Born in America 1938
On this CD:
1. Cello Concerto Prelude for Cello and Piano
Composed by John Harris Harbison
Performed by Norman Fischer
2. An Orbicle of Jasp, for cello & piano
Composed by Charles Wuorinen
Performed by Norman Fischer
3. Très Lent (In Memoriam Olivier Messiaen), for cello & piano
Composed by Joan Tower
Performed by Norman Fischer
4. Character Pieces for Cello and Piano
Composed by Ellsworth Milburn
Performed by Norman Fischer
5. Phantasmagoria (on themes from the Ghosts of Versailles), for cello & piano
Composed by John Corigliano
Performed by Norman Fischer
6. Capriccio for cello & piano
Composed by William Bolcom
Performed by Norman Fischer
Born in America 1938, Music, Norman Fischer, William Bolcom, John Corigliano, John Harris Harbison, Ellsworth Milburn, Joan Tower, Charles Wuorinen, Jeanne Kierman, Cello with Keyboard, Chamber, Chamber Music, Chamber Music & Recitals, Classical, Classical Collections-Composer Desc., Classical Music, Concerto
Average customer rating:
- Mostly introspective modern American music for cello
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Born in America 1938
Manufacturer: Gasparo Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
 General
| Bolcom, William
| ( B )
| Featured Composers, A-Z
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
All Works by Corigliano
| Corigliano, John
| ( C )
| Featured Composers, A-Z
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
All Works by Tower
| Tower, Joan
| ( T )
| Featured Composers, A-Z
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Concertos
| Forms & Genres
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
Chamber Music
| Forms & Genres
| Classical (c.1770-1830)
| Historical Periods
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
Cello
| Strings
| Instruments
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Chamber Music
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
Compilations
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
ASIN: B00005YDKR
Release Date: 2002-01-29 |
Customer Reviews:
Mostly introspective modern American music for cello.......2004-09-28
The premise behind this CD is an interesting one; take 6 mostly well-known American composers born in the same year and record their music for cello and piano. You might think, America being such a big place and there being such a diverse range of musical styles operative there, that you'd get a wildly eclectic collection. But all the composers included, with one exception, represent the same sort of aesthetic; a sort of pandiatonic approach that is mostly introspective. The exception, of course, is wild man William Bolcom, who really is eclectic, and his piece shines by comparison--in this one piece there's more variety than in the rest of the CD. Also of note is a composition by Ellsworth Milburn--a composer with whom I was unfamilar. Milburn taught composition at Rice University in Houston, a school known for some time as a bastion of serialism; but his Character Pieces show none of that influence. They're charming works, with a great sense of color and flair. The works by Wourinen, Tower, and Corigliano are all good, but so similar that the programming doesn't really do them service. How I'd have loved to hear a work by Paul Chihara, one of my favorite totally obscure composers; he's mentioned in the notes as being born in 1938 but lacking a piece for cello and piano.
Norman Fischer and Jeanne Kierman, the Fischer Duo, play superbly. Even if I do fault their programming, I can't fault their performance.
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