Myers, Philip

Barber Adagio (100th Anniversay)

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-02-23

Works: Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; The School for Scandal, overture for orchestra, Op. 5; Concerto for Violin Op. 14; Knoxville, Summer of 1915, Op. 24; Essay for Orchestra no 1, Op. 12; Medea's Medi...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Baxtresser, Jeanne; Drucker, Stanley; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; LeClair, Judith; McCawley, Leon; Myers, Philip; Oliveira, Elmar; Robinson, Joseph; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Slatkin, Leonard; Thomas, Michael Tilson

This 2-CD commemorative set marks the centenary of Samuel Barber's birth and gives a fairly rounded picture of the composer. Samuel Barber's music, masterfully crafted...continue...

American Classics - Barber: Cello Sonata, Excursions, Summer Music / Stepansky, Margalit, Baxtresser, Robinson

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Samuel Barber: Sonata for Cello for cello & piano, Op. 6; Canzone (Elegy), for flute & piano (arr. from 2nd mvt. of the Piano Concerto), Op. 38a; Excursions (4) for Piano, Op. 20; Nocturne for Piano,...
Performers: Baxtresser, Jeanne; Drucker, Stanley; LeClair, Judith; Margalit, Israela; Myers, Philip; Robinson, Joseph; Stepansky, Alan [Cello]

Philip Smith, Principal Trumpet, New York Philharmonic

1 CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: Bruce Broughton: Concert Piece for 8 trumpets; Joseph Turrin: Intrada for Trumpet and Piano; Festival Fanfare, for 8 trumpets; Portraits (2), fo Flügelhorn, trumpet (or cornet) & piano; George E...
Performers: Alessi, Joseph [Trombone]; Carlo, Ken De; Deck, Warren; Derasse, Dominique; Jaudes, Christian; Mills, Frederic [Trumpet]; Myers, Philip; Penzarella, Vincent; Smith, Philip [Trumpet]; Soloff, Lew; Sul...
Conductors: Turrin, Joseph
Ensemble: New York Philharmonic

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

Chamber Music for Flute - Devienne, Copland, etc/ Baxtresser

1 CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: François Devienne: Duo for flute & viola in C minor, Op. 5/3; Madeleine Dring: Trio, for flute, oboe & piano; Philippe Gaubert: Three Water Colours for flute, cello & piano; Samuel Barber: Canz...
Performers: Baxtresser, Jeanne; Drucker, Stanley; LeClair, Judith; Margalit, Israela; Muzijevic, Pedja; Myers, Philip; Phelps, Cynthia; Robinson, Joseph; Stepansky, Alan [Cello]

"Wow. This is truly an "all-star" lineup of musicians. Jeanne Baxtresser has some remarkable friends and chamber music partners, all from her time in the...continue...

Kernis: Songs of Innocents / Narucki, Berman, et al

1 CD / Koch International / 2007-12-04

Works: Aaron Jay Kernis: Simple Songs, for soprano & piano; Valentines, for soprano & piano; Songs of Innocents, Book 1, for soprano & piano; Songs of Innocents, Book 2, for soprano & piano
Performers: Berman, Donald; Druckman, Daniel; Farina, Danielle; Gilbert, Laura; Han, June; Mills, Jesse; Myers, Philip; Narucki, Susan; Smith, Mina; Staples, Sheryl; Sylar, Sherry
Conductors: Kernis, Aaron Jay

Winner of the coveted 2002 Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition and one of the youngest composers ever to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize, Aaron Jay...continue...

Gemini - Barber: Orchestral & Chamber Works / Slatkin, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2005-05-24

Works: Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; The School for Scandal, overture for orchestra, Op. 5; Concerto for Violin Op. 14; Essay for Orchestra no 1, Op. 12; Second Essay, for orchestra, Op. 17; Medea's Me...
Performers: Baxtresser, Jeanne; Drucker, Stanley; LeClair, Judith; Margalit, Israela; Myers, Philip; Oliveira, Elmar; Robinson, Joseph; Stepansky, Alan [Cello]
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard

"...As set out at the beginning, this is an attractive all-Barber collection, especially if you don't already have these works in your collection... None of...continue...

Mozart: Piano Quintet, Clarinet Quintet / Drucker, et al

1 CD / ASV Import / 2004-01-20

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintet for Piano and Winds in E flat major, K 452; Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A major, K 581
Performers: Drucker, Stanley; LeClair, Judith; Margalit, Israela; Myers, Philip; Robinson, Joseph

Barber: Adagio for Strings, etc / Slatkin, Oliveira, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2001-07-03

Works: Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; The School for Scandal, overture for orchestra, Op. 5; Concerto for Violin Op. 14; Essay for Orchestra no 1, Op. 12; Second Essay, for orchestra, Op. 17; Medea's Me...
Performers: Baxtresser, Jeanne; Drucker, Stanley; LeClair, Judith; Margalit, Israela; Myers, Philip; Oliveira, Elmar; Robinson, Joseph; Stepansky, Alan [Cello]
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard

Mahler: Symphonies no 2 & 5 /Mehta, Gustafson, Quivar, et al

2 CD / Teldec / 2001-07-03

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"; Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor
Performers: Gustafson, Nancy [Soprano Vocals]; Myers, Philip
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; New York Philharmonic

Crumb: A Haunted Landscape; Schuman: Three Colloquies

1 CD / New World / 1992-12-08

Works: George Crumb: A Haunted Landscape, for orchestra; William Schuman: Colloquies (3), for horn & orchestra
Performers: Myers, Philip
Conductors: Weisberg, Arthur; Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: New York Philharmonic

Twisted Pine Branch

1 CD / 4 Tay /

Works: Haskell Small: Tweet for Two, for 2 oboes; Miniatures (6), for bassoon & piano; Fugue & Postlude, for flute, bassoon & piano; Twelve Snippets, for flute, clarinet, cello & piano; Suite for strings & ...
Performers: Alcover, Ignacio; D'impario, Bob; Doesher, Dan; Gordon-Levin, Jennifer; Johnson, Karen [Flute]; Kirkbride, Jerry; Kraber, Karl; Myers, Philip; Nicosia, Judith; Ohlson, George; Ohta, Shigeru; Ohta, Yo...