Aldridge, Robert

Robert Aldridge: Elmer Gantry / Boggs, Florentine Opera Chorus, Milwaukee Symphony

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-07-26

Works: Robert Aldridge: Elmer Gantry, opera in 2 acts
Performers: Barany, James [Vocals]; Blankfield, Aaron; Phares, Keith; Rideout, Vale
Conductors: Boggs, William

Set just before World War I, Sinclair Lewis's incendiary novel Elmer Gantry tells a story of old-time religion, illicit romance and revenge. Robert Aldridge and...continue...
Recording information: Uihlein Hall, Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, Mi (03/19/2010-03/21/2010)....continue...

Aaron Copland: Quiet City

1 CD / Sono Luminus / 2011-06-28

Works: Aaron Copland: Quiet City; Leo Ornstein: Ballade, for saxophone & piano; Robert Aldridge: Sound Moves Blues, for saxophone, clarinet & piano; Walter S. Hartley: Lyric Suite, for ensemble; Lawson Lund...
Performers: Anderson, Lois; Batchelder, Donald; Brellochs, Christopher; Clarke, Richard [Viola]; Cohen, Paul [Sax/Producer]; Franzetti, Allison Brewster; Kriegler, Mitchell

Saxophonist Christopher Brellochs breathes new life into forgotten musical works with the Sono Luminus release of Quiet City. This world premiere recording resurrects the unpublished...continue...

Aldridge, Copland: Clarinet Concertos

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-07-27

Works: Robert Aldridge: Concerto for Clarinet; Samba, for clarinet & string quartet; Aaron Copland: Concerto for Clarinet
Performers: Singer, David; Singer, David [Clarinet]

Aaron Copland's popular Clarinet Concerto, with its tender and poignant opening, highly virtuosic central cadenza and brilliantly jazzy final movement, is preceded by Robert L....continue...
Recording information: Mechanics Hall, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; Immacula....continue...

Masterworks for Marimba - Bley, Johnston, Schuller, et al / Nancy Zeltsman, et al

2 CD / Bridge / 2009-11-10

Works: Carla Bley: Over There, for marimba; Chinary Ung: Cinnabar Heart, for marimba; Darren Jones: Little Movements (2), for marimba; Lyle Mays: Mindwalk, for marimba; Gunther Schuller: Small Adventures (3...
Performers: Bilic, Ivana [marimba]; Burritt, Thomas; Geem, Jack van; Geoffroy, Jean; Johnston, Beverley; Moersch, William; Stout, Gordon; Zeltsman, Nancy

24 premiere recordings played by eight marimba virtuosi! During the past few years, marimbist Nancy Zeltsman has spearheaded an initiative to commission, publish and record...continue...
Recording information: Lawrence University Conservatory of Music, Appleton, WI (06/29/2009-07/08/2009)....continue...