Notes and Editorial Reviews
North/South offers two releases of the music of Larry Bell this month; one orchestral and one for piano. Larry Bell received his DMA from The Juilliard School, working with Vincent Persichetti and Roger Sessions, and later taught in the Pre-College Division. A member of the composition faculty of the Boston Conservatory since 1980, Bell also teaches at the New England Conservatory of Music.This recording is of his orchestral and wind ensemble music. The largest work on this disc is his Idumea Symphony (Symphony No. 2). The title (Idumea) is the Biblical name of a hymn tune taken from The Sacred Harp, an important 19th-century hymn book used widely in the South. Other works include a concerto for bassoon (Sentimental Muse); a divertimento
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for chamber orchestra (Song and Dance) and his Short Symphony for Band. Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Symphony no 2, Op. 40 "Idumea" by Larry Bell
Conductor:
Joel Eric Suben
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1996; USA
Date of Recording: 03/06/2003
Venue: Moravian PO Concert Hall, Czech Republic
Length: 20 Minutes 4 Secs.
2.
Song and Dance, Op. 44 by Larry Bell
Conductor:
Joel Eric Suben
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1997; USA
Date of Recording: 03/08/2003
Venue: Moravian PO Concert Hall, Czech Republic
Length: 18 Minutes 56 Secs.
3.
Short Symphony for Band, Op. 47 by Larry Bell
Conductor:
William Drury
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Jordan Winds
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1999; USA
Date of Recording: 03/22/1999
Venue: New England Conservatory, Boston, MA
Length: 12 Minutes 41 Secs.
4.
Concerto for Bassoon, Op. 45 "Sentimental Muse" by Larry Bell
Performer:
Kathryn Sleeper (Bassoon)
Conductor:
Joel Eric Suben
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1997; USA
Date of Recording: 03/07/2003
Venue: Moravian PO Concert Hall, Czech Republic
Length: 16 Minutes 55 Secs.
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