Mumford, Jeffrey

Tangos for Piano / Amy Briggs

1 CD / Ravello / 2010-10-26

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Tango; David Smooke: Requests, for piano; Ralph Shapey: Tango Variations on a Cantus, for piano; David Rakowski: Zipper Tango (Tango étude on grace notes), for piano; Conlon Nan...
Performers: Briggs, Amy

Recording information: American Academy Of Arts And Letters, New York, NY (05/25/2005-05/26/2005).

Except for the Stravinsky Tango at the beginning and pianist Amy Briggs' transcription of Asto...continue...

Jeffrey Mumford: The Promise on the Horizon

1 CD / Albany Records / 2004-11-01

Works: Jeffrey Mumford: wending, for solo viola; The promise of the far horizon, for string quartet; A landscape of interior resonances, for piano; A window of resonant light, for cello, piano & percussion;...
Performers: Kampmeier, Margaret A.; Richman, Wendy; Taylor, Rhonda
Conductors:
Ensemble: Core Ensemble

"This release shows consistency in Mumford's vision, though I also think it demonstrates continued growth. Mumford studied with Elliott Carter, and this composer shines through...continue...

Dark Fires - 20th Century Music for Piano / Karen Walwyn

1 CD / Albany Records / 1997-10-01

Works: Dolores White: Toccata for piano; Lettie Beckon Alston: Rhapsodies for piano; Tania León: Rituál, for piano; Hale Smith: Evocation; Roget Dickerson: Sonatina for piano; Jeffrey Mumford: Fra...
Performers: Walwyn, Karen

"This happens to be a collection of music by composers of African extraction, but I didn't realize it until after several listens. There is no...continue...