Notes and Editorial Reviews
REVIEWS:
American Record Guide (11-12/97, p.175) - "...Randall Hodgkinson's performance is brilliant....All three vocal pieces are idiomatically written and avoid the complexities and clashing dissonances of the concerto."
REVIEWS:
American Record Guide (11-12/97, p.175) - "...Randall Hodgkinson's performance is brilliant....All three vocal pieces are idiomatically written and avoid the complexities and clashing dissonances of the concerto." Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Concerto for Piano, Op. 130 by Gardner Read
Performer:
Randall Hodgkinson (Piano)
Conductor:
David Effron
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Eastman Philharmonia
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1973-1978; USA
Venue: Kresge Studios, Eastman School, New York
Length: 34 Minutes 15 Secs.
2.
Epistle to the Corinthians, Op. 144 by Gardner Read
Conductor:
Thomas Sokol
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Brass Ensemble,
Cornell Chorale
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1985; USA
Date of Recording: 05/10/1987
Venue: Live Sage Chapel, Cornell University, Ithaca
Length: 11 Minutes 57 Secs.
Language: English
3.
The Hidden Lute, Op. 132 by Gardner Read
Performer:
Kathryn Rees (Harp),
Helen Pridmore (Soprano),
Jennie Oh (Alto Flute),
Brian Bennett (Percussion)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1978; USA
Venue: Kresge Studios, Eastman School, New York
Length: 16 Minutes 29 Secs.
Language: English
4.
By-Low, My Babe, Op. 138 by Gardner Read
Performer:
Michael Rado (Harp),
Kathleen Conner (English Horn),
Carol Adee (Flute)
Conductor:
Sanford Dole
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Sanford Dole Ensemble
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1979; USA
Date of Recording: 07/27/1994
Venue: San Francisco, California
Length: 7 Minutes 46 Secs.
Language: English
Customer Reviews
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A Piano Concerto for the Ages September 17, 2012
By E. Barnes (Dunn Loring, VA) See All My Reviews
"Here, hidden among other gems from Gardner Read's oeuvre, is a piano concerto that needs broader exposure. That of course is a hard task, to stop major orchestras from playing the Beethoven Fifth long enough to give a neglected American work a chance. But chance it should get. Clearly in the mold of Barber's more famous concerto of ten years earlier (and a slow movement that's a bit reminiscent of Bartok's night-music forays), there's still enough originality here to suit the most finicky tastes. The live performance here with the Eastman Philharmonia under David Effron can be a little raggedy, with some tentative entrances, but it's a compelling and committed one nonetheless, with fine sonics. The other works on the CD show off Read's wide range of craftsmanship. The huge choral piece "Epistle to the Corinthians" is unfailingly assertive, with the kind of attractive declamation one finds from that part of the 20th Century but with rarely that amount of compositional virtuosity. The choir sings with spark and enthusiasm. The two chamber works rounding out the CD are enchanting, but they're a mismatch for the other bolder works. When you listen, put a little space between the large scale and the small scale."
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