Zori, Carmit

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: String Sextet, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-09-26

Works: Charles Wuorinen: Sextet for Strings; Quartet for Strings no 2; Divertimento; Piano Quintet
Performers: Gordon, Joshua [Cello]; Hudson, Benjamin; Macomber, Curtis; Martin, Lois; Oppens, Ursula; Sherry, Fred [Cello]; St. John, Scott [Violin]; Zeavin, Carol; Zori, Carmit
Conductors:
Ensemble: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center; Columbia University Group for Contemporary Music; Tashi

"Suddenly feeling the weight of Beethoven, Brahms, and Bartok on his shoulders, Wuorinen's penchant for prolix, perversely disquieting dysrhythmia gives way to traditional forms of...continue...

Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival - Haydn, Lanner, Korngold

1 CD / Koch International / 2002-06-25

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Quartet for guitar & strings in D major, Op. 2/2 (arr. from str. quartet, H. 3/8); Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Quintet for piano & strings in E major, Op. 15; Joseph Lanner: Amors Fl...
Performers: Danilow, Marji; Fan, Felix; Kim, Benny; Kim, Eric; Leisner, David; Licad, Cecile; Rinehart, Robert; Steinhardt, Arnold; Zori, Carmit

"The performances (studio rather than live recordings) are solid, if not always inspired, and the concept of the album holds together nicely with composers of...continue...

Five American Clarinet Quintets / David Shifrin

2 CD / Delos / 1998-01-01

Works: John Corigliano: Soliloquy, arrangement for clarinet & string quartet; Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Quintet for clarinet, 2 violins, viola & cello; Joan Tower: Turning Point, for clarinet, 2 violins, viola ...
Performers: Arm, Theodore; Hoffman, Toby; Kavafian, Ani; Kavafian, Ida [Violin]; Neubauer, Paul; Peskanov, Mark; Sherry, Fred [Cello]; Shifrin, David; Zori, Carmit

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

Girl with Orange Lips

1 CD / Warner Classics / 1991-08-06

Works: Manuel de Falla: Psyché, for mezzo-soprano, flute, harp & string trio, G. 67; Maurice Ravel: Trois poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé, song cycle for voice & ensemble (or piano);...
Performers: Allen, Barbara; Bartlett, Eric; Butler, Marcia; Chang, Lynn; Clarke, Sarah; Coppock, Bruce; Gilbert, Laura; Hill, Thomas; Hodgkinson, Randall; Hu, Nai-Yuan; Poy, Nardo; Rinehart, Robert; Smith, Fenwi...

Personnel: Dawn Upshaw (vocals).

REVIEWS:

Village Voice (1/7/98) - "The title track...[shows Earl Kim to be]a composer...able to shape atonality into rich lyricism...Upshaw goes for cle...continue...