Giordano: Andrea Chenier CD

Giordano: Andrea Chenier Track Listing of songs: Siboney; Woman In Love; Amazing Grace; Candy Man; Nessun Dorma; Italian Medley; I'll Get By; The Good Life; Zorba The Greek; Ben Hur Theme; Tara's Theme; Ay Ay Ay; Tie A Yellow Ribbon; People; Cara Mia; Elizabethan Serenade; For All We Know; Green Cockatoo; The Big Country; Legend Of The Glass Mountain; Yellow Rose Of Texas; Sweetest Sounds; Dream Of Olwen;

Giordano: Andrea Chenier 3cds-Orch.& Chorus Of Vienna Opera,Karl Bohm,Conductor

Giordano: Andrea Chenier As soloist, Roger Wright has collaborated with numerous orchestras including the Houston Symphony, Calgary Philharmonic, San Antonio Symphony, Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional de Costa Rica, Brussels Chamber Orchestra, Mission Chamber Orchestra in San Jose, California, and Glacier Symphony in Kalispell, Montana to name a few. One music critic reviewing his performance of the Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional de Costa Rica penned that "not only does Wright deliver the work, he seems to live it fully. The audience. . . remained hypnotized throughout the three movements of the piece. Minutes later, after the intense course of the work, the piano fell silent and the ovation for the pianist did not wait..... the public greeted Wright with shouts of Bravo, bravo, bravo." Another critic labeled the performance as "audible chocolate."

Giordano: Andrea Chenier "An extremely persuasive advocate for the flute quartet medium: four top-quality players in a perfectly balanced and expressive ensemble" Musical America With the highly successful premieres of Schwantner and Brown at its sold-out 25th Anniversary Concert at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall, Flute Force continues to be an innovator and leader in the flute world. Recipient of grants from the NEA, Chamber Music America, NYSCA and Meet the Composer, New York City-based Flute Force's members are Elizabeth Brown, Sheryl Henze, Rie Schmidt and Wendy Stern. Flute Force is self-managed, andtours and teaches internationally. fluteforce. org The Baths of Caracalla was written by flutist and composer Elizabeth Brown. Four alto flutists emerge and recede from a recorded soundscape which includes theremin and bowed psaltery as well as a choir of prerecorded alto flutes; together, these form imaginary reverberations from the actual Baths of Caracalla ofancient Rome, now a vast, mysterious ruin. In the expressive and virtuosic Silver Halo, composer Joseph Schwantner combines and illustrates the sounds of the C flute, piccolo, alto flute, bass flute and a pair of energy chimes, which are cast in three stylistically diverse movements created to engage the virtuosic craft and the collective talents of the quartet. This commission was made possible by the Brannen-Cooper Fund and other generous donors. Elizabeth Brown combines a composing career with a diverse performing life, playing flute, shakuhachi, theremin, and dan bau (Vietnamese monochord) in a wide variety of musical circles. Shaped by this unique group of instruments and experiences, her chamber music has been called luminous, dreamlike and hallucinatory. Brown's music has been heard in Japan, the Soviet Union, Colombia, Australia and Vietnam as well as across the US and Europe. She has received grants, awards and commissions from Orpheus, St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble, Newband, Guggenheim Foundation, Asian Cultural Council, Japan/ US Friendship Commission, Cary Trust, Barlow Foundation, and NYFA. A solo CD, "Blue Minor: Chamber Music by Elizabeth Brown" is available from Albany Records. ElizabethBrownComposer Known for his dramatic style and innovative orchestrations, Joseph Schwantner is one of today's most prominent American composers. He has served on the faculties of The Juilliard School, Eastman School of Music, and the Yale School of Music. Schwantner's career has been marked by many awards, including several Grammy nominations, and the Pulitzer Prize in 1979 for his orchestral composition Aftertones of Infinity. Schwantner's commissions include works for the New York Philharmonic, the National Symphony Orchestra, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, eighth blackbird, Flute Force, the Percussive Arts Society, and the Samuel Baron Memorial Consortium. schwantner.net

Giordano: Andrea Chenier  

Giordano: Andrea Chenier  

Giordano: Andrea Chenier