Concerto For Piano & Orchestra

On this CD:

1. Chorale Variations for orchestra
Composed by Robert Beaser
Performed by American Composers Orchestra
Conducted by Dennis Russell Davies

2. Chorale Variations for orchestra
Composed by Robert Beaser
Performed by American Composers Orchestra
Conducted by Dennis Russell Davies

3. Seven Deadly Sins, song cycle for voice & piano
Composed by Robert Beaser
Performed by American Composers Orchestra with Jan Opalach
Conducted by Dennis Russell Davies

4. Seven Deadly Sins, song cycle for voice & piano Nos 1-7, c
Composed by Robert Beaser
Performed by American Composers Orchestra with Jan Opalach
Conducted by Dennis Russell Davies

5. Concerto for piano & orchestra
Composed by Robert Beaser
Performed by American Composers Orchestra with Pamela Mia Paul
Conducted by Dennis Russell Davies

6. Concerto for piano & orchestra
Composed by Robert Beaser
Performed by American Composers Orchestra with Pamela Mia Paul
Conducted by Dennis Russell Davies

Tracks:

Chorale Variations
Pride
Envy
Wrath
Sloth
Avarice
Gluttony
Lust
Introduction-Allegro (Concerto for Piano and Orchestra)
Lento-Variations (Concerto for Piano and Orchestra)
Rondo (Concerto for Piano and Orchestra)

Product Description

The Baltimore Sun writes: "Beaser is one of this country's huge composing talents, with a gift for vocal writing that is perhaps unequaled." His recent Opera "The Food of Love," with a libretto by Terrence McNally, is part of the Central Park Trilogy, which opened to worldwide critical accolades at Glimmerglass and New York City Opera. The San Francisco Chronicle called his opera "gripping" and "arresting" & a masterful score with beautiful rhapsodic turns, canny pacing, pungent orchestral writing and magnificently shapely arias." The Arizona Republic called it "a masterpiece" and USA-Today wrote: "Beaser's glistening, percussion-tinged orchestral textures and utterly singable melodies are a joy to hear at every turn." Televised nationally on PBS Great Performances, it received an Emmy nomination in 2000.

Robert Beaser: The Seven Deadly Sins/Chorale Variations/Concerto For Piano & Orchestra

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Robert Beaser: The Seven Deadly Sins/Chorale Variations/Concerto For Piano & Orchestra

Manufacturer: Polygram Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00000E57W
Release Date: 1994-09-20

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