Zazofsky, Peter

Chamber music of Richard Cornell: Tracer / A Far Cry; Richard Pittman; Peter Zazofsky

1 CD / Ravello / 2013-02-26

Works: Richard Cornell: New Fantasias, for strings; Tracer, for chamber ensemble; Images, for chamber ensemble; Acqua Alta, for violin; Unspecified: [Untitled CD-ROM Track]
Performers: Zazofsky, Peter
Conductors: ; Pittman, Richard
Ensemble: A Far Cry; Boston Musica Viva

This collection of chamber works by Cornell explores the nature of art and the collaboration that occurs between creator and influence. Comprised of live recordings,...continue...

David Gompper: Violin Concerto

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-04-26

Works: David Gompper: Concerto for Violin; Ikon, for violin & orchestra; Flip, for orchestra; Spirals, for 2 violins & string orchestra (or piano)
Performers: David, Wolfgang; Zazofsky, Peter
Conductors: Siffert, Emmanuel

Honored in 2009 with an Academy Award, David Gompper has traveled the world working as a pianist, conductor and composer, developing along the way a...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London, UK (12/09/2009-12/10/2009)....continue...

Dvorák: Violin Concerto; Schubert: Symphony No. 9

2 CD / Testament / 2010-10-12

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Violin in A minor, Op. 53; Franz Schubert: Symphony no 9 in C major, D 944 "Great"
Performers: Zazofsky, Peter
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus

The acclaimed German conductor Klaus Tennstedt is featured in this fascinating series of live recordings from the Philharmonie in Berlin. All are from the 1980s...continue...
Recording information: Philharmonie, Berlin (04/19/1983)....continue...

Duos from Marlboro - Schubert, Prokofiev / Serkin, et al

1 CD / Bridge / 2006-07-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Introduction and variations op. 160; Sergey Prokofiev: Sonata for 2 violins in C major, Op. 56; Leon Kirchner: Duo for violin & piano
Performers: Denk, Jeremy; Levin, Ida; Phillips, Daniel; Robison, Paula [Flute]; Serkin, Rudolf; Zazofsky, Peter

This collection of performances from the Marlboro Music Festival spans some thirty-five years. This recording of Schubert's flute and piano duo on 'Trock'ne Blumen' has...continue...

Black Topaz - Joan Tower

1 CD / New World / 2006-04-10

Works: Joan Tower: Night Fields, for string quartet; Snow Dreams, for flute & guitar; Black Topaz, for piano & 6 instruments; Très Lent (In Memoriam Olivier Messiaen), for cello & piano; Stepping Sto...
Performers: Ansell, Steven [Viola]; Emelianoff, Andre; Flax, Laura; Gekker, Chris; Gekker, Christopher; Gosling, Stephen; Haas, Jonathan; Isbin, Sharon; Keyes, Bayla; Moore, Daniel; Moore, Deborah; Niemann, Edmu...
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Ensemble: Double Edge; Muir String Quartet

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...

American Classics - Explore America Vol 1

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-05-01

Works: Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring, ballet for 13 instruments; Charles Wakefield Cadman: Four American Indian Songs, for voice & piano, Op. 45; John Alden Carpenter: Adventures in a Perambulator, suit...
Performers: Bolcom, William [Composer]; Buswell, James; Corley, Maria; Currie, Colin; Farley, Carole; Posnak, Paul; Rorem, Ned; Starker, Janos; Taylor, Darryl; Weber, Janice; Zazofsky, Peter
Conductors: Gambil, Paul; Williams, John McLaughlin; Alsop, Marin; ; Davies, Dennis R.; Sinclair, James; Stromberg, William T.; Schermerhorn, Kenneth; Brion, Keith
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Kreutzer Quartet; Nashville Chamber Orchestra; Northern Sinfonia Chorus; Royal Artillery Band; Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Seattle Symphony Orchestra; Ukraini...

The American Classics series captures some of the great moments of American music. In this collection, as wide-ranging and diverse as our land, little-known gems...continue...

American Classics - Copland: Works for Violin and Piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-07-01

Works: Aaron Copland: Sonata for violin & piano; Pieces (2) for Violin and Piano; Vitebsk, study on a Jewish Theme, for piano trio; Prelude no 1, for violin & piano; Prelude no 2, for violin & piano; Duo, f...
Performers: Harbaugh, Ross; Posnak, Paul; Zazofsky, Peter

Copland was more than a creator of wistful American nostalgia; he was a deeply sophisticated musician, aware of aesthetic trends of his time. Copland's chamber...continue...

American Classics - Cadman: Chamber Music / Posnak, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-11-01

Works: Charles Wakefield Cadman: Trio for Piano and Strings in D major, Op. 56; Sonata for violin & piano in G; Piano Quintet in G minor; Legend of the Canyon, romance for violin & piano, Op. 68; Four Ameri...
Performers: Posnak, Paul; Zazofsky, Peter

Cadman was one of the earliest American composers not schooled in the European tradition. His music reflects an independence of thought influenced strictly by Native...continue...