Skaerved, Peter Sheppard

Gloria Coates: At Midnight

1 CD / Tzadik / 2013-03-26

Works: Gloria Coates: Holographic Universe, for violin & orchestra; Where the Eagle Flies, for piano; Among the Asteroids, for string quartet; Lunar Loops, for 2 guitars; The Silver Eyed Soul, for piano & b...
Performers: Fischer, Ruth; Hoock, Christine; Skaerved, Peter Sheppard; Stiens, Stephen [Guitar]; Taverna, Alessandro
Conductors: Thompson, Neil

Tartini: 30 Sonate Piccole, Vol. 1 - Sonatas nos 1-6 / Peter Sheppard Skaerved, violin

1 CD / Toccata / 2013-01-29

Works: Giuseppe Tartini: Sonata for violin & continuo in G major, B. G1; Sonata for violin & continuo in D minor, B. d1; Sonata for violin & continuo, B. D1; Sonata for violin & continuo in C major, B. C1; ...
Performers: Skaerved, Peter Sheppard

In the last years of his life, the great composer and violinist Tartini (1692 - 1770) labored at a cycle of sonatas for solo violin....continue...
Recording information: The Church of St John the Baptist, Aldbury, Herfordshir (01/05/2011)....continue...

Fauvel's Rondeau: Chamber Music by John McCabe / Linda Merrick, clarinet, Peter Skaerved, violin, Neil Heyde, cello, Aaron Shorr, piano

1 CD / Guild / 2012-09-11

Works: John McCabe: Movements (7) for clarinet, violin & cello; Sonata for clarinet, cello & piano; Fauvel's Rondeaux, for clarinet, violin & piano; La Donna, for clarinet & string quartet
Performers: Heyde, Neil; Merrick, Linda; Shorr, Aaron; Skaerved, Peter Sheppard
Conductors:
Ensemble: Kreutzer Quartet

British composer John McCabe's compositions include ballets, many orchestral works and concertos as well as chamber, keyboard and vocal music. As a pianist he has...continue...
Recording information: Carole Nash Recital Room, Royal Northern College of Mus (07/09/2011-07/10/2011)....continue...

Gloria Coates: String Quartets Nos. 1-9 / Kreutzer Quartet

3 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-08-28

Works: Gloria Coates: Quartet for Strings no 5; Quartet for Strings no 1; Quartet for Strings no 6; Quartet for Strings no 7 for Quartet for Strings & organ ("Angels"); Quartet for Strings no 2; Quartet for...
Performers: Adams, Philip; Chadwick, Roderick; Heyde, Neil; Skaerved, Peter Sheppard
Conductors: ; Finnissy, Michael
Ensemble: ; Kreutzer String Quartet

ClassicsToday.com - Reviewing original release of Quartets 1, 5 & 6
At long last, the aural equivalent to Salvador Dali's melted watches! Gloria Coates (b. 1939)...continue...

Paul Pellay: Thesaurus of Violinistic Fiendishness / Peter Sheppard Skaerved, violin

2 CD / Metier / 2012-01-27

Works: Paul Pellay: Thesaurus of Violinistic Fiendishness, for violin
Performers: Skaerved, Peter Sheppard

Paul Pellay wrote this large-scale work for solo violin for his friend Peter Sheppard Skaerved, who is the violinist for this recording. The entire sequence...continue...
Recording information: St John the Baptist, Aldbury, London (2010-08-23_2010-08-24&2010-)....continue...

Rochberg: Violin Sonata; Caprice Variations

2 CD / Metier / 2011-03-28

Works: George Rochberg: Sonata for violin & piano; Caprice Variations (50) for violin solo
Performers: Shorr, Aaron; Skaerved, Peter Sheppard

Peter Sheppard Skaerved is the dedicatee of more than 200 works for solo violin by composers such as George Rochberg, Judith Weir and Hans Werner...continue...

Gloria Coates: String Quartet No. 9, Sonata for Violin solo; Lyric Suite

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

Works: Gloria Coates: Quartet for Strings no 9; Sonata for solo violin; Lyric Suite, 'Split the Lark - and you'll find the Music', for Piano Trio
Performers: Chadwick, Roderick; Goff, Morgan; Heyde, Neil; Skaerved, Peter Sheppard; Trandafilovski, Mihailo

The Munich-based American composer Gloria Coates is best known as a symphonist, though she has also composed nine string quartets as well as vocal and...continue...

David Gorton: Trajectories

1 CD / Metier / 2010-02-10

Works: David Gorton: Sonata for solo cello; Quartet for Strings "Trajectories"; Caprice no 1 for violin "Rosetta"; Caprice no 2 for violin; Melting Forms, for piano trio
Performers: Chadwick, Roderick; Heyde, Neil; Skaerved, Peter Sheppard

Beethoven Explored Vol 4 / Peter Sheppard-Skaerved, Aaron Shorr

1 CD / Metier / 2008-06-17

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 4 in A minor, Op. 23; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 5 in F major, Op. 24 "Spring"; Ferdinand Ries: Sonata for violin and piano in C minor, Op. 38
Performers: Shorr, Aaron; Skaerved, Peter Sheppard

Ferdinand Ries arrived in Vienna in 1801 with the intention of studying piano with Beethoven. This reciprocated the relationship Beethoven had with Ries' father, who...continue...

Simaku: String Quartets no 2 & 3, etc / Kreutzer Quartet

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-05-27

Works: Thomas Simaku: Quartet for Strings no 3 ("Voci Celesti"); Due Sotto-Voci, for solo violin; Soliloquy no 1, for solo violin; Soliloquy no 2, for solo cello; Soliloquy no 3, for solo viola; Quartet for...
Performers: Heyde, Neil; Skaerved, Peter Sheppard; Trandafilovski, Mihailo

Beethoven Explored Vol 3 / Peter Sheppard-Skaerved, Aaron Shorr

1 CD / Metier / 2008-05-06

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for violin & piano no 6 in A major, Op. 30/1; Sonata for violin & piano no 7 in C minor ("Eroica"), Op. 30/2; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 8 in G major, Op. 30 no 3; Fr...
Performers: Shorr, Aaron; Skaerved, Peter Sheppard

Peter Sheppard Skaerved and Aaron Shorr made their debut as a duo on the South Bank, London, in 1990. Since then they have toured worldwide,...continue...

Of Beauty & Light - The Music of Philip Glass

4 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-03-25

Works: Philip Glass: The Light; Heroes Symphony; Symphony no 3; Symphony no 2; Company; Concerto for Violin; Akhnaten; Krzysztof Penderecki: Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima; Conlon Nancarrow: Toccata ...
Performers: Anthony, Adele; Berman, Boris; Castets, Maryse; Gunn, Nathan; Isherwood, Nicholas; Kliegel, Maria; Mikkola, Laura; Moser, Elsbeth; Plaetner, Jorgen; Rabus, Kathrin; Shorr, Aaron; Skaerved, Peter Shep...
Conductors: Alsop, Marin; Yuasa, Takuo; Wit, Antoni; ; Zender, Hans; Hillier, Paul; Lyndon-Gee, Christopher; Kent, Fuat; Lintu, Hannu; Benedek, Tamás
Ensemble: ; Albert Schweitzer Quintet; Art Nouveau Ensemble; Continuum

This beautifully designed 4 CD package contains the complete Naxos recordings of the work of Philip Glass including: The Light, Heroes Symphony, Symphonies 2 &...continue...

The Silence of Being - The Music of Arvo Pärt

6 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-03-25

Works: Arvo Pärt: Fratres; Festina lente; Fratres, for cello & piano; Summa, for string orchestra; Fratres, for wind octet & percussion; Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten, for string orchestra & bel...
Performers: Ambrus, Karoly; Anderson, Mark; Arato, Peter; Banhegyi, Geza; Berman, Boris; Castets, Maryse; Domonkos, Judit Kis; Eisrich, Antal; Eros, Jozsef; Faludi, Judit; Falvay, Sandor; Fodor, Agnes; Gunn, Nat...
Conductors: Benedek, Tamás; Yuasa, Takuo; ; Edison, Noel; Alsop, Marin; Wit, Antoni; Zender, Hans; Hillier, Paul; Lyndon-Gee, Christopher; Kent, Fuat; Lintu, Hannu
Ensemble: ; Albert Schweitzer Quintet; Art Nouveau Ensemble; Continuum; Tonus Peregrinus

An elegant 6 CD package containing the complete Naxos recordings of Arvo Part including: Fratres, Tabula Rasa, Collage uber Bach, Symphony No. 3, Berliner Messe,...continue...

Clarke: Samurai, Black Fire, The Miraculous Violin

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-11-20

Works: Nigel Clarke: Pernambuco, for solo violin; The Miraculous Violin, for violin & strings; Loulan, for solo violin; Samurai, for wind ensemble; Premonitions, for solo trumpet; Black Fire, for violin & w...
Performers: Hutchinson, Ivan; Skaerved, Peter Sheppard
Conductors: Davis, Chris
Ensemble: Band of H.M. Royal Marines; Longbow

The British composer Nigel Clarke has built a reputation for music of extraordinary richness and virtuosity. His music is constantly inspired by many different musical...continue...

Sonic Rebellion: Alternative Classical Collection

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-09-06

Works: Philip Glass: Heroes Symphony; Krzysztof Penderecki: Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima; Conlon Nancarrow: Toccata for Violin and Player Piano; John Cage: Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano...
Performers: Berman, Boris; Castets, Maryse; Gunn, Nathan; Isherwood, Nicholas; Kliegel, Maria; Mikkola, Laura; Moser, Elsbeth; Plaetner, Jorgen; Rabus, Kathrin; Shorr, Aaron; Skaerved, Peter Sheppard
Conductors: Alsop, Marin; Wit, Antoni; ; Zender, Hans; Hillier, Paul; Lyndon-Gee, Christopher; Kent, Fuat; Lintu, Hannu; Benedek, Tamás
Ensemble: ; Albert Schweitzer Quintet; Art Nouveau Ensemble; Continuum

Henze: Violin Concertos no 1 & 3, etc / Skaerved, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-06-20

Works: Hans Werner Henze: Concerto for Violin no 1; Concerto for Violin no 3; Nachtstücke (5) for Violin and Piano
Performers: Shorr, Aaron; Skaerved, Peter Sheppard
Conductors: Lyndon-Gee, Christopher
Ensemble: Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra

Written fifty years apart, the two beautifully conceived and executed Violin Concertos Nos. 1 and 3 bear the hallmarks of the same, powerful artistic personality....continue...

American Classics - Moravec: Time Gallery, etc

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

Works: Paul Moravec: The Time Gallery, for chamber ensemble; Protean Fantasy for Violin and Piano; Ariel Fantasy, for violin & piano
Performers: Shorr, Aaron; Skaerved, Peter Sheppard
Conductors:
Ensemble: eighth blackbird

"...Moravec's own musical language is generally tonal - and although it's not consistently melodic, it's always accessible. More than that, it's highly engrossing, especially in...continue...

The Story of American Classical Music / Scherer, et al

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-06-21

Works: William Henry Fry: Overture to Macbeth; Louis Moreau Gottschalk: Symphony no 1; Edward MacDowell: Concerto for Piano no 2 in D minor, Op. 23; Arthur Foote: Quartet for Piano and Strings in C major, O...
Performers: Andjaparidze, Eteri; Anthony, Adele; Barbagallo, James; Berman, Boris; Currie, Colin; Eldred, Mike; Feinberg, Alan [Piano]; Gauvin, Karina; Goff, Scott [Flute]; Lewin, Michael; Morrison, Betsi; Peska...
Conductors: Rowe, Tony; Rosenberg, Richard; Fagen, Arthur; ; Schermerhorn, Kenneth; Williams, John McLaughlin; Sinclair, James; Brion, Keith; Judd, James; Spalding, Daniel; Schwarz, Gerard; Serebrier, José;...
Ensemble: ; Da Vinci Quartet; Eaken Piano Trio

Think 'American Classical Music and what names spring to mind? Gershwin, Copland, Bernstein? Joplin, Foster Sousa? These great composers are deservedly famous, but from Colonial...continue...

Zimmermann - Chamber Music / Sheppard Skaerved, Gauwerky

1 CD / Norway Music / 2004-10-01

Works: Bernd Alois Zimmermann: Intercomunicazione, for cello & piano; Capriccio, improvisations for piano on folksong melodies; Sonata for Violin solo; Kurze Studien (4), for solo cello; Presence, "ballet b...
Performers: Gauwerky, Friedrich; Pace, Ian; Skaerved, Peter Sheppard

American Classics - Rochberg: Violin Concerto / Sheppard-Skaerved, Lyndon-Gee

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-04-01

Works: George Rochberg: Concerto for Violin (rev. 2001 by Lyndon-Gee with composer)
Performers: Skaerved, Peter Sheppard
Conductors: Lyndon-Gee, Christopher
Ensemble: Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra

"Very beautifully played under Christopher Lyndon-Gee, without whose valiant efforts to rehabilitate the original score this recording would not exist." - Chicago Tribune...continue...
Personnel: Peter Sheppard Skærved (violin).

Recording information: Halberg Broadcasting House, Saarbrucken, Germany (04/16/2002-04/18/2002)....continue...

Beethoven Explored

1 CD / Metier / 2003-06-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer"; German Dances (6) for violin & piano, WoO 42; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 3 in E flat major, Op. 12 no 3
Performers: Shorr, Aaron; Skaerved, Peter Sheppard

Light Garden Trilogy

1 CD / Metier / 2003-01-01

Works: Afghan Traditional: Naghma-ye kashâ l Bairami; Bibi Gol Afruz (Shining Flower Lady); Alla Hu (This is God); Siah Cheshm-e Khumari (Your captivating black eyes); Sadie Harrison: The Light Garden,...
Performers: Skaerved, Peter Sheppard; Sparling, Andrew; Ustad Asif Mahmoud; Veronica Doubleday
Conductors: ; Martinez, Odaline de la
Ensemble: Ensemble Bakhtar; Lontano; The Tate Ensemble

Beethoven Explored, Vol. 1

1 CD / Metier / 2003-01-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 10 in G major, Op. 96; Rondo for Violin and Piano in G major, WoO 41; Variations (12) for Violin and Piano on "Se vuol ballare", WoO 40; Erherzog ...
Performers: Shorr, Aaron; Skaerved, Peter Sheppard