Empyrean Ensemble

One: Chamber Music of Kurt Rohde

1 CD / Innova / 2012-11-13

Works: Kurt Rohde: Concertino for violin & small ensemble; One, for speaking pianist on texts of Jakob Stein; Double Trouble, for 2 violas & small ensemble; Four Remixes, for piano trio
Performers: Lee, Genevieve; Rohde, Kurt; Rose, Ellen Ruth; Strauss, Axel
Conductors: Hofman, Matilda; Chun, Mary;
Ensemble: Empyrean Ensemble; The Left Coast Chamber Ensemble

Kurt Rohde's innova debut, ONE:Chamber Music of Kurt Rohde, features performances by violinist Axel Strauss, pianist Genevieve Feiwen Lee, the Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, and...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
Conductors:
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...

Bauer: Ritual Fragments, etc / Schadeberg, Friedland, et al

1 CD / Albany Records / 2007-04-01

Works: Ross Bauer: Eskimo Songs, for voice, flute, cello & piano; Stone Soup, for winds, violin, cello & piano; Motion, for piano trio; Ritual Fragments, for voice, winds, strings, piano & percussion; Tribu...
Performers: Friedland, Peggy; Gordon, Joshua [Cello]; Keyes, Bayla; Oldfather, Christopher [Piano]; Rider, Rhonda; Schadeberg, Christine; Shapiro, Lois
Conductors: Bauer, Ross; Milarsky, Jeffrey; ; Chang, Yu-Hui
Ensemble: ; Empyrean Ensemble; New York New Music Ensemble; Triple Helix Piano Trio

"Anyone who wonders about the value and validity of modernist music should hear this outstanding album. These superbly crafted works demand much from the performers,...continue...