, Kevin; Black, Robert [Bass]; Black, Robert [conductor]; Dempster, Stuart; Ellen Weckler; Heldrich, Claire; Kevin Aanerud; Palma, Donald; Schulman, Daniel; Shulman, Daniel; Sinta, Donald; Smi...

This compilation collects eclectic 20th century music written by several avant-garde composers. Milton Babbitt originally scored Phonemena for soprano and synthesized tape, but gave vocalist Lynn Webb...continue...