Hersch, Fred

13 Ways of Looking at the Goldberg

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2011-09-20

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; French Suite V, BWV 816; Fred Lerdahl: Chasing Goldberg, for piano; Jennifer Higdon: The Gilmore Variation, for piano; Bright Sheng: Variation Fug...
Performers: Downes, Lara [Piano]

Recording information: Patrych Sound Studios, The Bronx, NY (06/15/2011-06/16/2011).

13 Ways of Looking at the Goldberg, its title riffing not only on Bach's Goldberg Variations, BWV 988, but a...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...

American Classics - Fred Hersch: Concert Music 2001-2006

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-10-30

Works: Fred Hersch: Three Character Studies, for piano; 24 Variations on a Bach Chorale, for piano; Lyric Pieces for Trio, for piano trio; Tango Bittersweet; Saloon Songs, for piano
Performers: Hersch, Fred; Lawson, Dorothy; McMillen, Blair; Paremski, Natasha
Conductors:
Ensemble: Gramercy Trio

Award-winning jazz pianist and composer Fred Hersch is one of the most important creative musicians in the world today. This is the first recorded collection...continue...

Renée Fleming - Haunted Heart

1 CD / Decca / 2005-05-10

Works: Arthur Schwartz: Haunted Heart; Joni Mitchell: River; Richard Whiting: When Did You Leave Heaven; Carl Fischer: You've Changed; Fred Rauch: Answer Me My Love; Stevie Wonder: My Cherie Amour; John Len...
Performers: Fleming, Renée; Frisell, Bill; Hersch, Fred

Renee Fleming brings her voice and spirit to an eclectic mix of ballads, standards and popular songs, with the help of jazz mavericks Bill Frisell...continue...