Tired of Berg? Worn out by Bartók? Exhausted by Shostakovich? Are you looking for something contemporary in the way of string quartets but not for something that'll make you curse the day you were born? Try this disc by the Orion Quartet. It features one of America's pre-eminent string quartets performing three previously unrecorded works: a ...
Chamber music recordings tend to bifurcate into modern and traditional, so the Atlanta Chamber Players deserve kudos right off for this recital-style program, opening with Mozart and proceeding to a variety of contemporary works. There are three trios, and then the central work on the program, the world-premiere Songs America Loves to Sing, by ...
Originally released by Nonesuch, this recording of John Harbison's Ulysses' Bow (1983) is an important title in First Edition's reissue line, and likely to renew interest in this brilliant score. The second act of a ballet based on Homer's Odyssey, the work relates the events of Ulysses' return to Ithaca, his defeat of the suitors, and his reunion ...
Listeners who aren't already devoted fans of American composer John Harbison might find themselves converted after hearing this album. His music is utterly gripping, engaging, and accessible. This album centers around Harbison's Second Piano Trio, which he claims was inspired by the unpredictable nature of the Haydn piano trios. Performed and ...
The song cycle accompanied by a small instrumental ensemble is one of John Harbison's favored genres, and this CD, featuring vigorous performances by the Chicago Chamber Musicians, includes two of his cycles. Mezzo-soprano Lorraine Hunt Lieberson performs North and South: Six Poems of Elizabeth Bishop, composed in 1999. Harbison's blues-inflected ...
Fairly or not, John Harbison's music is sometimes hard for listeners to embrace, not only because of its unpredictable variety and emotional aloofness, but also because of its strong literary orientation, which adds yet another level of complexity to an already difficult body of work. Mottetti di Montale is a collection of art songs in four books ...
By calling this album Music of John Harbison, Vol. 1, Bridge Records makes the implicit commitment to further releases of the composer's music, which is a very good thing. While Harbison has fared well on disc, he is remarkably prolific, and many pieces remain to be recorded. This CD contains some of the composer's most attractive works. Mirabai ...
Oehms Classics' James Levine: Documents of the Munich Years Volume 7 is an all-American program pulled together from recordings made at eight different Munich Philharmonic concerts, and featuring three works -- George Gershwin's Cuban Overture, John Harbison's Symphony No. 3, and Charles Ives' Symphony No. 2. From the outset, one notices ...
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