Schuller, Gunther

To The Point - works by Jennifer Higdon, Andrew Rudin, Romeo CascarinoJay Reise, et al.

1 CD / Innova / 2011-05-31

Performers: Bachmann, Maria; Freeman, Dorothy; Monroe, Diane
Conductors: Freeman, James; Schuller, Gunther
Ensemble: Orchestra 2001

A brilliant little overture, "To the Point," by Pulitzer Prize winner Jennifer Higdon opens this varied and intriguing new release by Philadelphia's award-winning ensemble, Orchestra...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...

The Presiedent's Own United States Marine Band: Live in Concert

1 CD / Altissimo / 2008-02-19

Works: Gustav Holst: A Moorside Suite; Hector Berlioz: Le corsaire Overture, Op. 21; Ralph Vaughan Williams: English Folk Song Suite; Charles Ives: Postlude for Orchestra in F major; Tristan Keuris: Catena;...
Conductors: Foley, Timothy; Schuller, Gunther; Fennell, Frederick; Sinclair, James

The United States Marine Band has been part of the events that have shaped our national heritage for more than two centuries. This album, Live...continue...

Classical Cuisine - American Barbeque

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-12-05

Works: Aaron Copland: An Outdoor Overture, for orchestra or band; Morton Gould: American Salute; Samuel Barber: The School for Scandal, overture for orchestra, Op. 5; William Schuman: New England Triptych; ...
Performers: Bernstein, Leonard
Conductors: Copland, Aaron; Ormandy, Eugene; Schippers, Thomas; Kostelanetz, André; Bernstein, Leonard; Williams, John; Riesman, Michael; Schuller, Gunther
Ensemble: ; Columbia Symphony Orchestra; Incredible Columbia All-Star Band; London Symphony Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Philadelphia Orchestra; Philip Glass Ensemble

Ives: Symphony no 2, etc / Bernstein, Schuller, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2005-08-30

Works: Charles Ives: Symphony no 2, for orchestra, S. 2 (K. 1A2); Contemplations (2); Central Park in the Dark, for orchestra, S. 34 (K. 1C27); Tone Roads no 1, for chamber orchestra, S. 49i (K. 1C34/1); Fr...
Performers: Vacchiano, William
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard; Ozawa, Seiji; Peress, Maurice; Schuller, Gunther
Ensemble: New York Philharmonic; Orchestra

"The Gunther Schuller-led miniatures are played by an all-star ensemble selected by the conductor. The performances tend towards the virtuoso showpiece rather than the Ivesian...continue...

Brass Masterworks - Footlifters / Schuller

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2005-08-30

Works: John Philip Sousa: Gallant Seventh; Liberty Bell; Semper Fidelis; El Capitan; Stars and Stripes Forever; President Garfield Inaugural March; Thunderer; Charles Ives: March no 3, with "Omega Lambda Ch...
Conductors: Schuller, Gunther
Ensemble: Incredible Columbia All-Star Band

Piano Concertos of the 1920s Vol 2 / Rische, Schuller, et al

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2005-06-14

Works: Erwin Schulhoff: Concerto for piano & small orchestra "In one movement"; George Antheil: A Jazz Symphony, for piano & jazz orchestra (original version), W. 157a; George Gershwin: Concerto for Piano i...
Performers: Rische, Michael
Conductors: Schuller, Gunther; Marshall, Wayne
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Cologne West German Radio Symphony Orchestra

"This disc offers not only spectacular performances of some great repertoire, but also gives a clear look at an important and unruly decade in our...continue...

Wilder: Music for Winds and Brass / Schuller, Terkel, et al

1 CD / Albany Records / 2005-05-01

Works: Alec Wilder: Children's Plea for Peace, for narrator, children's chorus & wind ensemble; Entertainment no 1 for wind ensemble; House Detective Registers, octet; Octet no 21; Remember Me to Youth, oct...
Performers: Harmon, John
Conductors: Schuller, Gunther; Levy, Robert;
Ensemble: Lawrence University Wind Ensemble; Wilder Brass Quintet

Joplin: Rags & Ragtime / Rogers, et al

1 CD / Universal Classics / 2004-08-10

Works: Scott Joplin: The Entertainer; The Cascades; Solace; Scott Joplin's New Rag; The Easy Winners; Gladiolus Rag; The Ragtime Dance; Elite Syncopations; Bethena; Paragon Rag; Maple Leaf Rag; Sugar Cane; ...
Performers: Hicks, Kenneth; Larsen, Morten Gunnar; Rogers, Eric; Sanders, Samuel; Schiff, Heinrich
Conductors: ; Fiedler, Arthur; Schuller, Gunther
Ensemble: Boston Pops; Houston Grand Opera Chorus; Houston Grand Opera Orchestra; Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

DiDomenica: Three Orchestral Works / Gunther Schuller

1 CD / GM Recordings / 2000-06-26

Works: Robert DiDomenica: Dream Journeys, for orchestra; Symphony; Variation and Soliloquies, for orchestra
Conductors: Schuller, Gunther
Ensemble: Hannover Radio Philharmonic Orchestra

Stravinsky: Rite of Spring; Berg: Concerto / Schuller

1 CD / GM Recordings / 2000-03-15

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps; Alban Berg: Chamber Concerto for Piano, Violin and 13 Winds
Performers: Kolisch, Rudolf; Sherman, Russell
Conductors: Schuller, Gunther
Ensemble: New England Conservatory Ensemble; New England Conservatory Orchestra

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

Preludes, Fugues and Riffs - Jazz in Classical Music

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1999-05-25

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Darius Milhaud: La création du monde, Op. 81; Aaron Copland: Music for the Theatre, suite for small orchestra; Igor Stravinsky: Ebony Concerto; Leonard Berns...
Performers: Davis, Miles; Gershwin, George; Goodman, Benny
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson; Bernstein, Leonard; Stravinsky, Igor; Schuller, Gunther
Ensemble: ; Columbia Jazz Combo; Columbia Jazz Ensemble

This collection contains both mono and stereo recordings.

Since its genesis jazz has fascinated classical musicians, and this disc documents some of the traffic at the crossroads. Among the fir...continue...

McLennan: Celebration / Gunther Schuller, Hannover Radio PO

1 CD / GM Recordings / 1999-05-18

Works: John Stewart McLennan: Celebration; Triptych for organ; Threnody
Conductors: Schuller, Gunther
Ensemble: Hannover Radio Philharmonic Orchestra

Consoli: Pensieri Sospesi, etc / Onix, Louisville Symphony

1 CD / CRI / 1998-11-17

Works: Marc-Antonio Consoli: Odefonia for orchestra; Pensieri Sospesi; Afterimages
Conductors: Schuller, Gunther; Prieto, Carlos Miguel; Smith, Lawrence Leighton

"If I were to choose some points of comparison, I would say that [Consoli's] aesthetic is closest to those American composers who have taken the...continue...

American Masters - Sollberger: Chamber Variations, etc

1 CD / CRI / 1997-03-01

Works: Harvey Sollberger: Chamber Variations for 12 players & conductor; Divertimentos for flute, cello & piano; Riding the Wind I for flute & chamber ensemble; Angel and Stone
Performers: Blustine, Allen; Harbison, Helen; Karis, Aleck; Lester, Joel; Sherry, Fred [Cello]; Sollberger, Harvey; Spencer, Patricia; Tower, Joan; Wuorinen, Charles
Conductors: Schuller, Gunther; Sollberger, Harvey
Ensemble: Columbia University Group for Contemporary Music; Da Capo Chamber Players; Group for Contemporary Music

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

Trumpet - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1994-12-06

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; George Frederick Handel: Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Trumpets and Strings in D m...
Performers: Balm, Neil; Biggs, E. Power; Campion, David; Dean, Allan; Firth, Everett; Franks, Rod; Gould, Mark [Trumpet]; Gruberova, Edita; Hammer, Stephen; Marsalis, Wynton; Mills, Frederic [Trumpet]; Molnar, A...
Conductors: Kapp, Richard; Leppard, Raymond; ; Mehta, Zubin; Thomas, Michael Tilson; Szell, George; Bernstein, Leonard; Hunsberger, Donald; Schuller, Gunther; Black, Stanley
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra; Columbia Chamber Ensemble; Eastman Wind Ensemble; English Chamber Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Philharmonia Orche...

Marches - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1994-12-06

Works: Jeremiah Clarke: Prince of Denmark's March; Johann Sebastian Bach: Anna Magdalena Bach Notebook (2), of sacred songs & keyboard pieces (30); Cantata no 207, "Vereingte Zwietracht der wechselnden Sait...
Performers: Carroll, Edward; Steele-Perkins, Crispian [Trumpet]
Conductors: Kapp, Richard; Ormandy, Eugene; Black, Stanley; Lane, Louis; Davis, Andrew; Williams, John; Bernstein, Leonard; Hunsberger, Donald; Schuller, Gunther; Thomas, Michael Tilson
Ensemble: ; Cleveland Pops Orchestra; Eastman Wind Ensemble; Incredible Columbia All-Star Band; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Philadelphia Orchestra; Phi...

American Masters - The Music of Arthur Berger

1 CD / CRI / 1994-03-29

Works: Arthur Berger: Pieces (3) for 2 prepared pianos, complete; Serenade Concertante for orchestra; String quartet; Episodes (2) for piano (original publication); Chamber Music for 13 players
Performers: Helps, Robert; Jacobs, Paul; Kalish, Gilbert [Piano]
Conductors: Solomon, Izler; Schuller, Gunther
Ensemble: Brandeis Festival Orchestra; Columbia Chamber Ensemble

Joplin: The Red Back Book / Grierson, Southland Stingers

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1986-04-02

Works: Scott Joplin: Red Back Book; Elite Syncopations
Performers: Grierson, Ralph
Conductors: Schuller, Gunther; Sponhaltz, George
Ensemble: New England Conservatory Ragtime Ensemble; Southland Stingers