Collins, Edward Joseph

Edward Joseph Collins, Vol. X

1 CD / Albany Records / 2010-10-12

Works: Edward Joseph Collins: Sonata, Op. 2/14; Arabesque, for violin & piano; Variations on a Negro Theme, for piano; Variations on an Irish Theme, for piano; Canons, for piano; Technical Stunts (6) in Can...
Performers: Browning, William; Michaels, Patrice; Polonsky, Anna; Sussmann, Arnaud

With the exception of the Six Valses Caractéristiques, these are the first recordings of these compositions by Edward Joseph Collins. Born in Illinois, Collins studied...continue...

Edward Collins: Daughter of the South / Alsop

1 CD / Albany Records / 2010-08-10

Works: Edward Joseph Collins: Daughter of the South, opera
Performers: Baker, Andrea; Watson, Keel
Conductors: Alsop, Marin

The only opera composed by Edward Joseph Collins, Daughter of the South, is set on a plantation on the Potomac River, near Leesburg, Virginia. The...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow, Scotland / All Saints Church, (2009-05-01_2009-05-03&2009-)....continue...

Music of Edward Collins, Vol. 1

1 CD / Albany Records / 2010-04-13

Works: Edward Joseph Collins: Variations on a Irish Tune for piano; All God's Chillun' Got Wings for piano; Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel? for piano; Lil' David Play on Yo' harp for piano; The Gospel Train,...
Performers: Johansen, Gunnar; Wild, Earl [Piano]

New remastering and annotation distinguish this reissue of a 1992 release on CRI with the addition of historic private recordings made by Gunnar Johansen of...continue...

Music of Edward Joseph Collins Vol 8 / Polonsky, Sykes, Michaels, et al

1 CD / Albany Records / 2009-05-12

Works: Edward Joseph Collins: Nocturne, for piano; Etude, for piano; Again the Year Has Come to the Spring, for voice & piano (or orchestra; June Night, for voice & piano; Trio for Piano and Strings in G mi...
Performers: Michaels, Patrice; Polonsky, Anna; Sykes, Jeffrey
Conductors:
Ensemble: Sussman-Albers-Polonsky Trio

This volume of Albany Records' series of the music of Edward Joseph Collins features first recordings of songs, piano solo works and the Piano Trio,...continue...

Music of Edward Joseph Collins / Alsop, et al

1 CD / Albany Records / 2004-05-01

Works: Edward Joseph Collins: The Masque of the Red Death, ballet-suite for orchestra; Hibernia (Irish Rhapsody), for large orchestra; Set of Four, for orchestra
Conductors: Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Music of Edward Joseph Collins Vol 6 / Alsop, et al

1 CD / Albany Records / 2004-04-01

Works: Edward Joseph Collins: Hymn to the Earth, for soloists, chorus & orchestra; Variations on an Irish Folksong, for orchestra; Cowboy's Breakdown, for orchestra
Performers: Auty, Peter; Bern, Jeni; Irwin, Jane; Waddington, Henry
Conductors: Alsop, Marin

Music of Edward Joseph Collins Vol 5 / Almond, Karp, et al

1 CD / Albany Records / 2004-02-01

Works: Edward Joseph Collins: Arabesque, for violin & piano; The Daffodils, song for voice & piano; The Pines, song for voice & piano; The Wooded Lake, song for voice & piano; Death of the Leaves, song for ...
Performers: Almond, Frank; Bucchieri, Elizabeth; Karp, Parry; Michaels, Patrice; Sykes, Jeffrey

Music of Edward Joseph Collins Vol 4 / Wolfram. Alsop, et al

1 CD / Albany Records / 2003-10-01

Works: Edward Joseph Collins: Hibernia (Irish Rhapsody), for large orchestra; Concerto no 1 in E flat major, for piano & orchestra; Lil' David Play on Yo' harp for piano; Lament and Jig (no 6 for 'Variation...
Performers: Wolfram, William
Conductors: Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

"This is a fine introduction to a worthy, unfairly neglected American composer. Marin Alsop conducts with sensitivity, and William Wolfram has the right touch to...continue...

Edward Collins: Piano Concerto no 3, Symphony in b / Wolfram

1 CD / Albany Records / 2003-09-01

Works: Edward Joseph Collins: Concerto for Piano no 3 in B minor; Symphony in B minor ("Nos habebit humus")
Performers: Wolfram, William
Conductors: Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

"This is the second recording of Collins's orchestral music by Marin Alsop for Albany... The performances here are convincing. The recording is a bit distant...continue...

Collins: Mardi Gras, Concertpiece, etc / Alsop, Stifelman

1 CD / Albany Records / 1997-11-01

Works: Edward Joseph Collins: Mardi Gras, for orchestra; Concert Piece for piano & orchestra in A minor; A Tragic Overture; Valse Elegante, for orchestra
Performers: Stifelman, Leslie
Conductors: Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: Concordia

"This disc is something special. Here, we have unfamiliar but immediately engaging music, superbly performed and very well recorded...Edward Collin's music will appeal to those...continue...