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American theatre composer (1928-2010)
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- United States of America
- composer, songwriter
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2021-04-14 07:35:12
Richard Strauss satirising his publisher & exploring exoticism with vertiginously high vocals: Unerhört (Outrageous) from tenor Daniel Behle and pianist Oliver Schnyder
[…] tenor (though they are dedicated to soprano Elisabeth Schumann and her husband). The cycle begins in a seductive yet complex manner with Behle floating the high notes beautifully. A couple of songs return to the dazzling manner of Zerbinetta, then something more seductive with Behle amost cooing the high vocal line. The cycle ends in dazzling manner, with Strauss pushing tonality in the complex exoticism of the song.In 1906, the publishing house of Bote & Bock published Strauss' 6 Lieder Opus 56, but they inserted into his contract at a clause stating that they would hold the rights of his next six songs. Strauss was furious. This was a period when copyright, fees and royalties were a hot topic in Germany and Strauss had been instrumental in the founding of the Society of German Composers in 1898. His response to Bote & Bock was to not write any songs! So […]
2020-08-25 00:07:00
YesWeekly.com: Greensboro Symphony "concert held on March 20, 2021 will open with George Walker’s Lyric for Strings. The new featured guest artist, Kelly Hall-Tompkins..."
George Walker (1922-2018) Florence B. Price (1887-1953) Yes! Weekly Greensboro, NC By Keyshia Haithcock Aug 21, 2020 The Masterworks Series concert held on March 20, 2021 will open with George Walker’s Lyric for Strings. The new featured guest artist, Kelly Hall-Tompkins, will perform Florence Price’s Violin Concerto No. 2 and Fiddler Rhapsody and Scherzo by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick. The concert will conclude with the GSO’s performance of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7.
2020-08-09 01:00:00
American Viola Concertos - Piston - Druckman - Harberg - Harbison - Adler- - Wolpert
[…] with elegant mastery.The Grand Tetons are the inspiration behind All Things Majestic (2011), whose four movements paint portraits of thrilling landscapes. Higdon uses the full resources of the orchestra to convey the splendour of mountains, motion of bodies of water and wonders of other natural phenomena. Guerrero guides his ensemble through a performance in which both details and arching statements are set forth to resplendent effect.(Grammophone Review) Miklos Rozsa Viola Concerto Sinfonia ConcertanteIgor Gruppman violinRichard Bock celloPaul Silversthorne violaNew Zealand SO James Sedares Koch 1996 You can read a review here Morton Gould Viola ConcertoWalter Piston Viola ConcertoPaul Hindemith Concert Music for Viola and large OrchestraRaphael Hillyer - Robert Glazer - Paul Doktor violaThe Louisville OrchestraJorge Mester - Robert Whitney - Lawrence Leighton SmithSoundmark 2011Jacob Druckmann Viola ConcertoBrangleCounterpoise Raúl Díaz violaDawn Upshaw sopranoPhiladelphia OrchestraDavid ZinmanWolfgang Sawallisch New World 2001 You can read a review here Amanda […]
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ArtsJournal: music
2020-04-19 16:30:00
When Will Blockbusters Return To Movie Theatres?
It’s going to be quite some time. Why? “‘New York and Los Angeles are going to take a lot more time [to reopen] than Montana,’ predicts Jeff Bock, a box office analyst with Exhibitor Relations. ‘Nobody is going to open Mulan or Tenet if it’s just submarkets.'” (Sorry, Montana.) – Variety
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