Wolfram, William

A Violin's Life - Tartini: DevilÆs Trill; Schumann: Sonata in D minor; Julias Röntgen; Karol Lipinski / Frank Almond: violin; William Wolfram: piano

1 CD / Avie Records / 2013-04-09

Works: Giuseppe Tartini: Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 1 no 4 "Devil's Trill"; Julius Röntgen: Sonata for violin & piano in F sharp minor, Op. 20; Karol Józef Lipinski: Capr...
Performers: Almond, Frank; Wolfram, William

A Violin' s Life traces the provenance and history of the "Lipinski" Strad, one of the most notable of the coveted string maker' s instruments,...continue...
Recording information: Milwaukee Youth Arts Center, Milwaukee, WI USA (08/16/2012-08/18/2012)....continue...

Liszt: His Life & Music

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-03-29

Works: Franz Liszt: Overture from Rossini's "Guillaume Tell" for Piano, S 552; Schwanengesang (Schubert), S 560; Ave Maria (I), for chorus & organ in A major, S. 20/2 (LW J1/2); Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) fo...
Performers: Cohen, Arnaldo; Diego Fasolis [Conductor/Organ]; Dossin, Alexandre; Gekic, Kemal; Jando, Jeno; Thomson, Philip; Wolfram, William; Yablonskaya, Oxana
Conductors: Crivellaro, Paolo; Halász, Michael; Fasolis, Diego

The virtuoso pianist Franz Liszt was one of the musical titans of the Romantic era. Abandoning his spectacular career as a travelling performer in his...continue...

Franz Liszt: Bellini Operas

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-06-29

Works: Franz Liszt: Fantasie sur des motifs favoris de La Sonnambula, for piano (after Bellini; 3 versions), S. 393 (LW; Réminiscences de Norma (Bellini), S 394; Réminiscences de Puritains de Bell...
Performers: Wolfram, William

Operatic reminiscences and fantasies were a necessary part of the repertoire of any 19th-century virtuoso pianist. Liszt excelled in these, often treating the original material...continue...
Recording information: Glenn Gould Studio of the CBC Broadcasting Centre, Toro (05/25/2009-05/26/2009)....continue...

Kreisler: Violin Music / Oscar Schumsky, Milton Kaye, William Wolfram

4 CD / Nimbus Records / 2009-04-14

Works: Fritz Kreisler: Austrian Imperial Hymn, for violin & piano; Caprice Viennois; Liebesfreud; Liebesleid; Schön Rosmarin; Viennese Rhapsodic Fantasietta, for violin & orchestra; Praeludium and Alle...
Performers: Kaye, Milton; Shumsky, Oscar [Violin/Conductor]; Wolfram, William

"The most astounding genius I have ever heard." - Leopold Stokowski. "One of the world's greatest violinists." -David Oistrakh...continue...

Respighi, Janacek, Strauss / Frank Almond, William Wolfram

1 CD / Avie Records / 2009-04-01

Works: Ottorino Respighi: Sonata for violin & piano, in B minor, P. 110; Leos Janácek: Sonata for violin & piano, JW 7/7; Richard Strauss: Sonata for Violin and Piano in E flat major, Op. 18
Performers: Almond, Frank; Wolfram, William

"Almond and Wolfram approach Janacek by way of the grandiose late-Romantic idiom of Strauss and Respighi. They perform all three works with big tone and...continue...

American Classics - Corigliano: The Red Violin Caprices, etc; Thomson: Three Portraits, etc / Quint, Wolfram

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

Works: John Corigliano: The Red Violin Caprices for Violin solo; Sonata for violin & piano; Virgil Thomson: Three Portraits, for violin & piano (transcribed by Samuel Dushkin); Five Ladies, portraits (5) fo...
Performers: Quint, Philippe; Wolfram, William

John Corigliano has revisited his score for the 1997 film 'The Red Violin' several times. In 'The Red Violin Caprices', content is allied to a...continue...

Liszt: Complete Piano Music, Vol 27 / William Wolfram

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

Works: Franz Liszt: Valse à capriccio sur deux motifs de Lucia et Parisina, transcription for piano (after Donizetti), S; Reminiscences de Lucrezia Borgia (Donizetti) no 2; Reminiscences de Lucrezia Bo...
Performers: Wolfram, William

Liszt's 'Reminiscences de Lucrezia Borgia', 'Grande fantaisie sur des motifs de l'opera de Gaetano Donizetti' was published in 1849. It represents a revision and expansion...continue...

Rózsa: Music for Violin and Piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-09-25

Works: Miklós Rózsa: Variations on a Hungarian Peasant Song, for violin & orchestra, Op. 4; Duo for violin & piano, Op. 7; North Hungarian Peasant Songs and Dances, for violin & orchestra/piano, O...
Performers: Quint, Philippe; Wolfram, William

"Philippe Quint is a young Russian violinist who, from what I hear of his playing on this recording, deserves every one of the many awards...continue...

The Very Best of Liszt

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-10-31

Works: Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244; Liebesträume, notturno for piano no 1 in A flat major ("Hohe Liebe"), S. 541/1 (LW A103/1); 12 Etudes d'exécution transcendante, S...
Performers: Banowetz, Joseph; Jandó, Jenö; Kong, Xiang-Dong; Molnar, Andras; Nagy, Péter [Piano]; Thomson, Philip; Tryon, Valerie; Wolfram, William
Conductors: Antal, Mátyás; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Halász, Michael; Ligeti, András

Franz Liszt epitomizes the nineteenth-century virtuoso-composer of Romantic ideals and aspirations. He redefined artistic and technical possibilities of the modern piano as an instrument and...continue...

American Classics - Kim: Violin Concerto, etc / Yoo, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-07-19

Works: Earl Kim: Concerto for Violin; Dialogues, for piano & orchestra; Cornet, for narrator & orchestra
Performers: Arzewski, Cecylia; Wolfram, William
Conductors: Yoo, Scott
Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

Earl Kim was a master craftsman and an unabashed romantic, borrowing from both Western and Eastern tradition to bring new life to music. The 'Violin...continue...

Liszt: Complete Piano Music Vol 20 - Etudes / Wolfram

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

Works: Franz Liszt: Konzertetüden (2), for piano, S. 145 (LW A218); Concert Etudes (3) for Piano, S 144; Études (12) for piano, ("Op. 6"), S. 136 (LW A8); Morceau de salon, étude de perfectio...
Performers: Wolfram, William

"Wolfram is a pianist who is worth hearing and bears watching. His precisely chiseled, extra-clean passagework, kaleidoscopic dynamics, and willingness to bend rhythmically make for...continue...

Music of Edward Joseph Collins Vol 4 / Wolfram. Alsop, et al

1 CD / Albany Records / 2003-10-01

Works: Edward Joseph Collins: Hibernia (Irish Rhapsody), for large orchestra; Concerto no 1 in E flat major, for piano & orchestra; Lil' David Play on Yo' harp for piano; Lament and Jig (no 6 for 'Variation...
Performers: Wolfram, William
Conductors: Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

"This is a fine introduction to a worthy, unfairly neglected American composer. Marin Alsop conducts with sensitivity, and William Wolfram has the right touch to...continue...

Edward Collins: Piano Concerto no 3, Symphony in b / Wolfram

1 CD / Albany Records / 2003-09-01

Works: Edward Joseph Collins: Concerto for Piano no 3 in B minor; Symphony in B minor ("Nos habebit humus")
Performers: Wolfram, William
Conductors: Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

"This is the second recording of Collins's orchestral music by Marin Alsop for Albany... The performances here are convincing. The recording is a bit distant...continue...

Function.lust - William Barnewitz and Friends

1 CD / Summit Records / 2001-03-06

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Dirti addio, aria for soprano, horn & piano; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintet for Horn and Strings in E flat major, K 407 (386c); Hector Berlioz: Le Jeune Pâtre breton, for v...
Performers: Almond, Frank; Barnewitz, William; Barron, Virginia; Larson, Jennifer [Soprano Vocals]; Scholes, Kim; Wolfram, William

"...In this superb account [of the Mozart Horn Quintet], Barnewitz does everything possible to make the phrases come alive. His tone is warm yet focussed,...continue...