Partch, Harry

Frank Zappa's Classical Selections

2 CD / Chrome Dreams--mvd-- / 2011-03-08

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walkure; Igor Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring; A Soldiers Tale; Anton Webern: Op. 9; Gustav Holst: The Planets; Edgard Varèse: Hyperprism; George Antheil: Ballet Mecanique; Ma...
Performers: Hollweg, Ilse
Conductors: Knappertsbusch, Hans; Stravinsky, Igor; Holst, Gustav; Ravel, Maurice; Partch, Harry; Penderecki, Krzysztof
Ensemble: ; Gate 5 Ensemble of the World

Frank Zappa was never shy about citing the influence of modern classical music on him, especially in its more avant-garde aspects, listing various of his favorites on the 1966 debut album by his band ...continue...

Gems

1 CD / Pitch / 2010-07-13

Works: Lou Harrison: Canticle no 3, for flute (or ocarina), guitar & percussion; Harry Partch: U.S. Highball, for voices & Partch instruments (from "The Wayward"); Mordecai Sandberg: Psalm 51 no 2, for sopr...
Performers: Borden, Meredith; Catler, Jon; Flamm, Carol; La Plante, Skip; Pierce, Joshua [Piano]; Reinhard, Johnny; Verheijden, Dorian

Violist

1 CD / Pitch / 2010-04-13

Works: Harry Partch: I am a Peach Tree, for viola & vocals; The Potion Scene, for adapted viola & intoning voice, chromelodeon, kithara, bass marimba, marimba; A Midnight Farewell, for viola & vocals; Viol...
Performers: Auerbach, Dan; Bolotowsky, Andrew; Borden, Meredith; Evans, Greg [Horn]; Merkel, Clemens; Reinhard, Johnny; Reuling, Jeroen; Solberg, Anastasia; Suzuki, Michiiyo; Verheijden, Dorian

Ideas

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2010-01-19

Works: Charles Ives: Contemplations (2); Georgy Rimsky-Korsakov: Prelude for Strings; Julian Carrillo: I Think of You, for soprano & chamber ensemble; Harry Partch: Ulysses at the Edge, for voice & Partch i...
Performers: Auerbach, Dan; Babin, Louis; Barrett, Dan [Trombone]; Beardsley, David; Bolotowsky, Andrew; Borden, Meredith; Chiu, Tom; Elfenbein, Jay; Evans, Greg [Horn]; Fader, Oren; Fiedes, Mathew; Fieldes, Mat;...
Conductors: Bellomia, Paolo; Reinhard, Johnny; Fuhrman, Nathan

Harry Partch, Dean Drummond / Newband

1 CD / Innova / 2006-04-10

Works: Harry Partch: Eleven Intrusions, collection for voice, traditional & Partch instruments; Dark Brother; Dean Drummond: Before the Last Laugh; Congressional Record
Performers: Osborne, Robert
Conductors: Drummond, Dean
Ensemble: Newband

Partch: Delusion of the Fury - A Ritual of Dream & Delusion

1 CD / Innova / 2006-04-03

Works: Harry Partch: Delusion of the Fury
Performers: Aaron, Michael; Allen, Latif; Berberich, Frank; Bergen, Paul; Bond, Victoria [soprano]; Brown, Carol; Coleman, Gary; Drummond, Dean; Grayson, John; McAllister, John; McCormick, Robert; Miller, Todd; ...
Conductors: Mitchell, Danlee
Ensemble: Ensemble of Unique Instruments

Historic Speech - Music Recordings from the Partch Archives

4 CD / Innova / 2006-03-27

Works: Harry Partch: Recorded Interviews & Speeches; By the Rivers of Babylon, for adapted viola & intoning voice, kithara & chromelodeon; Lyrics (17) by Li Po, for intoning voice & adapted viola; Barstow (...
Performers: Hoiby, Lee; Johnson, Keith O.; Mitchell, Danlee; Olson, Lesley; Partch, Harry; Thompson, Donald [Jazz]
Conductors: Schwartz, Horace; Garvey, John
Ensemble: ; Gate 5 Ensemble of the World

Chamber / American Festival of Microtonal Music

1 CD / Pitch / 2005-08-01

Works: Julian Carrillo: Preludio a Colon, for soprano, string quartet, flute, quartertone guitar & sixteenthtone harp; Lou Harrison: At the Tomb of Charles Ives, for trombone, 2 psalteries, 2 dulcimers, 3 h...
Performers: Bolotowsky, Andrew; Borden, Meredith; Suzuki, Michiyo
Conductors: Reinhard, Johnny
Ensemble: American Festival of Microtonal Music Ensemble

"Want to stretch your ears? This disc is one of the best introductions to the world of microtonal music. The program consists of six works,...continue...

The Harry Partch Collection Vol 4 - The Bewitched

1 CD / New World / 2005-04-01

Works: Harry Partch: The Bewitched, dance-satire for voices & large ensemble of traditional & Partch instruments
Performers: Olson, William
Conductors: Garvey, John
Ensemble: University of Illinois Ensemble

The Harry Partch Collection Vol 3

1 CD / New World / 2005-01-01

Works: Harry Partch: The Dreamer That Remains - A Study in Loving, film score for voices, chorus & 15 Partch instruments; Rotate the Body in All Its Planes, music for an exhibition of gymnasts for soprano, ...
Performers: Daily, Jane; Partch, Harry; Pierce, Freda; Schwartz, Cynthia
Conductors: Logan, Jack; Garvey, John
Ensemble: Gate 5 Ensemble; Gate 5 Ensemble of the World; Harry Partch; Harry Partch Ensemble

Personnel: Harry Partch (guitar); Freda Pierce (soprano); Adrienne Kole (guitar); Danlee Mitchell (kithara, marimba, harmonic canon); Lyndel Davis, Michael Ranta (kithara); Uni Thomas, Mark Cleghorn (...continue...

The Harry Partch Collection Vol 2

1 CD / New World / 2004-10-01

Works: Harry Partch: The Wayward, cycle or 4 pieces for voices & Partch instruments; And on the Seventh Day Petals Fell in Petaluma, for large ensemble of Partch instruments
Performers: Dunn, David; Dunn, Dennis; Gentry, Elizabeth; Mitchell, Danlee; Partch, Harry
Conductors: McKenzie, Jack;
Ensemble: Gate 5 Ensemble of the World; Harry Partch Ensemble

"NWR are doing an invaluable job, keeping these recordings in circulation. This particular collection should appeal to all grades of interest, from absolute newcomers to...continue...
The second volume of CRI's series of Partch works includes several major pieces and a couple of exquisite jewels. The first four compositions are grouped under the general heading, "The Wayward," all ...continue...

The Harry Partch Collection Vol 1

1 CD / New World / 2004-09-01

Works: Harry Partch: Eleven Intrusions, collection for voice, traditional & Partch instruments; Castor & Pollux, for Partch instruments; Ring Around the Moon, for baritone & Partch instruments; Even Wild Ho...
Performers: Louw, Allan; Ludlow, Lynn; Partch, Harry
Conductors: Schwartz, Horace;
Ensemble: Gate 5 Ensemble of the World

"[This is] a worthwhile listening experience, even if it doesn't place its creator in the forefront of today's classical choralists." - Koob, American Record Guide...continue...

U.S. Highball

1 CD / Nonesuch (USA) Import / 2003-08-19

Works: Harry Partch: U.S. Highball. A Musical Account of Slim's Transcontinental Hobo Trip
Performers: Kronos Quartet

U.S. Highball is one of the first underground masterpieces in American music. Partch's work explores what, decades laeter, would be called a 'subculture': the hoboes,...continue...
Personnel: David Harrington, John Sherba (violin); Hank Dutt (viola); Jennifer Culp (cello).

Recording information: Skywalker Sound, Nicasio, CA (08/25/2000/08/26/2000)....continue...

Just Guitars - Harrison, Partch, et al / John Schneider

1 CD / Bridge / 2003-05-01

Works: Lou Harrison: Scenes from Nek Chand; Tandy's Tango; Cinna; Palace Music; Plaint and Variations on "Song of Palestine"; Serenade for Guitar; Harry Partch: December 1942; The Letter; Eleven Intrusions;...
Performers: Raff, Rebekah; Schneider, John [Guitar]; Sterling, Gene

Southwest Chamber Music Composer Portrait Series

12 CD / Cambria / 2002-01-01

Works: Anthony Vazzana: Whispers and Chants, for voice & ensemble; Buccina, suite for horn & piano; Lamentazione; Charles Wuorinen: A Winter's Tale; Trio for Horn, Violin & Piano; A Song to the Lute in Musi...
Performers: Ambroson, Don; Atkinson, James; Blankenburg, Gayle; Boatman, Timm; Bryn-Julson, Phyllis [Soprano Vocal]; Campbell, Nathan; Diamond, Theresa; Dickstein, Marcia; Edmondson, Maggie; Ellis, Tony; Forrest...
Conductors: Schmidt, Jeff von der; Mosko, Stephen; Bergamo, John
Ensemble: ; CalArts Gamelan Ensemble; Mentorship Students from John Muir High School, Pa; Southwest Chamber Music Society

John Cage: Atlas Eclipticalis; Lou Harrison: Suite for Violin and American Gamelan; Harry Partch: Barstow

2 CD / Cambria / 2002-01-01

Works: John Cage: Atlas eclipticalis; Lecture on the Weather, for 12 speaker-vocalists or instrumentalists & tape; Lou Harrison: Suite for Violin and American Gamelan (collab. with Richard Dee); Harry Partc...
Performers: Ambroson, Don; Blankenburg, Gayle; Bryn-Julson, Phyllis [Soprano Vocal]; Foschia, Jim; Fox, Stuart; Ingham, Micheal; Karlin, Jan; Lashinsky, Leslie; Peters, Tom; Schmidt, Jeff von der; Schneider, Joh...
Conductors: Mosko, Stephen; Bergamo, John
Ensemble: CalArts Gamelan Ensemble; Mentorship Students from John Muir High School, Pa

Dance of the Seven Veils / New Band

1 CD / Music & Arts / 2000-03-01

Works: Harry Partch: Plectra and Percussion Dances; Alice Anne LeBaron: Southern Ephemera; Elizabeth Brown: Archipelago; Dean Drummond: Dance of the Seven Veils
Performers: Cassara, Frank; Cossin, David; Donato, Dominic; Drummond, Dean; Kellman, Nina; Lipsey, Michael; Mook, Theodore; Oldfather, Christopher; Rodgers, Elizabeth; Starin, Stefani; Whitfield, John [cello]
Conductors: Drummond, Dean
Ensemble: New Band

Harry Partch: 17 Lyrics of Li Po

1 CD / Tzadik / 1995-11-21

Works: Harry Partch: 17 Lyrics of Li Po
Performers: Kalm, Stephen; Mook, Theodore

Newband - Drummond, Monk, Partch, Pugliese, Rosenblum

1 CD / Mode Records / 1994-06-01

Works: Harry Partch: Daphne of the Dunes; James Pugliese: Freeze; Dean Drummond: Different Drums for Different Strokes; Mathew Rosenblum: Circadian Rhythms; Cootie Williams: 'Round Midnight
Conductors: Drummond, Dean
Ensemble: Newband

Just West Coast - Microtonal Music / Schneider, Shulman

1 CD / Bridge / 1993-09-01

Works: Lou Harrison: Suite no 2 for guitar; Sonatas (6) for Cembalo, for harpsichord; LaMonte Young: Sarabande for any instruments; Harry Partch: Studies (2) on Ancient Greek Scales, for harmonic canon & ba...
Performers: Schneider, John; Schulman, Amy; Shulman, Amy; Sterling, Gene

Partch, Cage, LaBarbara, Drummond: Microtonal Works /Newband

1 CD / Mode Records / 1991-01-01

Works: Harry Partch: Studies (2) on Ancient Greek Scales, for harmonic canon & bass marimba (from "Eleven Intrusions"); Dean Drummond: Then or Never for flute, zoomoozophone, viola & double-bass; Columbus f...
Conductors: Drummond, Dean
Ensemble: Newband