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Release Date: 08/10/1995 Label: Albany Records Catalog #: 108 Spars Code: DDD Composer: Halsey Stevens, Charles Ives, Samuel Barber, Alan Hovhaness, Randall Thompson, Ronald Perera, Matthew Harris, Irving Fine, Henry Brant Performer: Elizabeth Rodgers Conductor: Clara Longstreth Orchestra/Ensemble: New Amsterdam Singers
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The twentieth-century American composers chosen for this program of choral music represent diverse styles and span almost 100 years; what they have in common is a sure sense for vocal writing, a preference for nontraditional but tonal harmony, and a delight in good poetry. The Composers: Halsey Stevens has taught at the University of California since 1948. He is an expert on Bartok and has composed a wealth of vocal and instrumental music. Charles Ives, New England's quirky, original insurance man-composer, began composing when he was 12 and held a job as church organist when he was only 14. Samuel Barber's gift for melody and the unabashed romanticism of some of his best-known works have made him one of the most popular mid-twentieth-century composers. Alan Hovhaness is an American composer of Armenian and Scottish descent. A prolific writer in a variety of forms, he is known for mystical works with an Eastern or Oriental flavor. Randall Thompson taught at the University of California at Berkley, Princeton, and Harvard, and was director of the Curtis Institute of Music. Ronald Perera studied with Leon Kirchner, Randall Thompson, and Mario Davidovsky. He has won awards and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and ASCAP and teaches at Smith College. Matthew Harris, born in 1956, studied at Juilliard, Harvard, and New England Conservatory with Elliott Carter, Roger Sessions, Milton Babbitt, and Donald Martino. The recipient of many prizes and commissions, he is represented on record by Opus One. Irving Fine - teacher, conductor, respected and widely programmed composer of chamber, orchestral, and choral music - was educated at Harvard and later taught there and at Brandeis University. A contemporary of Leonard Bernstein and Aaron Copland, he died prematurely in 1962. REVIEW: "...Interestingly enough, this disc is most interesting for its newest pieces, works by contemporary composers who are not very well-known and absolutely terrific... There is a young composer named Matthew Harris who I previously had never heard of, but who I now regard as a genius... I strongly urge that you go out and buy this disc." (Fanfare) |
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Go, Lovely Rose by Halsey Stevens | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conductor:
Clara Longstreth
Orchestra/Ensemble: New Amsterdam Singers Period: 20th Century Written: 1942; USA |
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Date of Recording: 03/1993 Venue: Saint Jean Baptiste Church Length: 1 Minutes 51 Secs. Language: English |
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Crossing the Bar by Charles Ives | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Performer:
Elizabeth Rodgers (Piano)
Conductor: Clara Longstreth Orchestra/Ensemble: New Amsterdam Singers Period: 20th Century Written: ?1890; USA |
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Date of Recording: 03/1993 Venue: Saint Jean Baptiste Church Length: 4 Minutes 2 Secs. Language: English |
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Reincarnations, Op. 16 by Samuel Barber | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conductor:
Clara Longstreth
Orchestra/Ensemble: New Amsterdam Singers Period: 20th Century Written: 1940; USA |
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Date of Recording: 03/1993 Venue: Saint Jean Baptiste Church Length: 9 Minutes 5 Secs. Language: English |
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David Wept for Slain Absalom by Alan Hovhaness | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conductor:
Clara Longstreth
Orchestra/Ensemble: New Amsterdam Singers Period: 20th Century Written: 1971; USA |
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Date of Recording: 03/1993 Venue: Saint Jean Baptiste Church Length: 7 Minutes 14 Secs. Language: English |
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Tarantella by Randall Thompson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Performer:
Elizabeth Rodgers (Piano)
Conductor: Clara Longstreth Orchestra/Ensemble: New Amsterdam Singers Period: 20th Century Written: 1937; USA |
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Date of Recording: 03/1993 Venue: Saint Jean Baptiste Church Length: 7 Minutes 35 Secs. Language: English |
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Earthsongs by Ronald Perera | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Performer:
Elizabeth Rodgers (Piano)
Conductor: Clara Longstreth Orchestra/Ensemble: New Amsterdam Singers Period: 20th Century Written: 1983; USA |
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Date of Recording: 03/1993 Venue: Saint Jean Baptiste Church Length: 13 Minutes 49 Secs. Language: English |
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Shakespeare Songs by Matthew Harris | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conductor:
Clara Longstreth
Orchestra/Ensemble: New Amsterdam Singers Period: 20th Century Written: 1988; USA |
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Date of Recording: 03/1993 Venue: Saint Jean Baptiste Church Length: 14 Minutes 47 Secs. Language: English |
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The Choral New Yorker by Irving Fine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Performer:
Elizabeth Rodgers (Piano)
Conductor: Clara Longstreth Orchestra/Ensemble: New Amsterdam Singers Period: 20th Century Written: 1944; USA |
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Date of Recording: 03/1993 Venue: Saint Jean Baptiste Church Length: 9 Minutes 21 Secs. Language: English |
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The 3-Way Canon Blues by Henry Brant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conductor:
Clara Longstreth
Orchestra/Ensemble: New Amsterdam Singers Period: 20th Century Written: 1946; USA |
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Date of Recording: 03/1993 Venue: Saint Jean Baptiste Church Length: 2 Minutes 32 Secs. Language: English |
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