Zwilich, Ellen Taaffe

Trumpet Concertos by Stil, Riva, Zwilich, Charles, Vizzutti, Tomasi / Thierry Gervais, trumpet; Allen Vizzutti

1 CD / Indesens / 2012-09-11

Works: Sergei Wassilenko: Concert-Poem, for trumpet & orchestra in C minor, Op. 113; Henri Tomasi: Semaine sainte à Cuzco; Allen Vizzutti: Andante and Capriccio; Jean Jacques Charles: Mon papa, ne ve...
Performers: Gervais, Thierry [Trumpet]
Conductors: Stil, Bastien;
Ensemble: ; Grand Ensemble de Cuivres et Percussion; Paris Tuba Quartet; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Quintette Utopia

A delightful adventure, featuring an eclectic selection of colorful tunes and arrangements....continue...
Recording information: l'Auditorium de Vincennes (2011); Witold Lutoslawski Concert Hall, Warsaw, Poland (2011); l'Auditorium de Vincennes (2012); Witold Lutoslawski Concert Hall, Warsaw, Poland (2012...continue...

David Shifrin & Friends - works by Copland, Hartke, Kernis and Zwilich / Chamber Music Northwest

1 CD / Delos / 2012-07-31

Works: Aaron Copland: Sextet, for clarinet, piano & string quartet (arr. of Symphony no 2); Stephen Hartke: The Horse with the Lavender Eye, episodes (4) for violin, clarinet & piano; Aaron Jay Kernis: Trio...
Performers: Arm, Theodore; Ching, Daniel; Cho, Catherine; Cox, John [Horn]; DePonte, Niel; Feves, Julie; Gindele, Joshua; Heard, Cornelia; Kavafian, Ani; Kavafian, Ida [Violin]; Kuhns, Sally Nelson; Largess, Joh...
Conductors: ; Wilson, Ransom
Ensemble: ; Chamber Music Northwest

'... a score truly inspired by a tragic event (9/11) and one that is likely to transcend it.' - Peter G. Davis, New York Magazine...continue...

Ellen Taafe Zwilich: Millenium Fantasy; Images; Peanuts Gallery

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-09-28

Works: Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Millennium Fantasy, for piano & orchestra; Images, for 2 pianos & orchestra; Peanuts Gallery, for piano & orchestra
Performers: Biegel, Jeffrey; Gainsford, Read; Williams, Heidi Louise
Conductors: Jimenez, Alexander

Among America's most admired, awarded and frequently performed composers, Ellen Taafe Zwilich, who celebrated her 70th birthday in 2009, remains young at heart. Performed here...continue...
Recording information: Opperman Music Hall, FSU, Tallahassee, FL (04/04/2009-04/05/2009)....continue...

American Trios

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2008-11-18

Works: Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Piano Trio; Leon Kirchner: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1; Trio for Piano and Strings no 2; Mason Bates: String Band, for piano trio; Paul Schoenfield: Café Music
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Ensemble: Claremont Trio

Big Sky: Chamber Music of American Women Composers

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2008-11-18

Works: Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Piano Trio; Joan Tower: Big Sky, for violin, cello & piano; And...They're Off, for piano trio; Amy Beach: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A minor, Op. 34
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Ensemble: Arcos Trio

Legacies / The Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio

1 CD / Koch International / 2007-06-12

Works: Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Piano Trio; Arvo Pärt: Mozart-Adagio, for violin, cello & piano; Leon Kirchner: Trio II for piano, violin & cello; Stanley Silverman: In Celebration
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Ensemble: Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio

"The music of Zwilich, Part, Kirchner, and Silverman has little in common from a compositional standpoint. What unites these four composers is the fact that...continue...

American Classics - Zwilich: Violin Concerto, Rituals

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-09-20

Works: Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Concerto for Violin & Orchestra; Rituals, for 5 percussionists & orchestra
Performers: Frank, Pamela
Conductors: Stern, Michael
Ensemble: Nexus; Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra

This recording presents world premiere recordings of two works by Ellen Zwilich, one of America's most treasured composers. The 'Concerto for Violin' was heralded by...continue...

20th Century Violin & Piano Music - Janácek, Miksch, Ives

1 CD / ACA Digital / 2005-08-01

Works: Leos Janácek: Sonata for violin & piano, JW 7/7; Margaret Fairlie-Kennedy: Undertow (for Sonya); Bonnie Miksch: man dreaming butterfly dreaming man, for violin & piano; Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Son...
Performers: Hillyer, Giselle; McVey, Roger

Natural Escapes

1 CD / Koch International / 2003-01-21

Works: William Grant Still: Summerland, for piano; Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Symphony no 4 for chorus, children's chorus & orchestra ("The Gardens"); Alan Hovhaness: Ananda, sonata for piano, Op. 303; Symphony ...
Performers: Glaser, Susan; Gruppman, Igor; Mitchell, Emily; Rosen, Marvin; Smith, Susan DeWitt; Still, Alexa
Conductors: Gregorian, Leon; ; Jordania, Vakhtang; Richman, Steven; Barra, Donald; DePreist, James; Sedares, James
Ensemble: Aureole Trio; Harmonie Ensemble of New York; KBS Symphony Orchestra; Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra; New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; San Diego Chamber Orchestra; University of Michigan Symphony O...

Zwilich: Double, Triple Concertos, etc / Kalichstein, et al

1 CD / Koch International / 2002-08-13

Works: Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Concerto for Violin, cello & orchestra; Piano Concerto; Concerto for Violin, cello, piano & orchestra ("Triple Concerto")
Performers: Kalichstein, Joseph; Robinson, Sharon [Cello]
Conductors: Stern, Michael
Ensemble: Florida State University Orchestra; Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio

"This is an interesting program that summarizes the strengths and weaknesses of the neo-romantic ethos. Ms. Zwilich is an articulate spokeswoman, and she is fortunate...continue...

American Harpsichord Music of the 20th Century / Mark Kroll

1 CD / Albany Records / 2001-08-01

Works: Lou Harrison: Sonatas (6) for Cembalo, for harpsichord; Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Fantasy for Harpsichord; Gardner Read: Fantasy-Toccata for harpsichord, Op. 148; Walter Piston: Sonatina for violin & har...
Performers: Armstrong, Nancy; Creditor, Bruce; Kroll, Mark; Lieberman, Carol; Weiss, Alan [Flute]

Five American Clarinet Quintets / David Shifrin

2 CD / Delos / 1998-01-01

Works: John Corigliano: Soliloquy, arrangement for clarinet & string quartet; Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Quintet for clarinet, 2 violins, viola & cello; Joan Tower: Turning Point, for clarinet, 2 violins, viola ...
Performers: Arm, Theodore; Hoffman, Toby; Kavafian, Ani; Kavafian, Ida [Violin]; Neubauer, Paul; Peskanov, Mark; Sherry, Fred [Cello]; Shifrin, David; Zori, Carmit

Divine Grandeur / Judith Clurman, New York Concert Singers

1 CD / New World / 1997-02-01

Works: Simon Sargon: Eil Nora Alilah; Robert Beaser: Pslam 119; Psalm 150; Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Thanksgiving Song for chorus & piano; Simple Magnificat, A for chorus & organ; Aaron Jay Kernis: Teach Me Thy...
Performers: Singers, New York Concert
Conductors: Clurman, Judith
Ensemble: New York Concert Singers

Lees, Balada, Zwilich: Concertos / Lorin Maazel, Pittsburgh

1 CD / New World / 1996-10-01

Works: Benjamin Lees: Concerto for French Horn and Orchestra; Leonardo Balada: Music for Oboe and Orchestra; Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Bassoon Concerto
Performers: Almeida, Cynthia Koledo de; Caballero, William
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Metamorphosen - Dan Coleman, Irving Fine, et al / Scott Yoo

1 CD / Albany Records / 1996-04-01

Works: Dan Coleman: Long Ago, This Radiant Day, for strings; Irving Fine: Serious Song, lament for string orchestra; Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Prologue and Variations for orchestra; Elliott Carter: Elegy, for s...

The Trumpet Comes of Age 1940-1980 / Louis Ranger

1 CD / Crystal Records / 1996-03-26

Works: Flor Peeters: Aria for organ, Op 51a; Jean Coulthard: Fanfare Sonata for 4 trumpets; Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Clarino Quartet for 4 trumpets; Harold Shapero: Sonata for trumpet & piano; Meyer Kupferman:...
Performers: Flello, David; Lane, Christopher; Michaeux, David; Ranger, Louis; Vogt, Bruce

Orchestral Excerpts for Trumpet / Philip Smith

1 CD / Summit Records / 1995-04-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Magnificat in D major, BWV 243; Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Concerto for Trumpet and Five Players; Igor Stravinsky: Pétrouchka;...
Performers: Smith, Philip [trumpet]

The Voice and The Virtuoso / Nielson, University of Georgia

1 CD / ACA Digital / 1994-10-01

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21; Lewis Nielson: Black Magic (Mojo Hand), for flute & piano; Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Passages for soprano & chamber ensemble (or orchestra)
Performers: Boucher, Leslie; Stone, Julie; Thomas, Martha
Conductors: Nielson, Lewis
Ensemble: The University of Georgia Contemporary Chamber Ens; U. of Georgia Contemporary Chamber Ensemble

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

Zwilich: Symphony no 1, Celebration, etc / Nelson

1 CD / New World / 1992-12-08

Works: Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Symphony no 1; Prologue and Variations for orchestra; Celebration for orchestra
Conductors: Nelson, John
Ensemble: Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

Zwilich: Symbolon, Concerto Grosso 1985, Double Quartet

1 CD / New World / 1992-12-08

Works: Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Concerto grosso; Symbolon for orchestra; Concerto for Trumpet & Five Players; Double Quartet for 8 strings
Performers: Donaruma, Nancy; Freeman, Steve; Ham, Hae-Young; Hirsu, Valentin; Kaufman, Mindy; Kenote, Peter; Lamb, Christopher; McDermot, Kerry; Nelson, Judith; Ravina, Oscar; Reed, Daniel; Smith, Philip [Trumpe...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Zwilich, Ellen Taaffe
Ensemble: ; New York Philharmonic