William Schuman News
American composer and arts administrator (1910-1992)
- opera, symphony
- United States of America
- conductor, classical composer, musicologist, music teacher, university teacher, composer
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South Florida Classical Review
2023-09-24 15:28:26
William Schuman was one of America’s most important figures in classical […]
2023-06-25 04:41:00
Horszowski Trio. June 23, 2023.
[…] non troppo - Piu mosso - Allegro vivace; (2) Tempo di marcia; and (3) Largo - Allegro vivo et molto ritmico. Equally impressive was how well the three musicians work together. Part of the joy of listening to chamber music is to appreciate the give-and-take, and the three blended very well.The "Fantasies Pieces" project (no idea why they needed German names) was a collection of three short pieces by living composers, written in tribute to Schuman. The "Remembrance" piece started with a simple tune of Schumann, and went from there. Eldorado was more abstract. "Little Dragonfly" has an interesting story behind it. Chihara is second generation Japanese American, and was sent to internment camp in Ohio during the war. When he went back to Japan he heard this tune "Red Dragonfly" which was appropriated from a tune by Schumann. So the tune in a way came full circle when it […]
2023-02-21 20:47:00
A Valentine's Celebration. Roderick Williams OBE, baritone; Yiheng Yang, piano. February 19, 2023.
Town Hall Auditorium, New York. Balcony Left (Row C, $25.75).ProgramRobert Schumann: Widmung Du bist wie eine Blume Dichterliebe Op. 48Roger Quilter: 7 Elizabethan LyricsClara Schumann: Liebst du um SchonheitFanny Mendelssohn: Nahe des GeliebtenJoseph Lang: AbschiedRobert Schuman: Er, der Herrlichste von altenCaroline Shaw: how do I find youSally Beamish: Nightingale (from 4 Hafez Songs)Cheryl Frances Hoad: The Pros and ConsGerald Finzi: I said to LoveBenjamin Britten: Tell me the Truth about LoveCS told me about this concert. Yiheng was on both the 2/18 and 2/19 concerts offered by Peoples' Symphony Concerts.New York City does offer many different venues for music, and this was my first encounter with Town Hall, located on 43rd Street, a couple of blocks from Bryant Park. The auditorium itself felt a bit dated, but still very functional. (Think Count Basie before recent renovations.)It was a rather ambitious program that - with an intermission - lasted a full two […]
2023-01-06 00:00:00
Dohnanyi, Kodaly, Bartok, Barber & Schuman: Orchestral Works (Leonard Slatkin)
[…] pages are barely legible.Two more issues with the same recording team, but issued on different labels.Samuel Barber:01 Overture to 'The School For Scandal', op.5 [8'19]02 Adagio for Strings, op.11 [8'56]03 First Essay for Orchestra, op.12 [9'10]04 Second Essay for Orchestra, op.17 [10'49]05 Third Essay for Orchestra, op.47 [12'02]06 Medea's Dance of Vengeance, op.23a [12'59]Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leonard SlatkinEMI CDC749463-2 [recorded May 1988; CD issued 1989][CD-rip; flacs, cover, booklet and inlay scans]William Schuman:01 American Festival Overture [9'15]02 - 04 New England Triptych. Three Pieces for Orchestra after William Billings [15'14]05 Charles Ives arr. William Schuman: Variations on 'America' [6'35]06 - 08 Symphony No. 10 'American Muse' [30'23]Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leonard SlatkinRCA 09026 61282-2 [recorded January 1991 and November 1992; CD issued 1992][digital download; flacs, cover and inlay scans, booklet derived from archive.org]Download from Mega.
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