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Jonathan Kramer: Five
Compositions
CD: symphony orchestra, chamber ensemble,
solo piano, and clarinet with tape. The London Philharmonic, Harold Farberman,
conductor. Atlanta Chamber Players: Melanie Cramer, flute; Robert Brown
clarinet; Mowry Pearson, violin; Pamela Askew, viola; Paul Cohen, cello;
Paula Peace, piano. Frank Weinstock, piano. Phillip Rehfeldt, clarinet.
Lynn Raley, piano. Leonarda Catalog #LE332. Total Time 70:10.
Leonarda Home Page.
Composer bio and program notes.
Musicians' bios.
MP3s can be downloaded. CDs are $15.99 plus shipping & handling.
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JONATHAN KRAMER (1942-2004)
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AUDIO SAMPLES |
MUSICIANS |
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Musica Pro Musica (18:56)
(1987) |
mp3
(:28) |
The London Philharmonic, Harold Farberman,
conductor |
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Atlanta Licks
(12:54) (1984) |
mp3
(:24) |
The Atlanta Chamber Players |
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Music for Piano, No.
5 (16:04) (1980) |
mp3
(:22) |
Frank Weinstock, piano |
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Renascence (11:04)
(1974) |
mp3
(:24) |
Phillip Rehfeldt, clarinet and tape |
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Music for Piano, No.
3 (10:25) (1968) |
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Lynn Raley, piano |
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Links to alphabetical list of composers:
Bios and links to all their recordings at this site
Reviews: Musica Pro Musica: "It juxtaposes a
waltz tune, what appear to be Latin American dance rhythms, a touch of jazz,
the ghost of a popular ballad, and other influences in a collage that suggest
Charles Ives. Kramer is a skilled craftsman, and his melting pot of different
musics works very well." Cleveland Plain Dealer. *
Atlanta Licks: "A delightful adventure in sound, with exciting solo
'licks.'...The innovative music has strong jazz overtones." Atlanta
Journal-Constitution. * Music for Piano, No. 5: "The pitches
are treated...in a virtuosic fashion - transmuted into gestures ranging
from jazz licks to Renaissance-like motet passages - which might be considered
'maximal' rather than minimal." Musical America. *
Renascence: "The main point about Kramer's Renascence is
that it is fun. There is only one clarinet on stage...but by the time this piece
starts cooking there are more than a dozen tape-recorded clarinet lines in the
works, all swinging like Benny Goodman and doodling in other jazz-like rhythms
on the same six notes. Cincinnati Enquirer.
Recording: London Philharmonic recording
producer: Marnie Hall; Engineer: John Kurlander (Abbey Road Studios, London,
England, May 24, 1989). Atlanta Chamber Players recording engineer:
Greg Quesnel (Studio One, Atlanta, May 20 and 21, 1986). Frank Weinstock
recording engineer: John Swartz (Corbett Auditorium, University of Cincinnati,
March 14, 1988). Phillip Rehfeldt recording engineer: Charles Brown
(Charles Brown Music, Cincinnati, 1985). Lynn Raley recording engineer:
Brent Reider (Corbett Auditorium, University of Cincinnati, June 14, 1985).
Post Production: London Philharmonic: Marnie Hall
(Leonarda Productions) and Allan Tucker (Foothill Productions). London Philharmonic
DDD; Other pieces ADD. Support: This project was funded
in part by public funds from The Ohio Arts Council. This project is made possible
with public funds from The New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.
Additional funding was provided by The University of Cincinnati Research Council
and University of Redlands. Music Publishers: Renascence
and Music for Piano, No. 5: G. Schirmer Other works, email Leonarda for information.
Cover Photo: Jonathan Kramer. Graphic
Design: Marnie Hall. © 1990, Leonarda Productions, Inc. All rights
reserved. CDs made in the USA.
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