American Masters for the 21st Century - Society for New Music
innova 616 Stereo NEW RELEASE (5 CDs) 73'16"/74'30"/74'22"/79'03"/70'04" - TT 371'15" 2004 Society for New Music
CD1: Steven Stucky (born 1949): Sappho Fragments (1982) (Neva Pilgrim, soprano; John Oberbrunner, flute; Barbara Rabin, clarinet; James Krehbiel, violin; George Macero, cello; Laurance Luttinger, percussion; Brian Israel, piano; Calvin Custer, conductor); Brian Israel (1951-1986): String Quartet No 2 'Music for the Next to Die' (1976) (James Krehbiel and Catherine Bush, violins; Marywynn Kuwashima, viola; George Macero, cello); Elizabeth Alexander (born 1962): My Aunt Gives Me a Clarinet Lesson (2000) (Neva Pilgrim, soprano; Selma Moore, flute/piccolo; David Abrams, clarinet; Cristina Buciu, violin; Greg Wood, cello; Kevin Moore, piano; Jennifer Vacanti, percussion; Mark Davis Scatterday, conductor); Robert Keefe (born 1950): Riff, Variations on a Gershwin Tune (or Two) (1998) (John Oberbrunner, flute; David Abrams, clarinet; James Krehbiel, violin; George Macero, cello; Steven Hayman, piano; Rob Bridge, percussion; Grant Cooper, conductor)
CD2: Christopher Rouse (born 1949): The Surma Ritornelli (1983) (Linda Green, flute; Barbara Rabin, clarinet; Jennifer Widom, trumpet; Jane Swerneman, horn; Alexander Aiken, trombone; Linda Case, violin; Allie Jensen, viola; Ruth Berry, cello; Henry Neubert, bass; Michael Salmirs, piano; Laurance Luttinger and Gordon Stout, percussion; Edward Murray, conductor); Robert Palmer (born 1915): Carmina Amoris (1978) (Neva Pilgrim, soprano; Barbara Rabin, clarinet; Marywynn Kuwashima, viola; Brian Israel, piano); Earl George (1924-1994): Arioso (1949) for cello and piano (George Macero and Steven Heyman); Daniel S Godfrey (born 1949): Scrimshaw (1985) (Linda Greene, flute; Martin Wulfhorst, violin); Daniel S Godfrey: Festoons (1995) (Steven Heyman, piano); Joseph Downing (born 1955): Partita VI (1989) (Michael Bosetti, Vladimir Pritsker, violins; Kit Dodd, viola; George Macero, cello); Malcolm Lewis (born 1925): 3 Etudes (2001) for piano (Sar Shalom Strong); Dana Wilson (born 1946): Dancing with the Devil (1997) (Linda Greene, flute; David Abrams, clarinet; James Krehbiel, violin; George Macero, cello; Steven Heyman, piano; Rob Bridge, percussion; Grant Cooper, conductor)
CD3: Melinda Wagner (born 1957): Sextet (1989) (Linda Greene, flute; Barbara Rabin, clarinet; Vladimir Pritsker, violin; Kit Dodd, viola; George Macero, cello; Steven Heyman, piano; Daniel S Godfrey, conductor); Harris Lindenfeld (born 1945): from the Grotte des Combarelles (1978) (Vladimir Pritsker, violin; George Macero, cello; Steven Heyman, piano); Christopher Hopkins (born 1957): Sonatas in Dark to Light (2000) (Linda Greene, flute; David Abrams, clarinet; James Krehbiel, violin; Greg Wood, cello; Steven Heyman, piano/sampler; Rob Bridge, percussion; Christopher Hopkins, conductor); Ron Caltabiano (born 1959): Clarinet Quartet (1998) (John Friedrichs, clarinet/bass; James Krehbiel, violin; Greg Wood, cello; Rob Bridge, percussion); Ann Silsbee (1930-2003): Wakings (1986) (Linda Greene, flute; Barbara Rabin, clarinet; Martin Wulfhorst, violin; Lynden Cranham, cello; Laurance Luttinger, percussion; Daniel Godfrey, conductor); Howard Boatwright (1918-1999): Adoration and Longing (1991) for voice and quartet (Vladimir Pritsker, Michael Bosetti, violins; Kit Dodd, viola; George Macero, cello; Janet Brown, soprano)
CD4: David Liptak (born 1949): Rhapsodies (1992) (Linda Greene, flute; John Friedrichs, clarinet; Dmitri Gerikh, violin; Walden Bass, cello; Steven Heyman, piano); Roberto Sierra (born 1953): Cronicas del discubrimiento (1991-1995) (Selma Moore, flute; Timothy Schmidt, guitar); Richard Wernick (born 1934): A Poison Tree (1979) (John Oberbrunner, flute; Barbara Rabin, clarinet; James Krehbiel, violin; George Macero, cello; Brian Israel, piano; Neva Pilgrim, soprano); Samuel Pellman (born 1953): Crane Songs (1983-84) (John Oberbrunner, flute; Barbara Rabin, clarinet; Sonya Monosoff, violin; Laurance Luttinger, percussion; Brian Israel, piano; Neva Pilgrim, soprano; Steven Stucky, conductor); Augusta Read Thomas (born 1964): Bells Ring Summer (2000) (George Macero, cello); Augusta Read Thomas: 2 Etudes (1997) (Steven Heyman, piano); Ping Jin (born 1964): Yangtze! Yangtze! (2002) (Selma Moore, flute; John Friedrichs, clarinet; Cristina Buciu, violin; Greg Wood, cello; Kevin Moore, piano; Jennifer Vacanti, percussion; Mark Davis Scatterday, conductor)
CD5: James Willey (born 1939): Society Music (1986) (Linda Greene, piccolo/flute/alto, Barbara Rabin, clarinet; George Coble, trumpet; William Harris, trombone; Donna Resue, horn; Eric Gustafson, viola; George Macero, cello; Edward Castilano, double bass; Laurance Luttinger, percussion; Steven Heyman, piano; Ed Murray, conductor); Nicholas V D'Angelo (born 1933): Some Summer Sun (1985) (Linda Greene, flute); Syd Hodkinson (born 1934): Epitaph and Scherzo (1988) (Cristina Baciu, violin; David Abrams, clarinet; Sar Shalom Strong, piano); Dexter Morrill (born 1938): Six Dark Questions (1979) (Computer chamber music with voice, text by George Hudson; Neva Pilgrim, soprano); Liu Zhuang (born 1932): Wind Through Pines (1999) (John Oberbrunner, flute; George Macero, cello; Steven Heyman, prepared piano); Rob Smith (born 1968): Dance Mix (2000) (Ralph Dudgeon, John Raschella, trumpets; Ron Caravan, Dan Miller, saxophones; Bill Harris, Benjamin Osborne, trombone and bass trombone; Darryl Pugh, amplified double bass; Rob Bridge, John Bird, Kati Coe, Chris Ganey, percussion) |