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The American Chamber Ensemble
This CD features chamber music for voice, clarinet,
and piano by Judith Lang Zaimont and Vally Weigl, and the Paul Hindemith
quartet for clarinet, strings, and piano. Naomi Drucker, clarinet; Blanche
Abram, piano; Deirdre Kingsbury, mezzo-soprano; Timothy Baker, violin;
Chris Finckel, cello.Leonarda Catalog #LE329. Total Time 60:41.
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COMPOSERS, CHAMBER MUSIC |
AUDIO SAMPLES |
MUSICIANS |
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Judith Lang Zaimont (b.1945)
(USA)
From the Great Land (22:01)
(text: Frank Buske)
She is Left on the Ice
Passion: The First Dream
Lullaby: The Second Dream
Counting Song: The Third Dream
Lament
Interlude-Lullaby; Vision: The Fourth Dream
She Dies |
mp3 #1
(:23)
mp3 #2 (1:11) |
Deirdre Kingsbury, mezzo-soprano; Naomi Drucker,
clarinet; Blanche Abram, piano, Eskimo drum |
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Vally Pick Weigl (1899-1982)
(Austria-USA)
Songs of Remembrance (11:45)
(text: Emily Dickenson)
Heart! We will forget him
What shall I do when the Summer troubles?
Mother Nature
Wild nights
If you were coming in the fall |
mp3 (:22)
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Deirdre Kingsbury, mezzo-soprano; Naomi Drucker,
clarinet; Blanche Abram, piano |
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Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)
(Germany-USA)
Quartet for Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano (26:38)
Mässig bewegt
Sehr langsam
Mässig bewegt; Lebhaft; Ruhig bewegt; Sehr lebhaft |
mp3
(:29) |
Naomi Drucker, clarinet; Timothy Baker, violin;
Chris Finckel, cello; Blanche Abram, piano |
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Links to alphabetical list of composers:
Bios and links to all their recordings at this site
Reviews: CD: "This disc is recommended."
Fanfare. * Performance, Recording: "Drucker
is a fine clarinetist who has performed around the world; her playing does not
suffer in comparison to that of her husband, the great Stanley Drucker. Abram,
too, is an esteemed performer and teacher; both string players also display
high credentials. Deirdre Kingsbury brings her stage experience to bear on the
songs, peering deep into their emotional spheres as well as mastering the vocal
requirements." Fanfare. * "An accomplished
and exciting performance of Paul Hindemith's Quartet rounds out the program."
Journal of Singing. * Zaimont: "Judith
Lang Zaimont's cycle is a touching and sensitive treatment of poems from Frank
Buske's Woman's Songs. Mezzo Deirdre Kingsbury gives a dramatic performance,
and the instrumental work of Blanche Abram and Naomi Drucker is exemplary."
Journal of Singing. * Weigl: "Weigl's 1953
work is conventionally tonal and instantly attractive. Interplay of color and
line between clarinet, voice, and piano is excellent and gives fresh feeling
to the familiar Dickinson texts." Journal of Singing.
* Hindemith: "Involving music" Fanfare.
Recording: Recording producers: Judith Zaimont (Zaimont)
and Marnie Hall (Weigl, Hindemith). Recording engineers: Michail Liberman (Zaimont)
and Paul Goodman (Weigl, Hindemith). Recorded in 1987 at Hofstra University
(Zaimont) and in New York City at RCA's Studio A. DDD. Support:
This recording is made possible by public funds from The New York State
Council on the Arts, a state agency. Additional funding was provided by The
Joe & Emily Lowe Foundation; The Vally Weigl Recording Fund, Hofstra University;
The New York Community Trust; and The National Heritage Foundation. Music
Publishers:Hindemith: Universal Edition, distributed in the
USA by European American Music. Zaimont and Weigl: Email Leonarda for
information. marnie@leonarda.com. Cover Photo: Photo:
"Elk Lake, New York Adirondacks" by Irving Abram. Graphic
Design: Marnie Hall. ©1989, Leonarda Productions, Inc. All rights
reserved. Made in the U.S.A.
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chamber music with clarinet, chamber music with mezzo-soprano; vocal chamber
music, piano quartets
