San Francisco Symphony Members, Chamber and Theater Works
On this CD:
1. Trio for harp, flute & viola
Composed by Ron McFarland
Performed by Linda Lukas
2. Songs (4) in Blue, for voice & piano
Composed by Ron McFarland
Performed by Ron McFarland
3. Sonata for violin & piano
Composed by Ron McFarland
Performed by Dmitri Cogan
4. Les Hommages Preludes, for piano
Composed by Ron McFarland
5. Lear and Cordelia, settings of Shakespeare for winds, percussion, harp & 2 speaking parts
Composed by Ron McFarland
Conducted by John A. Johnson
Editorial Reviews Song of Pegasus] ... finely crafted, with a keen sense of melody that makes it immediately accessible and often beautiful." The Trio for Harp, Flute and Viola was first heard as a Romance for Harp and Orchestra, commissioned by harpist Gillian Benet. Incorporating the original harp part, Ron McFarland wrote the new version for principal harpist Douglas Rioth, flutist Linda Lukas and violist Christina King of the San Francisco Symphony. An opening section consisting of a series of themes is followed by a central Andante. A lively Scherzo is next with good-humored bantering between the harp and the flute/viola duet. The work ends with recapitulation in varied form of the earlier material. Four Songs in Blue were written on poems of McFarland's friend Patrick Emery Carr, whose text are heard in numerous songs by Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez and others. Mr. McFarland regretted that he had not written the promised songs before Carr's untimely death. He had also promised Sara Ganz that he would have new songs for her next recital. The two promises came together in the Four Songs in Blue, written in a popular style close to the styles of the other songs using Patrick Carr's lyrics. Sonata for Violin and Piano opens with a Largo theme for the violin, followed immediately by a strong imitation in the piano part and developed as a Prelude to an energetic Toccata. One reviewer described the second movement as "a night scene creating a spell of quiet beauty." The Tempo de giga tht follows makes considerable demands on both violinist and pianist, contrapuntal and chromatic, with, however, a sense of tonality. Six Les Hommages Piano Preludes are taken from a larger set of 24, and pay homage to ten of McFarland's favorite 20th-century composers, and two from the 19th. He has written 24 character pieces in 24 major and minor keys from original material, using a musical characteristic or style of each composer. All 24 preludes have a thematic unity, with the exception of the Lisztian paraphrases of the love theme and finale from McFarland's opera The Dinner Party. The complete set has been recorded by pianist Elaine Lust on the Ron McFarland Chamber Works CD (Con Molto Music). Lear and Cordelia: To open his second season as artistic director of the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, Edward Hastings commissioned McFarland to write the incidental music for King Lear. At the end of the run he asked McFarland to create a suite from the music that could be performed in concert. Hastings then had it performed on BBC's Desert Island Discs as one of the pieces of music that he would want with him as a castaway. This performance includes Peter Donat and Fredi Olster, ACT's original Lear and Cordelia, with the ACT Ensemble of wind instruments (flute, clarinet, two trumpets, two horns and trombone) harp and percussion conducted by John Johnson. The suite is built around the conversations and confrontations between King Lear and his beloved daughter Cordelia. "King Lear, without all the words and theatrics, and in a half-hour instead of three. Perfect! Image Magazine
Marilyn Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle
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Lehman, American Record Guide: May/June 1999
American Record Guide, September/October 1997. McFarland: Windows: Pegasus: Les Hommages Sara Ganz, soprano; Elaine Lust, piano; Alexander Quartet Con Molto 9400178 minutes. "Ron McFarland was born in California, studied with Schoenberg, and has written operas, symphonies, concertos, chamber music, songs and music for the theater. This disc is the first recording of his large output that Ive seen. Windows is a song cycle on four poems by the Greek poet Constantine Cavafy for soprano and string... read more
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Members of the San Francisco Symphony join members of the San Francisco Opera and the American Conservatory Theater in performing a cornucopia of compositions by Ron McFarland, an Arnold Schoenberg protg who has won a well deserved reputation as one of America's greatest and most popular new composers.(See reviews).
San Francisco Symphony Members, Chamber and Theater Works
San Francisco Symphony Members, Chamber and Theater Works, Music, Ron McFarland, John A. Johnson, Linda Lukas, Dmitri Cogan, Mack McCray, Ron McFarland, An all-star collection of artists, including Members of the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, the San Francisco Operea, the San Francisco Conservatory and the American Conservatory Theater., Chamber, Chamber Music, Classical, Keyboard, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous Music, Music for Keyboard, Orchestral & Symphonic, Vocal, Vocal Music
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ASIN: B00004DS3C Release Date: 2000-01-06 |
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Members of the San Francisco Symphony join members of the San Francisco Opera and the American Conservatory Theater in performing a cornucopia of compositions by Ron McFarland, an Arnold Schoenberg protg who has won a well deserved reputation as one of America's greatest and most popular new composers.(See reviews).The Trio for Harp, Flute and Viola was first heard as a Romance for Harp and Orchestra, commissioned by harpist Gillian Benet. Incorporating the original harp part, Ron McFarland wrote the new version for principal harpist Douglas Rioth, flutist Linda Lukas and violist Christina King of the San Francisco Symphony. An opening section consisting of a series of themes is followed by a central Andante. A lively Scherzo is next with good-humored bantering between the harp and the flute/viola duet. The work ends with recapitulation in varied form of the earlier material.
Four Songs in Blue were written on poems of McFarland's friend Patrick Emery Carr, whose text are heard in numerous songs by Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez and others. Mr. McFarland regretted that he had not written the promised songs before Carr's untimely death. He had also promised Sara Ganz that he would have new songs for her next recital. The two promises came together in the Four Songs in Blue, written in a popular style close to the styles of the other songs using Patrick Carr's lyrics.
Sonata for Violin and Piano opens with a Largo theme for the violin, followed immediately by a strong imitation in the piano part and developed as a Prelude to an energetic Toccata. One reviewer described the second movement as "a night scene creating a spell of quiet beauty." The Tempo de giga tht follows makes considerable demands on both violinist and pianist, contrapuntal and chromatic, with, however, a sense of tonality.
Six Les Hommages Piano Preludes are taken from a larger set of 24, and pay homage to ten of McFarland's favorite 20th-century composers, and two from the 19th. He has written 24 character pieces in 24 major and minor keys from original material, using a musical characteristic or style of each composer. All 24 preludes have a thematic unity, with the exception of the Lisztian paraphrases of the love theme and finale from McFarland's opera The Dinner Party. The complete set has been recorded by pianist Elaine Lust on the Ron McFarland Chamber Works CD (Con Molto Music).
Lear and Cordelia: To open his second season as artistic director of the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, Edward Hastings commissioned McFarland to write the incidental music for King Lear. At the end of the run he asked McFarland to create a suite from the music that could be performed in concert. Hastings then had it performed on BBC's Desert Island Discs as one of the pieces of music that he would want with him as a castaway. This performance includes Peter Donat and Fredi Olster, ACT's original Lear and Cordelia, with the ACT Ensemble of wind instruments (flute, clarinet, two trumpets, two horns and trombone) harp and percussion conducted by John Johnson. The suite is built around the conversations and confrontations between King Lear and his beloved daughter Cordelia.
"King Lear, without all the words and theatrics, and in a half-hour instead of three. Perfect! Image Magazine
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