Berger, Arthur

American Music for Cello - Piston, et al / Luis Leguia

1 CD / Albany Records / 2007-10-01

Works: Walter Piston: Variations for cello & orchestra; Duo for cello & piano; Arthur Berger: Duo for cello & piano; Arthur Foote: Pieces (3) for cello & piano, Op. 1; Robert Evett: Concerto for Cello no 2
Performers: Freeman, Robert; Leguia, Luis
Conductors: Noe, Kevin; Bales, Richard
Ensemble: ; University of Texas Chamber Orchestra

The repertoire along - featuring the first commercial recording of the Piston Variations and the elegant Evett Concerto - is enticing enough. But there's much...continue...

Berger: The Complete Orchestral Music / Rose, Boston Modern

1 CD / New World / 2003-10-01

Works: Arthur Berger: Ideas of Order, for orchestra; Perspectives II, for orchestra; Serenade Concertante for orchestra; Prelude, Aria and Waltz, for orchestra; Polyphony, for orchestra
Performers: Bobo, Ann; Greitzer, Ian; Haroutunian, Ron; Kurkowicz, Joanna; Pearson, Peggy
Conductors: Rose, Gil
Ensemble: Boston Modern Orchestra Project

"Balance of forces is important to Berger's way of thinking, giving his music a notably Stravinskian, balanced sound. Everything tends to dance. This is a...continue...

Berger: Complete Works for Solo Piano / Geoffrey Burleson

1 CD / Centaur / 2002-11-01

Works: Arthur Berger: Episodes (2); Fantasy for Piano; Bagatelles (3) for Piano; Partita for Piano; Two-Part Inventions (4) for Piano; One-Part Inventions (3) for Piano; Pieces (5) for Piano; Johann Pachelb...
Performers: Burleson, Geoffrey

"Arthur Berger is one of America's most consistent composers. Starting back in the 1930s in a style like Stravinsky's with American open harmonies in a...continue...

American Masterworks for Woodwind Quartet

1 CD / ACA Digital / 2002-01-01

Works: Walter S. Hartley: Woodwind Quartet; Arthur Berger: Quartet for flute, oboe, clarinet & bassoon in C (Mvts 1-3); Arthur Harris: Diversion for Woodwind Quartet; Alvin Etler: Fragments for Woodwind Qua...

Berger, Shapero, Thomson: Works for Piano Four Hands

1 CD / New World / 1999-04-20

Works: Harold Shapero: Sonata for piano 4-hands; Arthur Berger: Composition for piano 4-hands; Suite for piano 4-hands; Perspectives III, for piano four-hands; Virgil Thomson: Symphony on a Hymn Tune ("Symp...
Performers: Kopp, David; Lister, Rodney

Form - Arthur Berger, Stefan Wolpe

1 CD / New World / 1996-12-01

Works: Arthur Berger: Pieces (5) for piano, complete; Septet; Stefan Wolpe: Form IV; Piece in Two Parts for Violin Alone, C. 162
Performers: Harbison, Rose Mary; Miller, Robert; Sherman, Russell
Conductors:
Ensemble: University of Chicago Contemporary Chamber Players

"...As to 'Form': the show-stopper for me, Berger's 'Five Pieces for Piano' of 1969, opens the program...Convinced as I am that all the performances on...continue...

American Masters - The Music of Arthur Berger

1 CD / CRI / 1994-03-29

Works: Arthur Berger: Pieces (3) for 2 prepared pianos, complete; Serenade Concertante for orchestra; String quartet; Episodes (2) for piano (original publication); Chamber Music for 13 players
Performers: Helps, Robert; Jacobs, Paul; Kalish, Gilbert [Piano]
Conductors: Solomon, Izler; Schuller, Gunther
Ensemble: Brandeis Festival Orchestra; Columbia Chamber Ensemble

An Arthur Berger Retrospective

1 CD / New World / 1992-12-08

Works: Arthur Berger: Duo for Violin and Piano no 1; Quartet for Winds in C major; Duo for Cello and Piano; Duo for Oboe and Clarinet; Trio for Guitar, Violin and Piano
Performers: Henze, Sheryl; Kalish, Gilbert; Krosnick, Joel; Lanini, Phyllis; Oldfather, Christopher; Smirnoff, Joel; Starobin, David; Stewart, Don; Wagner, Robert [bassoon]