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The London Philharmonic
Celebrates American Composers
CD: contrabassoon concerto by Donald Erb, a work for string
orchestra by Marga Richter, and orchestral works by Erik Lundborg and
Irwin Bazelon. The London Philharmonic; Harold Farberman, conductor; Gregg
Henegar, contrabassoon. Leonarda Catalog #LE331. Total Time 64:22
Leonarda Home Page.
Composers' bios.
Musicians' bios.
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MP3s can be downloaded. CDs are $15.99 + shipping & handling.
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ORCHESTRAL MUSIC by AMERICAN COMPOSERS |
AUDIO SAMPLES, mp3s |
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Donald Erb (b.1927)
(USA)
Concerto for Contrabassoon & Orchestra
(14:26) (1984)
Gregg Henegar, soloist |
mp3 (:31) |
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Marga Richter
(b.1926) (USA)
Blackberry Vines and
Winter Fruit (12:41) (1976) |
mp3 (:34) |
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Erik Lundborg
(b.1948) (USA)
Switchback (10:47)
(1986-88) |
mp3 (:29) |
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Irwin Bazelon
(1922-1995) (USA)
Symphony No. 8 for
Strings (25:52) (1986) |
mp3 (:33) |
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Links to alphabetical list of composers:
Bios and links to all their recordings at this site
Reviews: Recording, Repertoire: "I didn't review
the London Philharmonic collection of American works on Leonarda, but it is
so enjoyable that I cannot avoid acknowledging it. Donald Erb's contrabassoon
concerto is a gas; Marga Richter's and Erik Lundborg's tone poems about Vermont's
winter landscape and the American West, respectively, are vital portrayals;
and Irwin Bazelon's strings-only Eighth Symphony is a major score. Critic
Stephen Ellis' "Want List," Fanfare, 1991. * "This
is a fine, varied collection of works by American composers who are scantily
represented on compact discs." James H. North, Fanfare.
* Erb: "Fantastic, wild, exciting Contrabassoon Concerto,
performed with stunning virtuosity by Gregg Henegar." Ron Klimco, The
Double Reed. * Richter: "Teeming with instrumental color and
rhythmic life." Lawrence Johnson, Musical America. *
Lundborg: "A work of sweeping, driving grandeur." Charles
Ward, The Houston Chronicle. * Bazelon: "The
nervous energy imbuing his music is produced by a rhythmic style of a breadth
and sophistication that calls to mind great masters of rhythmic freedom in the
20th century, such as Bartok and Varese." David Cox, The
Musical Times (London).
Recording: Recording producer: Marnie Hall. Recording
engineer: John Kurlander. Recording venue: Abbey Road Studios, London, England,
May 24 and 25, 1989. Post Production Producer: Marnie Hall; Digital Editor: Allan
Tucker (Foothill Productions). DDD. Support: This recording
is made possible with public funds from The New York State Council on the Arts,
a state agency. Additional funding was provided by The Joe and Emily Lowe Foundation,
and individual donors. Music Publishers: Erb: Merion
Music; Richter: Carl Fischer, Inc; Lundborg: American Composers Alliance; Bazelon:
Theodore Presser Co. Cover Photo (Cornwall, England)
and Graphic Design: Marnie Hall. Copyright 1990, Leonarda
Productions, Inc. CDs made in the USA. All rights reserved.
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