Martino, Donald

Luminous Shade - workds by Bozza, Hofmeyr, Rheinberger, Martino, Benjamin, Negrea / Maria du Toit, clarinet; Nina Schumann, piano

1 CD / TwoPianists / 2012-06-26

Works: Eugène Bozza: Boucolique, for clarinet & piano; Hendrik Hofmeyr: Canto Notturno, for clarinet & piano; Joseph Rheinberger: Sonata for clarinet & piano in E flat major, Op. 105a; Donald Martino: ...
Performers: Schumann, Nina; Toit, Maria du

Western art music tradition in South Africa is perhaps not well-known internationally but a rich tradition of excellence is evidenced by this recording: recorded and...continue...
Recording information: Endler Hall, Stellenbosch University, South Africa (11/14/2011-11/17/2011)....continue...

Looking Back: works for flute & piano by Schwantner, Persichetti; Barber, Martino, et al. / Leonard Garrison, flute

1 CD / Albany Records / 2012-01-10

Works: Joseph Schwantner: Looking Back, for flute & piano; Black Anemones, for flute or voice & piano; Elliott Carter: Scrivo in Vento; Donald Martino: Quodlibets, for flute solo; Vincent Persichetti: Parab...
Performers: Garrison, Leonard; Mauchley, Jay

For his third recording on Albany Records, flutist Leonard Garrison has chosen a diverse program of music for flutes by American composers. Music for flute...continue...
Recording information: Haddock Performance Hall, Lionel Hampton School of Musi (05/2011)....continue...

Recital of New Music

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2010-03-02

Works: Charles Whittenberg: Electronic Study, No 2 for double bass & tape; William Sydeman: For Double Bass Alone; Kenneth Gaburo: Two, for voice, alto flute & double bass; Ben Johnston: Duo for flute & str...
Performers: Marx, Josef; Purswell, Patrick; Sudock, Shirley; Turetzky, Nancy
Conductors: Meier, Gustav

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The Wire (p.69) - "[T]he playing is awesome. It's amazing that this recording has stayed out of circulation for so long."...continue...

Donald Martino: Later Works

1 CD / Albany Records / 2010-01-12

Works: Donald Martino: Trio for violin, cello & piano; Quartet for Strings no 5; Trio for clarinet, cello & piano; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2
Performers: Finckel, Christopher; Gosling, Stephen; Hesselink, Greg; Kampmeier, Margaret A.; Karis, Aleck; Kay, Alan R.; Macomber, Curtis; Martin, Lois; Sherry, Fred [Cello]; Zeavin, Carol

Rarely has a composer exhibited such an extraordinarily heightened awareness of the very details of music-making, every physical, acoustic and emotional gesture of performance, painstakingly...continue...
Recording information: American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City....continue...

Memorial Tribute Concert - Donald Martino / Wheeler, Means, Hodgkinson, et al

2 CD / Navona / 2009-05-26

Works: Malcolm Peyton: Elegy, for solo clarinet; Donald Martino: Fantasies and Impromptus, for solo piano; Trio for violin, cello & piano; Serenata Concertante, for winds, violin, cello, piano & percussion;...
Performers: Advocat, Amy; Brill, Shirley; Dirmeirer, Kristen; Hitchcock, Byron; Hodgkinson, Randall; Leventhal, Sharan; Lin, Loewi; Miller, Jonathan; Olsen, Stephen; Oya, Kazuki; Rosinski, Jessi; Stetson, Andrew
Conductors: Wheeler, Scott; Means, Jeffrey
Ensemble: ; Dinosaur Annex Ensemble

Navona presents 'Memorial Tribute Concert', captured at Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory in Boston, MA in honor of Donald Martino. The album features three...continue...

Martino: Violin Sonata no 2, Romanza & Sonata for Solo Violin / Miranda Cuckson, Blair McMillen

1 CD / Centaur / 2008-10-01

Works: Donald Martino: Sonata for solo violin; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2; Romanza for solo violin; Fantasy-Variations for Violin
Performers: Cuckson, Miranda; McMillen, Blair

Recently praised by the New York Times as "a brilliant young performer who plays daunting contemporary music with insight, honesty, and temperament", violinist Miranda Cuckson...continue...

Jonathan Cohler - The Clarinet Alone

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2008-01-04

Works: Donald Martino: A Set for clarinet solo; Egon Wellesz: Suite for clarinet solo, Op 74; Olivier Messiaen: Quatuor pour la fin du temps; Erland von Koch: Monolog 3 for solo clarinet; William O. Smith: ...
Performers: Cohler, Jonathan

Clarinet Candescence - Weber, Stravinsky / Melvin Warner

1 CD / Crystal Records / 2007-05-01

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Grand Duo Concertante for clarinet & piano in E flat major, J. 204 (Op. 48); William O. Smith: Pieces (5) for clarinet alone; Louis Spohr: Songs (6) for voice, clarinet & piano,...
Performers: Dameron, Allan; Henry, Sylvia Reynolds; Horner, Jerry; Middleton, Peter; Ragains, Diane; Warner, Melvin

This compact disc features some of the most exciting music ever composed for the clarinet. Melvin Warner's original release on LP was called "a real...continue...

Donald Martino: Notturno, etc / New Millenium Ensemble

1 CD / Albany Records / 2005-10-01

Works: Donald Martino: Notturno; Quodlibets II, for flute solo; From the Other Side, divertimento for flute, cello, percussion & piano
Performers: Rudich, Rachel
Conductors: Lubman, Bradley
Ensemble: New Millennium Ensemble

American Spirit / Sean Osborn

1 CD / Albany Records / 2003-12-01

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano; Peter Schickele: Elegies for Clarinet and Piano; Donald Martino: A Set for clarinet solo; Gary Schocker: Sonata for clarinet & piano no 2; Eric Manda...
Performers: McMillen, Blair; Osborn, Sean

Radnofsky.com - Contemporary American Works for Saxophone

1 CD / Boston Records / 2001-12-01

Works: John Harbison: San Antonio, for alto saxophone & piano; Pasquale Tassone: Divertimento, for alto saxophone & piano; Jakov Jakoulov: Bernstein 'Anniversary', miniature for alto saxophone & piano; John...
Performers: McDonald, John; Radnofsky, Kenneth
Conductors: Hangen, Bruce
Ensemble: New Music New Haven Festival Orchestra

Sessions: Sonatas for Piano no 2 & 3; Martino: Fantasies

1 CD / New World / 1998-10-01

Works: Roger Sessions: Second Sonata for piano; Sonata for piano ("Kennedy Sonata" ), no 3; Donald Martino: Fantasies and Impromptus, for solo piano
Performers: Helps, Robert; Hodgkinson, Randall

Martino: Paradiso Choruses, etc / Hoenich, Radnofsky, et al

1 CD / New World / 1998-03-01

Works: Donald Martino: Concerto for alto saxophone & orchestra; Paradiso Choruses
Performers: MacAllister, Scott; Maddalena, James; Meyerson, Janice; Morgan, Beverly; Parcells, Elizabeth; Radnofsky, Kenneth; Williams, Ellen
Conductors: Hoenich, Richard; Varon, Lorna Cooke de
Ensemble: ; New England Conservatory Orchestra

Donald Martino is one of Americas finest composers and it has long been stated that his musical drama "Dante" is one of his greatest works....continue...

Martino: A Jazz Set / The Core Ensemble

1 CD / New World / 1996-11-01

Works: Donald Martino: A Set for Marimba; Canzone e Tarantella sul nome Petrassi; Parisonatina al'dodecafonia; A Jazz Set; Preludes (12) for Piano
Performers: Hinton, Mark; Mark, Andrew; Parola, Michael
Conductors:
Ensemble: Core Ensemble

Martino: Notturno, Pianississimo, etc / Devendra, et al

1 CD / Albany Records / 1995-11-01

Works: Donald Martino: Notturno; Pianississimo; Concerto for clarinet, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet & chamber orchestra "Triple Concerto"
Performers: Devendra, Anand; Holzman, David; Smylie, Dennis; Thimmig, Leslie
Conductors: Shulman, Daniel; Sollberger, Harvey
Ensemble: Columbia University Group for Contemporary Music; Speculum Musicae

Martino: 12 Piano Preludes, Piano Fantasy, etc / Holzman

1 CD / Albany Records / 1995-11-01

Works: Donald Martino: Preludes (12) for piano; Impromptu for Roger; Fantasy for Piano; Fantasies and Impromptus, for solo piano
Performers: Holzman, David

Martirano: Mass; Martino: 7 Pious Pieces / London, Oliver

1 CD / New World / 1993-11-01

Works: Salvatore Martirano: Mass; Donald Martino: Pious Pieces (7)
Conductors: London, Edwin; Oliver, John
Ensemble: Ineluctable Modality; John Oliver Chorale