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Scott Dunn, piano/The Bournemouth Symphony conducted by
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Scott Dunn, piano/The Bournemouth Symphony conducted by
Harold Farberman
from Albany TROY174 (1995)
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The American composer, Irwin "Buddy" Bazelon died on August 2, 1995 at the age of 73. Sadly, his death occurred just two months after the completion of the recording of this CD. During his lifetime he completed nine symphonies and more than 60 orchestral pieces, including Fire and Smoke which was a featured work at the 1994 Aspen Music Festival. He was at work on his tenth symphony at the time of his death. Buddy was born in Chicago. He graduated from DePaul University, studied composition briefly with Paul Hindemith at Yale and extensively with Darius Milhaud at Mills College. The Symphony No. 9 is an orchestral version of a piano piece written for Alan Mandel. It is dedicated to Sunday Silence, winner of the 1989 Kentucky Derby and Horse of the Year. About the music Harold Farberman has written: "It is the work of a master composer. The orchestral writing is compact, direct and dazzling. Everything on the page, even the smallest detail in the densest of textures, can and must be heard. The rhythmic elements, derived from jazz, that drive and create the large structures typical of Bazelon and his sound, are crystal clear in this last symphony. He is an unmistakable and unique American voice."
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Irwin Bazelon, composer
Entre Nous...for Solo Cello & Orchestra
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Harold Farberman, conductor, Dorothy Lawson, cello
Irwin Bazelon, composer
Symphony No. 9 (Sunday Silence)
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Harold Farberman, conductor, Scott Dunn, piano
Irwin Bazelon, composer
Symphony No. 7 (Ballet for Orchestra)
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Harold Farberman, conductor
Review:
"...Full of character, not tonal in any usual way, and utterly idiosyncratic in its disjointed, colorful irregularity..." (Fanfare)
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For Tuba and String Quartet
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For Tuba and String Quartet
Bayo Baev, tuba, and members of the Rousse Philharmonic
from Albany TROY363 (1999)
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Buddy Bazelon died on August 2, 1995 at the age of 73. He composed nine symphonies and more than 60 orchestral, chamber and instrumental pieces. Born in Evanston, Illinois, he graduated from DePaul University with degrees in music. He studied with Hindemith at Yale and Milhaud at Mills College. From 1948 until his death he lived in New York City and Long Island where he had a retreat which was the perfect counterpoint for the tensions and hustle-bustle of urban life with which his rhythmically complex and often jazz-tinged music bristles. In his early years in New York, Bazelon supported himself by scoring documentaries, art films and theatrical productions. During the 50s and the 60s he composed more than fifty scores of this kind, which proved to be an invaluable preparation for his orchestral music. In a valedictory of sorts he wrote Knowing the Score: Notes on Film Music. Published in 1975, this book is widely used as a college text. As guest composer Bazelon frequently lectured at leading universities and music schools throughout the United States and England. Young people were especially drawn to his feisty spirit and no-nonsense approach to earning a living by applying compositional talents to the commercial world without sacrificing integrity. A long-time racing enthusiast, one of his best known works, Churchill Downs (Chamber Concerto No. 2) is named for the home of the Kentucky Derby.
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Irwin Bazelon, composer
Symphony No. 4
Rousse Philharmonic, Harold Farberman, conductor
Irwin Bazelon, composer
For Tuba...with String Attached
Rousse Philharmonic, Harold Farberman, conductor, Bayo Baev, tuba
Irwin Bazelon, composer
A Quiet Piece for a Violent Time
Rousse Philharmonic, Harold Farberman, conductor
Review:
"This release contains brash, largely unclassifiable, but expertly wrought and realized songs. ...Suffice it to say that these pieces are essential, and are here given inspired and ultranervy performances..." (Fanfare)
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For Wind Quintet and Harpsichord
Overture
Morning Hymn
Carriage Ride (Throu...
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For Wind Quintet and Harpsichord
Overture
Morning Hymn
Carriage Ride (Through Village)
Fuguing Tune (Intermezzo)
Corbett House (Interlude)
Winter (Delaware Country Scene)
Fun and Games ("For Colonial Kids")
Serenade
Members of the Orchestra of Sofia, Bulgaria
from Albany TROY508 (2002)
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Irwin Bazelon completed Symphony No. One in February, 1961 at the age of 38. A vigorous 30 minute statement full of vitality, swagger and confidence, the fingerprints of his future symphonies and a recognizable compositional sound are already evident. The composer abandoned the traditional four movement classical structure and in another bold stroke he reshaped and used standard jazz elements as his basic material. If American style jazz is the true American music, as is most commonly believed today, it is hardly a stretch to think of Bazelon's orchestral sounds as derived from American roots. Orchestrated for wind quintet and harpsichord, the Early American Suite is based on a score Bazelon wrote in the summer of 1965 for legendary documentary director Willard van Dyke. The concert version was completed in November-December the same year. The eight short movements of this charming suite reveal Bazelon as adept in miniature structures as he is formidable in his long-form symphonic works. The Suite from Shakespeare's "The Merry Wives of Windsor" was drawn from original theater music composed for John Houseman's American Shakespeare Festival Theater in Stratford, Connecticut in 1959. Though completed in January of 1960, this recording is the first concert performance of the music.
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Irwin Bazelon, composer
Symphony No. One
Orchestra of Sofia, Harold Farberman, conductor
Irwin Bazelon, composer
Early American Suite
Orchestra of Sofia members
Irwin Bazelon, composer
Suite from Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor
Orchestra of Sofia, Harold Farberman, conductor
Review:
"Bazelon uses the orchestra with commanding skill, exploring instrumental combinations, techniques and effects...that evoke a spectrum of expressive colors." (Gramophone)
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The New England Conservatory Wind Ensemble conducted by
Frank L. Battisti
from Albany TROY444 (2001)
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This recording is the long-awaited second release on Albany Records of the famed New England Conservatory Wind Ensemble. Conducted by Frank Battisti, the Wind Ensemble performs the significant literature for brass, woodwind and percussion instruments composed from the Renaissance to the twentieth century. Many of its performances are broadcast over the National Public Radio network. This disc will be a must for all wind ensemble enthusiasts. (Volume 1 is TROY340.)
Contents:
Elizabeth Maconchy, composer
Music for Brass and Woodwind
New England Conservatory Wind Ensembe, Frank Battisti, conductor
Alan Fletcher, composer
An American Song
New England Conservatory Wind Ensembe, Frank Battisti, conductor
William Schuman, composer
American Hymn
New England Conservatory Wind Ensembe, Frank Battisti, conductor
Charles Ives, composer, trans. J. Elkus
The Alcotts
New England Conservatory Wind Ensembe, Frank Battisti, conductor
Steven Stucky, composer
Funeral Music for Queen Mary
New England Conservatory Wind Ensembe, Frank Battisti, conductor
Aaron Copland, composer
Variations on a Shaker Melody
New England Conservatory Wind Ensembe, Frank Battisti, conductor
Aaron Copland, composer, trans. M. Patterson
Down a Country Lane
New England Conservatory Wind Ensembe, Frank Battisti, conductor
Aaron Copland, composer, trans. W. Beeler
Lincoln Portrait
New England Conservatory Wind Ensembe, Frank Battisti, conductor, Gunther Schuller, narrator
Aaron Copland, composer
Preamble for a Solemn Occasion
New England Conservatory Wind Ensembe, Frank Battisti, conductor
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1) Allegro energico
2) (@ 05:35) Adagio
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1) Allegro energico
2) (@ 05:35) Adagio
3) (@ 12:47) Vivace
Ensemble conducted by George Rothman
from Albany TROY489 (2002)
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Leo Kraft is active as a composer, educator, and author. After receiving degrees from Queens College and Princeton University, he joined the faculty of Queens College in 1947, and retired in 1989. While the bulk of his work consists of chamber music, he has written orchestral, piano and vocal music as well. The composer writes: "About the Six Pieces for Violin and Piano Obbligato, as the title implies, these pieces feature the violin, while the role of the piano is more than an accompaniment, but less than an equal partner, hence the term obbligato. Imagining the violin as a great actor capable of portraying many roles, I found a different kind of expression in each piece. Line Drawings was written for Paul Dunkel, who gave the first performance with Richard Fitz in 1972. The linear nature of the music suggested the title. Paul Maynard was an outstanding performer and scholar in Renaissance and Baroque music. He was a major presence on the faculty of the Aaron Copland School of Music, and it is to his memory that The Garden of Memory for harpsichord (on which he performed so marvelously) is dedicated. The poetry of e.e. cummings has delighted me since my student days, but only recently did I feel that I had the means to do justice to some of my favorite poems. I heard a tenor voice and a small group of instruments. My aim was to get beneath the surface of the elegant lines to the deeper meaning below. My second chamber symphony is indeed a symphony in the classical sense, which is to say that the work is highly developmental, spacious in gesture, and ambitious in scope."
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Leo Kraft, composer
Six Pieces for Violin and Piano Obbligato
Renee Jolles, violin, Christopher Oldfather, piano
Leo Kraft, composer
Line Drawings
Paul Dunkel, flute, Michael Lipsey, percussion
Leo Kraft, composer
The Garden of Memory
Christopher Oldfather, harpsichord
Leo Kraft, composer
"cummingsong"
Mark Bleekey, tenor, Sue Ann Kahn, flute, Marcia Butler, oboe, Deborah Wong, violin, Lois Martin, viola, Greg Heffelink, cello, Paul Hostetter, conductor
Leo Kraft, composer
Chamber Symphony #2 for 16 Instruments
George Rothman, conductor
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