Britta Stallmeister, Soprano

On this CD:

1. Early Songs (7), for voice & piano
Composed by Alban Berg
Performed by Britta Stallmeister

2. Irmelin Rose and Other Songs for voice & piano, Op 7
Composed by Alexander von Zemlinsky
Performed by Britta Stallmeister

3. Slopiwenie, 5 songs for voice & piano, Op. 46bis, M51
Composed by Karol Szymanowski
Performed by Britta Stallmeister

4. Clairières dans le ciel (13), for voice & piano
Composed by Lili Boulanger
Performed by Britta Stallmeister

Britta Stallmeister, Soprano, Music, Alban Berg, Lili Boulanger, Karol Szymanowski, Alexander von Zemlinsky, Klaus Simon, Holst Sinfonietta, Britta Stallmeister, 20th/21st Century Music for Voice and Keyboard, Classical, Classical Artists, Classical Music, Classical Vocals, Song Collection for Solo Voice and Piano, Vocal

Joseph Schwantner: Sparrows; Music of Amber; Distant Runes and Incanations; Two Poems; Soaring
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He deserves his acclaim

Joseph Schwantner: Sparrows; Music of Amber; Distant Runes and Incanations; Two Poems; Soaring

Manufacturer: Naxos American
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0002TNGZ0
Release Date: 2004-09-21

Tracks:

Sparrows
Soaring
Distant Runes And Incantations
Shadowinnower
Black Anemones
Part I: Wind Willow Whisper
Part II: Sanctuary

Album Description

Joseph Schwantner is considered to be among the most successful and respected living composers in the United States. Although he has been principally influenced by George Crumb, Messiaen and Debussy, his music is at once identifiable by its luminous, bewitching sounds, chords of equal intervals and unusual effects. The present selection of music for chamber ensemble features the world première recordings of Soaring, a highly virtuosic high-wire act for flute and piano and Two Poems of Aguedo Pizarro, a pair of contrasting songs written for soprano Lucy Shelton. Sparrows is an expression of fifteen haiku by the eighteenth-century Japanese poet Kobayashi Issa, while Music of Amber is an expressive work of high energy and virtuosity.

Customer Reviews:

He deserves his acclaim.......2005-04-01

I'm a composition student at the University of North Texas, and Mr. Schwantner recently gave a guest lecture to our composition department. I've heard a few of his pieces, but never owned a recording of any of his work. In my curiosity, I got this recording, and from the very beginning, I was amazed. This man does what I have never heard a composer do before, he combines aspects of several twentieth century techniques and older techniques into a seemless language. It's absolutely striking, to say the least, how he is able to transition from atonal dissonance to beautiful impressionistic harmony. One need listen only once to "Sparrows" to understand this.

I am now a permanant fan of Joseph Schwantner's, and I hope, in my future as a composer, I am able to meet him personally and tell him how much I appreciate his work.