Palma, Donald [Double Bass]

Music of Fred Lerdahl Vol 2 / Paul Mann, Rolf Schulte, Odense SO, et al

1 CD / Bridge / 2008-09-09

Works: Fred Lerdahl: Cross-Currents, for orchestra; Waltzes for violin, viola, cello & double-bass; Duo, for violin & piano; Quiet Music, for orchestra
Performers: Nickrenz, Scott; Palma, Donald [Double Bass]; Schulte, Rolf; Sherry, Fred [Cello]; Winn, James
Conductors: Mann, Paul

This disc presents a survey of the music of one of America's least known great composers. Fred Lerdahl's work has been much written about but...continue...

Zhou Long: The Ineffable

1 CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: Zhou Long: The Ineffable, for flute, piccolo, percussion, pipa, zheng, violin & cello; Wild Grass, for narrator & cello; Five Maskers, for brass quintet; Ding, for clarinet, percussion & double bass;...
Performers: Blustine, Allen; Chiu, Thomas; Fedele, David; Fen, Min Xiao; Finckel, Chris; Gordon, Joshua [Cello]; Kopperud, Jean; Palma, Donald [Double Bass]; Park, Laura; Sherry, Fred [Cello]; Tao, Chen; Trigg, ...
Conductors: Heldrich, Claire;
Ensemble: ; Manhattan Brass Quintet

Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire, etc / Craft, Wyn-Rogers, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-03-27

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Herzgewächse, song for soprano, celesta, harp & harmonium, Op. 20; Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21; Orchestral Songs (4) Op. 22; Chamber Symphony no 1 in E major, Op. 9
Performers: Alley, John [Piano]; Appel, Toby; Carey, Tim; Carey, Timothy; Feld, Melanie; Hulse, Eileen; Kay, Alan R.; Komer, Chris; Lowenstern, Michael; Morelli, Frank [Bassoon]; Neidich, Charles; O'Connor, Tara...
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra members; Philharmonia Orchestra; Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble

Arnold Schoenberg sought to write music that avoided traditional tonal implications, which eventually led him away from tonality altogether. Herzgewächse is a short piece for...continue...

American Classics - Wuorinen: Six Trios

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-02-21

Works: Charles Wuorinen: Trio for Bass Instruments; Trio for Horn, Violin & Piano; Trio for violin, cello & piano; Double Solo for Horn Trio; Trombone Trio
Performers: Borror, Ronald; Braynard, David; Druckman, Daniel; Feinberg, Alan [Piano]; Hudson, Benjamin; Palma, Donald [Double Bass]; Purvis, William [Horn]; Schulte, Rolf; Sherry, Fred [Cello]; Taylor, David; W...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Columbia University Group for Contemporary Music

For all Charles Wuorinen's longstanding reputation as a modernist, his musical career has more in common with those of Brahms and Beethoven than with any...continue...

Joseph Dubiel: Songs of the Transformed, etc / Fulmer, et al

1 CD / Centaur / 2005-05-01

Works: Joseph Dubiel: Songs of the Transformed, for female voice & double bass; Down Time, for bass clarinet and piano; Three Stanzas, for solo voice; Neither Here Nor There, for piano solo; Still Getting N...
Performers: Farrington, Jeffrey; Fischer, Norman; Fulmer, Mimmi; Goldsmith, Kenneth; Palma, Donald [Double Bass]; Ritscher, Karen; Sturm, Hans; Webster, Michael [Clarinet]
Conductors: Smith, James

Baroque Fireworks - Telemann, et al / Morelli, et al

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2005-02-01

Works: Jan Dismas Zelenka: Trio Sonata for 2 oboes, bassoon & continuo no 5 in F major, ZWV 181/5; Antonio Vivaldi: Sonata no 6 in B flat (Preludio - Largo, Allemanda - Allegro, Largo, Corrente - Allegro); ...
Performers: Cooper, Kenneth [Harpsichord]; Martin, Marya; Morelli, Frank [Bassoon]; Palma, Donald [Double Bass]; Palma-Nidel, Susan; Taylor, Stephen W. [Oboe]; Wolfgang, Randall

Grace / Kathleen Battle

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1997-03-18

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; Joshua; Hugo Wolf: Schlafendes Jesuskind ("Sohn der Jungfrau"), song for voice & piano (Mörike Lieder); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Laudate Dominum; Johann Seb...
Performers: Allen, Nancy [Harp]; Arak, Alan; Baker, Timothy; Battle, Kathleen; Baumer, Bruce R.; Bennion-Feeney, Krista; Bushman, Robin; Caplin, Martha; Carroll, David; Church, Sandra [Flute]; Curtis, Charles; D...
Conductors: Sadin, Robert

Guitar Concertante / David Starobin

1 CD / Bridge / 1997-01-21

Works: George Crumb: Quest, for guitar, soprano sax, harp, bass & 2 percussionists; Poul Ruders: Psalmodies (Guitar Concerto no 1), for guitar and 9 instruments; John Anthony Lennon: Zingari
Performers: Bartlett, Eric; Charlston, Erik; Druckman, Daniel; Gallagher, Maureen; Hudson, Benjamin; Lindquist, Karen; MacCourt, Donald; Neidich, Charles; Palma, Donald [Double Bass]; Purvis, William [Horn]; Rud...
Conductors: Purvis, William [Horn]; Palma, Donald; Milnes, David
Ensemble: Southern Methodist University Meadows Symphony; Speculum Musicae

Crumb: Quest / Speculum Musicae

1 CD / Bridge / 1996-11-19

Works: George Crumb: Night Music I, for soprano, piano/celeste & 2 percussionists; Quest, for guitar, soprano sax, harp, bass & 2 percussionists; Federico's Little Songs for Children, for soprano, flute/pic...
Performers: Baker, James; Charlston, Erik; Druckman, Daniel; Lindquist, Karen; Narucki, Susan; Oldfather, Christopher [Piano]; Palma, Donald [Double Bass]; Palma-Nidel, Susan; Shames, Stacey; Sinta, Donald; Star...
Conductors: Purvis, William [Horn]
Ensemble: Speculum Musicae

"...Quest, from 1994, sustains [Crumb's] very high level of invention, with its distinctive exploration of timbral effects. Vivid, often percussive sounds and darting, restless lines...continue...

Wuorinen: Works for Violin and Piano / Hudson, Ohlsson

1 CD / Bridge / 1993-09-11

Works: Charles Wuorinen: The Blue Bamboula, for piano; Pieces (6) for violin & piano; Spinoff for violin, double bass & conga drums; The Long and the Short, for violin solo; Fantasia for violin & piano
Performers: Hudson, Benjamin; Ohlsson, Garrick; Palma, Donald [Double Bass]; Passaro, Joseph

Works by Michelle Ekizian, Louis Karchin

1 CD / New World / 1992-05-01

Works: Michelle Ekizian: Octoéchos for double string quartet & soprano; Louis Karchin: Songs of John Keats, for soprano & 6 instruments, Nos 1-2, complete; Capriccio for violin & 7 instruments
Performers: Blustine, Allen; Cawelti, Andrea; Chausow, Robert; Cleveland, Dennis; Hartman, Bonnie; Hudson, Benjamin; Karis, Aleck; LeBlanc, Jeanne; Lee, Dennis; Martin, Lois; Moss, Linda; Palma, Donald [Double B...
Conductors: Sollberger, Harvey
Ensemble: Group for Contemporary Music

PDQ Bach: Black Forest Bluegrass

1 CD / Vanguard / 1990-02-22

Works: P.D.Q. Bach: Blaues Gras (Bluegrass Cantata), S6 String; No-No Nonette for Assorted Winds & Toys, S86; Hear me through, S 99 44/100
Performers: Ferrante, John; Keith, Bill; Palma, Donald [Double Bass]; Schickele, Peter; Traum, Happy; Weisberg, Eric
Conductors: Bernhardt, Robert; Schickele, Peter
Ensemble: ; New York Pick-Up Ensemble