Schuller, Gunther

Global Reflections: Works for Oboe & Orchestra by Strauss, Sierra, Foss, etc. / Nancy Ambrose King, oboe

1 CD / Equilibrium / 2012-05-08

Works: Richard Strauss: Concerto for Oboe in D major, AV 144; Gunther Schuller: Concertino for oboe; Roberto Sierra: Poema y Danza, concerto for 2 oboes & strings; Lukas Foss: Concerto for oboe & orchestra
Performers: Colon, Frances; King, Nancy Ambrose
Conductors: Markou, Kypros
Ensemble: ; Prague Chamber Orchestra

Nancy Ambrose King is the first prizewinner of the third New York International Competition for solo oboists. She has appeared as a soloist through the...continue...
Recording information: Domovina Studios, Prague, Czech Republic (07/2011)....continue...

American Music for Percussion, Vol. 1

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-04-26

Works: Joan Tower: DNA, for percussion quintet; Felicia Sandler: Pulling Radishes, for percussion ensemble; Jennifer Higdon: Splendid Wood, for 3 marimbas; Robert X. Rodriguez: El día de los muertos, f...
Conductors: Epstein, Frank; Schuller, Gunther

Scored for as few as three marimbas (Splendid Wood) or as many as a hundred percussion instruments plus celesta, harp and piano (Grand Concerto), these...continue...
Recording information: Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory, Boston, MA....continue...

Clarinet Hive

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-06-29

Works: Astor Piazzolla: History of the Tango; John Harbison: Trio Sonata, for 2 clarinets & bass clarinet; Gunther Schuller: Duo Sonata, for clarinet & bass clarinet; Thomas E. Barker: Single Six, for bass ...
Performers: Ardan, Laura; Morales, Ricardo; Ognibene, Vincent James; Paradise, Timothy J.; Schoen, Theodore; Ziporyn, Evan

Taking its name from Evan Ziporyn's 'Hive', which grew out of the composer's experience as a beekeeper, this album brings together an engaging selection of...continue...

Boston Diary

1 CD / Albany Records / 2010-04-13

Works: Malcolm Peyton: Cello Piece; Gunther Schuller: Trio for piano, violin & cello; John Heiss: Episode, for violin & ensemble; Short Pieces (4), for piano & ensemble; Pozzi Escot: Concerto for Clarinet; ...
Performers: Milovanovic, Biljana; Norsworthy, Michael; Pogorelov, Dmitri; Popper-Keizer, Rafi; Schmiege, Rachele
Conductors:
Ensemble: Callithumpian Consort; Ibis Camerata

The Ibis Camerata consists of four internationally acclaimed musicians of the new generation. Their unique ensemble of violin, cello, clarinet and piano enables them to...continue...
Recording information: Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory....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...

Schumann: Adagio & Allegro Op 70; Davies: Sea Eagle, etc / Lin Jiang, Benjamin Martin

1 CD / Melba Recordings / 2009-02-10

Works: Robert Schumann: Adagio and Allegro for Horn and Piano in A flat major, Op. 70; Peter Maxwell Davies: Sea Eagle; Gunther Schuller: Nocturne for Horn and Piano; Esa-Pekka Salonen: Hornmusic I; Francis...
Performers: Jiang, Jin [French Horn]; Martin, Benjamin [Piano]

Born in Shanghai, Lin Jiang moved to Australia at the age of five. He has performed as soloist with the Melbourne, Sydney and Tasmanian Symphony...continue...

Oboe on the Edge - Modern Masterworks for Oboe / Vigneau, Wingfield, Steinbach

1 CD / Centaur / 2009-01-02

Works: Antal Doráti: Duo Concertante for oboe and piano; Falko Steinbach: Accidents for piano & oboe ("Is that what it is?"); Gunther Schuller: Sonata for oboe & piano; Ronald Roseman: Partita for solo...
Performers: Steinbach, Falko; Vigneau, Kevin; Wingfield, William

New York Legends - Philip Myers, Principal Horn

1 CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: Gunther Schuller: Trois Hommages; Duets for unaccompanied horns; David Amram: Songs (3) for Marlboro for horn & cello; Carlos Chávez: Sonata for 4 horns; Leonard Bernstein: Elegy for Mippy I, fo...
Performers: Kitsopoulos, Maria; Lamb, Virginia Perry; Myers, Philip; Ralske, Erik; Spanjer, Allen; Wall, Howard

American Fantasies - Schoenberg, Cage, Schuller, Harris, Kirchner, etc / Borup, Ernst

1 CD / Centaur / 2008-05-01

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Fantasy for Violin and Piano, Op. 47; John Cage: Six Melodies, for violin & keyboard; Gunther Schuller: Recitative and Rondo for violin & piano; Donald Harris: Fantasy for violin &...
Performers: Borup, Hasse; Ernst, Mary Kathleen

Violinist Hasse Borup was recently appointed to the faculty of University of Utah School of Music and keeps a busy performance schedule at music series...continue...

Music for Joyful Occasions - Alwyn, Lambert, Schuller / DePaul University Wind Ensemble

1 CD / Albany Records / 2008-03-01

Works: William Alwyn: Fanfare for a Joyful Occasion; Concerto for flute & 8 winds; Constant Lambert: Tiresias, ballet; Gunther Schuller: Eine Kleine Posaunenmusik for trombone & chamber ensemble
Performers: Stolper, Mary; Vernon, Charlie
Conductors: DeRoche, Donald

Two British composers and one American - and all three are of great distinction. Alwyn was equally at home writing some of the most memorable...continue...

The American Composers Series - American Orchestral Music

2 CD / Vox Classical / 2007-10-09

Works: Virgil Thomson: Louisiana Story, suite from the film score for orchestra; Ned Rorem: Symphony no 3; William Schuman: Symphony no 7; Howard Hanson: Symphony no 6; Gunther Schuller: Symphony 1965; Edwa...
Conductors: Landau, Siegfried; Abravanel, Maurice; Johanos, Donald
Ensemble: Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Utah Symphony Orchestra; Westphalian Symphony Orchestra

The Double Bass - Rossini, Oppelt, etc / Robert Oppelt

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2007-03-01

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Duo for cello and double bass in D major; Robert Oppelt: Pas de Deux, for flute & double bass; Claude Debussy: Danse sacrée et danse profane; Domenico Dragonetti: Waltzes (12)...
Performers: Adkins, Elisabeth; Akbar, Paula; Barber, Richard; Hardy, David; Lee, James; Levalier, Dotian; Oppelt, Nicolette; Oppelt, Robert; Weisner, Jeffrey; Wicker, Ruth; Yazdanfar, Ali

Born in Richmond, Kentucy, Robert Oppelt was encouraged by his musician parents to study the double-bass at age 15 and advanced very quickly. After only...continue...

Alchemy - Oboe and English Horn Works / Mark Hill, et al

1 CD / Albany Records / 2006-12-01

Works: George Heussenstamm: Alchemy for solo oboe, Op. 60; Dana Wilson: Mandala, for oboe & piano; Greg D'Alessio: Reflections on a Song, for english horn & electronic sounds; John Corigliano: Aria, for obo...
Performers: Andrist, Audrey; Elsing, Evelyn; Hill, Mark; Knopp, Seth; Melançon, Violaine; Murdock, Katherine; Nairn, Robert; Stern, James

It's fitting that we present a CD of American works for oboe and English horn in various chamber combinations. The song-like quality of these two...continue...

Rochberg: Trio, Schuller: Sonata / Combs, Covert

1 CD / Crystal Records / 2006-04-04

Works: Miklós Rózsa: Sonata for clarinet solo, Op. 41; Sonatina for clarinet solo; George Rochberg: Trio for clarinet, horn & piano; Gunther Schuller: Sonata for clarinet, horn & piano ("Romantic ...
Performers: Combs, Larry; Covert, Mary Ann; Williams, Gail

Waking Winds - Schuller, Child, et al / MIT Wind Ensemble

1 CD / Innova / 2006-04-03

Works: Peter Child: Concertino for violin & chamber winds; Brian Robison: The Congress of the Insomniacs, for wind ensemble; Gunther Schuller: Song and Dance, for violin & large wind enemble; Evan Ziporyn: ...
Performers: Kim, Young-Nam; Ziporyn, Evan
Conductors: Jr., Frederick Harris
Ensemble: MIT Wind Ensemble

Blue Dawn into White Heat - Schuller, Schwartz, et al

2 CD / Innova / 2006-03-27

Works: Jeffrey Brooks: Dreadnought for wind ensemble; Gunther Schuller: Blue Dawn Into White Heat, for wind ensemble; Elliott Schwartz: Aerie, for wind ensemble; Reflections, for bassoon ensemble; Chiaroscu...
Performers: Ashworth, Thomas; Balwin, David; Bogorad, Julia; Bordner, Gary; Chatterton, Linda; Miller, John [Show Tunes]; University of Minnesota Wind Ensemble; Vogele, Katherine
Conductors: Kirchoff, Craig;
Ensemble: Bergen Woodwind Quintet; University of Minnesota Symphonic Wind Ensemble

Short Works for Winds - Rota, et al / Borealis WInd Quintet

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2005-11-01

Works: Nino Rota: Piccola Offerta Musicale, for wind quintet; Ferenc Farkas: Early Hungarian Dances (5) from the 17th Century, for wind quintet; Amy Beach: Pastorale for woodwind quintet, Op. 151; Gunther S...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Borealis Wind Quintet

Dorati conducts Stravinsky, Prokofiev, Gershwin, et al

5 CD / Philips / 2005-09-27

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Petrushka, ballet (burlesque) in 4 scenes for orchestra (1947 version); Le sacre du printemps; Etudes (4) for orchestra; Sergey Prokofiev: Scythian Suite, Op. 20; Love for Three Oran...
Conductors: Dorati, Antal
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra

This set presents a wide selection of twentieth-century repertory that ranges from important masterpieces such as Stravinsky's 'The Rite of Spring' to rarities such as...continue...

The Story of American Classical Music / Scherer, et al

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-06-21

Works: William Henry Fry: Overture to Macbeth; Louis Moreau Gottschalk: Symphony no 1; Edward MacDowell: Concerto for Piano no 2 in D minor, Op. 23; Arthur Foote: Quartet for Piano and Strings in C major, O...
Performers: Andjaparidze, Eteri; Anthony, Adele; Barbagallo, James; Berman, Boris; Currie, Colin; Eldred, Mike; Feinberg, Alan [Piano]; Gauvin, Karina; Goff, Scott [Flute]; Lewin, Michael; Morrison, Betsi; Peska...
Conductors: Rowe, Tony; Rosenberg, Richard; Fagen, Arthur; ; Schermerhorn, Kenneth; Williams, John McLaughlin; Sinclair, James; Brion, Keith; Judd, James; Spalding, Daniel; Schwarz, Gerard; Serebrier, José;...
Ensemble: ; Da Vinci Quartet; Eaken Piano Trio

Think 'American Classical Music and what names spring to mind? Gershwin, Copland, Bernstein? Joplin, Foster Sousa? These great composers are deservedly famous, but from Colonial...continue...

The Contemporary Harpsichord / Kroll

1 CD / Albany Records / 2004-06-01

Works: Robert Starer: The Seven Faces of Fernando, for harpsichord; Peter Child: Fantasia, for harpsichord; Ronald Caltabiano: Fanfares for Harpsichord; Alvin Elliot Singleton: Le tombeau du petit prince, f...
Performers: Kroll, Mark; Lieberman, Carol; Smith, Fenwick

New Music with Guitar Vol 6 / David Starobin, et al

1 CD / Bridge / 2004-04-01

Works: Michael Starobin: Joshua Variations; George Crumb: Mundus Canis; David Liptak: Forlane; Melinda Wagner: Arabesque for Guitar; Richard Wernick: Trochaic Trot; Gunther Schuller: Fantasy-Suite for Guita...
Performers: Crumb, George; Starobin, David
Conductors: Purvis, William
Ensemble: Speculum Musicae

Déjà Vu - Colgrass, Schuller / New England Conservatory Wind

1 CD / Mode Records / 2003-08-12

Works: Michael Colgrass: Déjà vu, for percussion quartet & orchestra; Dream Dancer; Gunther Schuller: In Praise of Winds
Performers: Klymus, William; Means, Jeffrey; Radnofsky, Kenneth; Rubinshteyn, Timur; Victor, David
Conductors: Peltz, Charles
Ensemble: New England Conservatory Ensemble

Michael Colgrass and Gunther Schuller have led lives musically rich in varied influences - performing music of the 19th century tradition, embracing the 20th century...continue...

Premieres and Commissions / Russell Sherman

1 CD / GM Recordings / 2002-09-03

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Little Pieces (6) for piano, Op. 19; Gunther Schuller: Sonata-Fantasia for piano; Robert Helps: Shall We Dance, for piano; George Perle: Celebratory Inventions (6) for piano; Ralph...
Performers: Sherman, Russell

With the exception of Schoenberg's 'Six Pieces for Piano,' Russell Sherman, who celebrated his 70th birthday in 2000-2001 with critically acclaimed concerts around the world,...continue...

The Modern Double Bass / Klaus, Kleiman, Iwaki, et al

1 CD / Bayer / 2001-01-01

Works: Jean Françaix: Concerto for Double Bass; Julien-François Zbinden: Hommage à J.S. Bach, Op 44; Gunther Schuller: Quartet for 4 Double Basses; Paul Hindemith: Sonata for Double Bass ...
Performers: Klaus, Gunter; Kleiman, Oda
Conductors: Iwaki, Hiroyuki [Cond.]
Ensemble: Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra

American Classics - Schifrin, Schuller, Shapiro: Piano Trios

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-01-01

Works: Lalo Schifrin: Hommage à Ravel, for piano trio; Gunther Schuller: Trio for piano, violin & cello; Gerald Mark Shapiro: Piano Trio

These three American piano trios, composed between 1984 and 1995, show the diversity of musical styles so richly evident in American chamber music of the...continue...

Schuller: Duologue; Paine: Sonata / Druian, Pasternack

1 CD / GM Recordings / 2000-03-15

Works: Gunther Schuller: Duologue, 4 characteristic pieces for violin & piano; John Knowles Paine: Sonata for violin & piano in B minor, Op. 24
Performers: Druian, Rafael; Pasternack, Benjamin

Bernstein Century - Music of Our Time

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2000-01-11

Works: György Ligeti: Atmosphères, for large orchestra; Morton Feldman: Out of "Last Pieces", for orchestra; New York Philharmonic: Improvisations (4); Edison Denisov: Crescendo e diminuendo for 1...
Performers: Jacobs, Paul
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Choral Art Society Women's Chorus; New York Philharmonic

Schuller: Sextet, Fantasy-Suite, Duologue / Finn, et al

1 CD / Bridge / 1999-10-01

Works: Gunther Schuller: Sextet for bassoon, string quartet & piano; Fantasy Suite for guitar; Duologue, 4 characteristic pieces for violin & piano; Spoken Word: Gunther Schuller with David Starobin, Conver...
Performers: Abramovic, Charles; Finn, Michael; Fulkerson, Gregory; Starobin, David [Guitar]
Conductors: Schuller, Gunther
Ensemble: Miró String Quartet

Merit - Carter, Wuorinen, Schuller / Bryn-Julson, Markham

1 CD / Music & Arts / 1999-10-01

Works: Charles Wuorinen: A Winter's Tale; Gunther Schuller: Early Songs (6); Elliott Carter: Three Poems of Robert Frost; Voyage; Warble for Lilac Time
Performers: Bryn-Julson, Phyllis; Markham, Mark

Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis Vol 13 / Hancock, Allen, et al

2 CD / Priory / 1999-05-01

Works: Harold Friedell: Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in F major; Gunther Schuller: Magnificat and Nunc dimittis "St. Thomas Service"; Conrad Susa: Magnificat and nunc dimitis; Searle Wright: Magnificat and ...
Performers: Allen, Patrick
Conductors: Hancock, Gerre
Ensemble: St. Thomas Men and Boy's Choir

Summer Music / Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1998-08-21

Works: Samuel Barber: Summer Music, for wind quintet, Op. 31; Elliott Carter: Quintet for Winds; Gunther Schuller: Suite for woodwind ensemble; Machala Kazimierz: American Folk Suite; Júlio Medaglia: S...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet

"Samuel Barber's Summer Music provided the name for this, the third CD in our cycle of "four seasons"...We are especially pleased to present works specially...continue...

Spring Beauties- The Ragtime Project Vol 3 / Virginia Eskin

1 CD / Koch International / 1998-08-18

Works: Gunther Schuller: Sandpoint Rag; Kenneth Laufer: 12-Note Row Rag; Richard Zimmerman: Lost & Found Rag, for piano; Mark Kuss: Jump Cut Rag, for piano; Marjorie Merryman: Dog Day Rag, for piano; James ...
Performers: Eskin, Virginia

Cleveland Chamber Symphony - Sound Encounters III / London

1 CD / GM Recordings / 1998-04-21

Works: Gunther Schuller: Chamber Symphony; Witold Lutoslawski: Paroles tissées; Paul Cooper: Love Songs and Dances
Performers: Sperry, Paul [Tenor (Vocal)]
Conductors: London, Edwin
Ensemble: Cleveland Chamber Symphony

Schuller: Symbiosis; Lee / Kronos Quartet, Collage, et al

1 CD / GM Recordings / 1997-12-01

Works: Thomas Oboe Lee: The Mad Frog, for oboe, bass clarinet & harp; Third String Quartet ("... Child of Uranus, father of Zeus"); Gunther Schuller: Symbiosis for violin, piano & percussion
Performers: Ajemian, Anahid; Ajemian, Maro; Annis, Robert; Chohen, Fredric T.; Dutt, Hank; Harrington, David; Jeanrenaud, Joan; Pilot, Ann Hobson; Rosenberger, Walter; Sherba, John [Violin]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Kronos Quartet

American Tribute / Summit Brass

1 CD / Summit Records / 1995-06-01

Works: Daniel Welcher: Castle Creek Fanfare; John Cheetham: Keystone Celebration; David Sampson: Reflections on a Dance; John Stevens: Moondance, for tuba quartet; Joseph Schwantner: Fanfare for Dh; Donald ...
Performers: Bobo, Roger; Perantoni, Daniel; Phillips, Harvey E.; Pokorny, Gene
Conductors: Schuller, Gunther
Ensemble: Summit Brass

Schuller: Of Reminiscences and Reflections

1 CD / New World / 1995-05-01

Works: Gunther Schuller: Of Reminiscences and Reflections for orchestra; The Past is in the Present; Organ Concerto
Performers: Diaz, James
Conductors: Schuller, Gunther; Bernardi, Mario

The Making of a Medium Vol 3 / Verdehr Trio

1 CD / Crystal Records / 1994-05-11

Works: Gunther Schuller: A Trio Setting, for violin, clarinet & piano; William Averitt: Tripartita for violin, clarinet & piano; Nathaniel Currier: Adagio and Variations, for violin, clarinet & piano
Conductors:
Ensemble: Verdehr Trio

Bergsma, Rochberg, Carter, et al / Westwood Wind Quintet

1 CD / Crystal Records / 1994-03-29

Works: William Bergsma: Concerto for wind quintet; George Rochberg: To the Dark Wood, for woodwind quintet; Elliott Carter: Quintet for Winds; John Biggs: Scherzo; Anthony Plog: Animal Ditties 6, for woodwi...
Performers: Westwood Wind Quintet

American Trombone Concertos / Christian Lindberg, DePreist

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1993-12-01

Works: Paul Creston: Fantasy for Trombone and Orchestra, Op. 42; George Walker: Concerto for Trombone; Gunther Schuller: Eine kleine Posaunenmusik; Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Concerto for Trombone
Performers: Lindberg, Christian
Conductors: DePreist, James
Ensemble: Malmö Symphony Orchestra

Emerson String Quartet Plays 50 Years of American Music

1 CD / New World / 1993-10-01

Works: Henry Cowell: Quartet for Strings "Euphometric"; Arthur Shepherd: Triptych for high voice & string quartet; Roy Harris: Quartet for Strings No 2 ("Three Variations on A Theme"); Gunther Schuller: Qua...
Performers: Drucker, Eugene; Dutton, Lawrence [Viola]; Eilson, Eric; Kawasaki, Masao; Norden, Betsy; Setzer, Philip; Wilson, Eric
Conductors:
Ensemble: Emerson String Quartet

Barber: Summer Music; Beach, etc / Reykjavic Wind Quintet

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1993-06-01

Works: Samuel Barber: Summer Music, for wind quintet, Op. 31; Irving Fine: Partita for Wind Quintet; Gunther Schuller: Suite for woodwind ensemble; John Harbison: Quintet for winds; Amy Beach: Pastorale for...

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Another View

1 CD / Cambria / 1993-01-01

Works: Gunther Schuller: Suite for woodwind ensemble; Walter Piston: Quintet for winds; David Diamond: Partita for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano; Elliott Carter: Etudes (8) and a Fantasy, for woodwind quartet
Performers: Spitzer, Laura
Conductors:
Ensemble: Sierra Wind Quintet

Robert Davidovici - Works by Aitken, Copland, Piston, etc

1 CD / New World / 1992-12-08

Works: Walter Piston: Sonatina for violin & harpsichord; Gunther Schuller: Recitative and Rondo for violin & piano; Aaron Copland: Work(s); Hugh Aitken: Partita for violin solo; Paul Schoenfield: Country Fi...
Performers: Davidovici, Robert; Groot, Steven de; Schoenfield, Paul

American Music for Cello / Steven Honigberg, Kathryn Brake

1 CD / Albany Records / 1992-12-01

Works: Lukas Foss: Capriccio for cello & piano; David Diamond: Kaddish; Leonard Bernstein: Meditations (3) from "Mass", for cello & orchestra; also for cello & piano; Gunther Schuller: Fantasy for cello sol...
Performers: Brake, Kathryn; Honigberg, Steven