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(Eminent Lives)This addition to the Eminent Lives Series by Pulitzer-winning biographer Morris (Theodore Rex; Dutch) does not disappoint. The author provides a close analysis of only one cantata, the early (written at 19) and relatively obscure Joseph II, but leaves no doubt he could easily do the same for the more radical and magisterial works, which are "bothersome to orthodox opinion" about Beethoven's time, were the ground not so well trodden.
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These recordings represent Bridge's latest investigations into the
concert
and studio legacy of the great Polish piano virtuoso, Artur Balsam.
This set
of recordings features never-before-issued BBC broadcasts of four
concertos,
performed with the superb Haydn Orchestra of London, conducted by the
late
Harry Newstone. The concerto recordings were taken from a series of
broadcasts that Balsam, Newstone and the Haydn Orchestra made in June
of
1956. These broadcasts, long thought to be lost, were restored by Adam
Abeshouse, and reveal Balsam as a great Mozartean, performing with
luminous
touch, an unerring sense of proportion, and great warmth of spirit. A
biographical essay about the late Canadian conductor, Harry Newstone,
gives
a wealth of information about this undeservedly forgotten maestro. In
addition to his work with his own Haydn Orchestra, Harry Newstone was
the
conductor of the BBC Welsh Orchestra, and the Sacramento Symphony.
Newstone's work pre-figured many of the techniques that the
early-instrument
movement were to adopt a generation later. In addition to the concerto
recordings, these specially-priced discs offer two solo performances-
Mozart's beloved C major Sonata, K. 330, from Balsam's Concert Hall
Society
LP, made in the 1950s; and the beautiful, late, Rondo in A minor, K.
511,
taken from a recital Balsam gave in New York City, in 1980.
Project History and Grammy Awards
Volume 3, recipient of two GRAMMY nominations including “Best Classical Album” of 2005, features an international collaboration between Southwest Chamber Music and GRAMMY-nominated Tambuco Percussion Ensemble from Mexico City for works for ensemble and percussion, which are paired with the complete works for voice and instruments, featuring Suzanna Guzman and Alba Quezada. Volume 1 and 2 of this series received 2003 and 2004 GRAMMY Awards from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
Volume 4 Repertory
The Complete Chamber Music of Carlos Chavez, Volume 4 includes the most complete span of Chavez’s work of the entire series, starting with the Sextet of 1919 and ending with the Feuille D’Album of 1974, Chavez’s last solo instrumental or chamber work. In addition to his cycle of three string quartets, we present his three sonatinas written for the Copland-Sessions Concerts in New York City in the 1920s, and the complete works for violin and piano, including works for Joseph Szigeti and the inaugural season of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Also included are the complete works for guitar, and two important incidental works, the Fuga H-A-G-C, dedicated to Goddard Lieberson, and the Trio for Flute, Viola and Harp, a charming arrangement of works by Debussy and de Falla.
Ana Chavez, the composer’s daughter, has graciously given Southwest Chamber Music permission to illustrate these performances and recordings of her father’s music with portraits of Chavez never seen outside of her family. There are two by Diego Rivera (from 1932 and 1946), and one each by David Alfaro Siqueiros (1947) and Rufino Tamayo (undated, but probably from the late 1960s to early 70s). The cover of Volume 4 is a drawing by Siqueiros. Mrs. Chavez has also provided Southwest Chamber Music with photographs of her father by legendary photographer Manuel Alvarez Bravo.
About Southwest Chamber Music
Founded in 1987, Southwest Chamber Music (SCM) is the most active chamber music ensemble
in the Western United States, maintaining a full season of over 100 concerts, community and educational events throughout the year. Since its inception, the mission of SCM has been to provide the Southern California and international music community with concert, recording, and educational programming that reflects the vast diversity of art music from around the world. SCM’s events include concert series at Pasadena’s Norton Simon Museum, Armory Center and Boston Court, and Los Angeles’ Colburn School of Performing Arts, plus a celebrated summer chamber music festival at The Huntington Library in San Marino. SCM’s website is http://www.swmusic.org.
A journey through some of the world’s most romantic music—from Mendelssohn to Gershwin to John Williams. Appassionato is something of an event in the recording industry, as it marks Yo-Yo Ma’s first release since The Essential Yo-Yo Ma appeared in August 2005. With a release date set for January 9, 2007, Appassionato seems an ideal Valentine’s Day choice for music lovers.
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An exclusive Sony Classical artist, Yo-Yo Ma has amassed an army of admirers via his vast recording legacy. With a CD catalogue of astonishing breadth and depth, he has consistently been one of the top-selling classical artists in the world. His recordings have earned him a total of fifteen Grammy Awards. His lively appearances on a wide range of television programs, from The West Wing to The Tonight Show to Sesame Street, have earned him a reputation as the most exciting ambassador for classical music since Leonard Bernstein. He can be heard on the soundtrack recordings of several major feature films, including Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and Memoirs of a Geisha. In 1998, he established The Silk Road Project, designed to shed light on the synthesis of cultural ideas along the famous Silk Road.
Many of the works featured on Appassionato have come to be closely identified with Yo-Yo Ma. His impassioned, intensely lyrical performing style—many critics have noted that his playing “sings,” and more than a few opera stars have named him as an influence in their own careers—illuminates treasured classics such as the Largo from Vivaldi’s “Winter,” “The Swan” from Saint-Saens’s Carnival of the Animals, and the Allegretto poco mosso from Franck’s Sonata in A minor (with pianist Kathryn Stott). Appassionato’s musical bounty also includes the Andante con moto from Gershwin’s Prelude No. 2, Bandolim’s Doce de Coco, the Largo from Kabalevsky’s Concerto No. 1 in G minor, “First Impressions” from Appalachia Waltz (the acclaimed collaboration with fiddler Mark O’Connor and bassist and Sony Classical artist Edgar Meyer), the Andante from Brahms’ Double Concerto in A minor (with violinist Isaac Stern), and two works by Ennio Morricone, “Nostalgia” and an excerpt from “Gabriel’s Oboe.”
Appassionato also features three selections that Ma has recorded for the first time: Michio Mamiya’s Finnish Folk Song No. 4, “Mikin Pekko,” Piazzolla’s “Soledad,” and Mendelssohn’s immortal “Songs Without Words” with Emanuel Ax. In addition, Zhao’s “Swallow Song” has been specially re-recorded for this album. It first appeared on Silk Road Journeys: Beyond The Horizon. Another high point is John Williams’s “Going to School” from the popular 2005 film Memoirs of a Geisha. In addition to Ma, this selection features the multiple Academy Award-winning composer in a rare appearance on piano. “Going to School” was initially available as an ITunes exclusive during the movie’s release, and this marks its first time on a commercially available CD.
While Ma has chosen the works in Appassionato to represent various aspects of love, they also symbolize another type of love, namely Yo-Yo Ma’s passion for performing music with friends. Appassionato unfolds as a kind of musical memoir, pairing the cellist with many of the great influences and collaborators of his career. In a never-before published interview included in the CD booklet, Ma recalls many of his famous artistic partnerships. One of his most celebrated collaborations is with pianist Emanuel Ax, who joins him on Appassionato for “Song Without Words.” The two men have been friends and colleagues for thirty-five years. “I thought this album would not be complete if Manny wasn’t part of it,” says Ma. “We know each other’s timing. We kind of feel it. It’s a brother kind of thing.”
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