Tenney, James

Cold Blue Two - works by Daniel Lentz, John Adams; Gavin Bryars, James Tenney et al. / various artists

1 CD / Cold Blue Music / 2012-11-13

Works: Daniel Lentz: Celli, for cello & electronics (or 10 cellos); Ingram Marshall: Son of Soe-pa, for classical guitar & electronics; Phillip Schroeder: Another Shore, for celeste & digital delay; Rick Co...
Performers: Barnes, Erin; Bergman, James; Cahill, Sarah; Catron, Jessica; Cox, Rick; Diamond, Theresa; Duke-Kirkpatrick, Erika; Fernandez, Alma Lisa; Fink, Michael Jon; Iles, Alex; Klucevsek, Guy; Marshall, Clem...

Modern American Bass / Robert Black, Joseph Iadone, Halsey Stevens, Quincy Porter, Jerome Moross

2 CD / New World / 2011-11-08

Works: Joseph Iadone: Sonata for double bass & piano; Halsey Stevens: Arioso & Etude, for double bass & piano; Quincy Porter: Lyric Piece, for contrabass & piano; Jerome Moross: Sonatina for double bass & p...
Performers: McDonald, John

In the twentieth century, a series of instruments and ensembles have found their repertoire expanding exponentially, and their place on the classical stage suddenly front...continue...
Recording information: Rogers City Center for the Arts, Merrimack College, Nor (08/24/2006-08/25/2006)....continue...

James Tenney: Spectrum Pieces / Barton Workshop

2 CD / New World / 2009-10-13

Works: James Tenney: Spectrum 1, for violin, trumpet, bass clarinet, 2 percussion, piano, bass; Spectrum 2, for flute, cor anglais, clarinet, bassoon, horn; Spectrum 3, for chamber orchestra; Spectrum 4, fo...
Performers: Geus, Anne Magda de; Mulder, Nora; Zwaanenburg, Jos
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Ensemble: Barton Workshop

James Tenney was one of the most versatile figures in contemporary American music. This CD set offers complete recordings of one of the most important...continue...

Responses to Ives - Zimmermann, Finnissy, Ives, etc / Heather O'Donnell

1 CD / Mode Records / 2009-08-25

Works: Charles Ives: Study no 21; Set of Five Take-Offs, for piano, S. 122 (K. 3B16); Transcriptions (4) from Emerson; Studies (23) for Piano; Burlesque Harmonizations of "London Bridge", for organ (or pian...
Performers: O'Donnell, Heather [Piano]

'Responses to Ives' was conceived in 2003 by pianist Heather O'Donnell as a way to acknowledge the 50th anniversary of Charles Ives' death (May 19,...continue...

Music for Flute - Beyer, Vierk, Tenney, Polansky, La Barbara / Margaret Lancaster

1 CD / New World / 2009-06-09

Works: Johanna Beyer: Have Faith!, for voice & flute; Lois V. Vierk: Io, for flute, electric guitar & marimba; Joan La Barbara: Atmos; James Tenney: Seegersong no 2; Larry Polansky: Piker
Performers: Gold, Matthew; Griffith, Beth; Lancaster, Margaret; Polansky, Larry

This gathering of music by five composers spanning more than 70 years demonstrates the richness and possibility of the stylistic freedom that is sometimes called...continue...

A Tribute to Chou Wen-chung

2 CD / Albany Records / 2009-02-10

Works: Chou Wen-Chung: Windswept Peaks, for violin, cello, clarinet & piano; Isang Yun: Piri for solo oboe (or clarinet); Joji Yuasa: Projection, for violin, viola & cello; Chinary Ung: Grand Alap (A Window...
Performers: Rose, Ellen Ruth; Sackett, John
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Ensemble: Empyrean Ensemble; Parallele Ensemble; San Francisco Conservatory New Music Ensemble

The two programs on this double CD were presented at the Pacific Rim Music Festival in 2003. They were offered as part of the Festival's...continue...

SCENE Player Piano 6 - Original Compositions in the tradition of Nancarrow

1 CD / MD&G / 2008-06-10

Works: James Tenney: Music for Player Piano; Spectral Canon for Conlon Nancarrow, for player piano; Tom Johnson: Study for Player Piano; Daniele Lombardi: Toccata for Player Piano; Steffen Schleiermacher: P...
Performers: Mohr, Horst; Tenton, Walter

Stravinsky, Haas, and Hindemith committed some of their early compositions to piano rolls, and Conlon Nancarrow proved to be the master of the player piano...continue...

Hoffman: Metalmorphosis; Cage, Jones, Donato, etc / Dominic Donato

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2008-05-01

Works: John Cage: One4, for percussion; Stuart Jones: Transmogrifications IV, for percussion; James Tenney: For Percussion Perhaps, Or... (night); Peter Jarvis: Metallic Music, for percussion; Dominic Donat...
Performers: Donato, Dominic

Dominic Donato first presented a concert of all tamtam music in 2001. Since that concert he has commissioned and performed a number of compositions featuring...continue...

Melody, Erodicity and Indeterminacy - Tenney: Poem, etc

1 CD / Mode Records / 2007-09-25

Works: James Tenney: Poem, for flute; Ergodos I for John Cage; Monody, for clarinet; Ergodos II with Instrumental Responses; Seegersong no 1, for clarinet; Seegersong no 2; Ergodos III, for 2 pianos
Performers: Anderson, John; Denyer, Frank; Liebezeit, Tobias; Mulder, Nora; Tenney, James; Zwaanenburg, Jos
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Ensemble: Barton Workshop

James Tenney (1934-2006) was probably the first composer to develop an aesthetic for computer music, realizing that electronic music almost forced the composer to accept...continue...

The Eleventh Finger - Ligeti, etc / Jenny Lin

1 CD / Koch International / 2006-06-27

Works: Arthur Kampela: Nosturnos, for piano; György Ligeti: Etudes, Book 3 no 16 ("Pour Irina"), for piano; Etudes, Book 3 no 17 ("A bout de souffle"), for piano; Etude no 18 ("Canon"), for piano; Stef...
Performers: Lin, Jenny [Piano]

Jenny Lin is one of the most respected young pianists today, admired for her adventurous programming and charismatic stage presence. Her concept of "the eleventh...continue...

Postal Pieces - Tenney: Koan, etc / Barton Workshop, et al

2 CD / New World / 2004-03-01

Works: James Tenney: Koan
Performers: Smalt, Elisabeth

"This is a self-recommending release for nostalgic enthusiasts of the heady doings of this period. Performances by this Amsterdam-based new music ensemble appear to have...continue...

James Tenney - Selected Works 1961-69

1 CD / New World / 2003-03-01

Works: James Tenney: Collage #1 ("Blue Suede"); Analog #1 ("Noise Studie"); Dialogue; Ergodos II; Phases; Music for Player Piano; Fabric for Che; For Ann Rising

"James Tenney is a pioneer in the area of computer music. In the 1960s he worked at Bell Telephone Laboratories and developed digital synthesis programming...continue...

Cold Blue - Bowen, Budd, Byron, Cox, Fink, Fox, Lentz, et al

1 CD / Cold Blue Music / 2002-04-02

Works: Chas Smith: Beatrix; Ingram Marshall: Gradual Requiem; Peter Garland: The Three Strange Angels; Daniel Lentz: You Can't See the Forest...Music; Michael Byron: Marimbas in the Dorian Mode; Jim Fox: Ap...
Performers: Bowen, Eugene; Budd, Harold; Carey, Stan; Collins, Janyce; Cox, Rick; Eisner, Garry; Fausto; Fink, Michael Jon; Garland, Peter; Johnson, Beverly; Krupnick, Robert; Kuhlman, John; Lentz, Daniel; Littl...

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

Rune - Nexus Plays the Music of Hawkins, Tenney & Mather

1 CD / Nexus / 1998-01-01

Works: John Hawkins: Dance Variations, for percussion ensemble; James Tenney: Rune, for percussion ensemble; Bruce Mather: Clos d'Audignac, for percussion ensemble
Performers: Becker, Bob [Percussion]; Cahn, William; Engelman, Robin; Hartenberger, Russ; Nexus; Wyre, John
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Ensemble: Nexus

On Edge / Relâche

1 CD / Mode Records / 1991-05-01

Works: Paul A. Epstein: Chamber Music; Thomas Albert: A Maze (With Grace); Devil's Rain; James Tenney: Critical Band
Performers: Noska, Barbara
Conductors: Taylor, Marshall
Ensemble: Relâche