Corigliano & Rorem: Works for Two Pianos

Editorial Reviews
Ken Smith: Music Boulevard 10/98
Arianna Goldina and Remy Loumbrozo capture composer Ned Rorem at his American Francophilic best.

Album Description
I'm delighted to be sharing this CD with an old friend and colleague, John Corigliano. And we are both, I think, delighted by the resplendent interpretations of Goldina and Loumbrozo.

Gazebo Dances (1972) was originally written as a set of four-hand pieces dedicated to certain of my pianist friends. I later arranged the suite for orchestra and for concert band, and it is from the latter version that the title is drawn. The title Gazebo Dances was suggested by the pavilions often seen on village greens in towns throughout the countryside, where the public band concerts are given on summer evenings. The delights of that sort of entertainment are portrayed in this set of dances. As the title implies, Kaleidoscope is a colorful mosaic of changing symmetrical patterns, some infused with a ragtime feel, others highly lyrical in content. It received its world premiere at the Spoleto Festival (Italv) in 1961 by pianist Stanley Hollingsworth and Morey Ritt.

Corigliano & Rorem: Works for Two Pianos, Music, John Corigliano, Ned Rorem, Arianna Goldina, Remy Loumbrozo, Keyboard, Keyboard Music for More Than One Player, Music for Four Hands at One Keyboard, Music for Keyboard
The Red Violin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Powerful, beautiful, and haunting,
  • The Red Violin...
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  • Beautiful Music!
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 The Red Violin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Esa-Pekka Salonen
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ASIN: B00000J28V
Release Date: 1999-05-18

Tracks:

  1. The Red Violin: Anna's Theme
  2. The Red Violin: I. Cremona: Main Title
  3. The Red Violin: I. Cremona: Death Of Anna
  4. The Red Violin: I. Cremona: Birth Of The Red Violin
  5. The Red Violin: I. Cremona: The Red Violin
  6. The Red Violin: II. Vienna: The Monastery
  7. The Red Violin: II. Vienna: Kaspar's Audition; Journey To Vienna
  8. The Red Violin: II. Vienna: Etudes; Death Of Kaspar
  9. The Red Violin: III. Oxford: The Gypsies; Journey Across Europe
  10. The Red Violin: III. Oxford: Pope's Gypsy Cadenza
  11. The Red Violin: III. Oxford: Coitus Musicalis; Victoria's Departure
  12. The Red Violin: III. Oxford: Pope's Concert
  13. The Red Violin: III. Oxford: Pope's Betrayal
  14. The Red Violin: IV. Shanghai: Journey To China
  15. The Red Violin: IV. Shanghai: People's Revolution; Death Of Chou Yuan
  16. The Red Violin: V. Montreal: Morritz Discovers The Red Violin
  17. The Red Violin: V. Montreal: Morritz's Theme
  18. The Red Violin: V. Montreal: The Theft
  19. The Red Violin: V. Montreal: End Titles
  20. The Red Violin: 'The Red Violin': Chaconne For Violin And Orchestra

Amazon.com's Best of 1999

Leave it to composer John Corigliano and violinist Joshua Bell--two of biggest names in classical music--to team up and create one of 1999's best soundtracks. For many, the soundtrack to The Red Violin was just as impressive as the film, a moving blend of gypsy, folk, and classical compositions. --Jason Verlinde

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Normally we think of a musical instrument as a passive object in the service of a performing artist. But what if that instrument is itself a work of art, containing the secrets of the various owners through whose hands it has passed over the centuries? That's the premise behind this intriguing film by François Girard (director of 32 Short Films About Glenn Gould). It traces the story of a legendary violin (thought to be possessed by an immortal soul) from its birth in 17th-century Italy through Mozart's Vienna, Victorian England, and revolutionary China to its present-day fate on the auction block. The score, in suggesting the violin's unique aura, therefore carries much of the burden of the story, and it brings together some of the most outstanding talents in contemporary classical music. Composer John Corigliano's richly eclectic and poetic score--encompassing classical elegance, gypsy passion, and angst-ridden harmonies--etches vivid portraits of the film's various epochs but also gives an overarching sense of unity to the episodic character of the script. It's essentially a set of remarkably imaginative variations for violin and orchestra on a theme of haunting pathos and is a substantial work of music in its own right. As the soloist, Joshua Bell saturates the eponymous instrument with personality. His combination of virtuoso bravura and soulful phrasing almost seems to lead the violin to the brink of human speech. Conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen shapes the exchange between orchestra and violin into tautly dramatic dialogue. The disc also includes a powerful related work on the theme used in the score, the Chaconne for Violin and Orchestra, which confirms Corigliano's status as one of today's leading and most personally communicative American composers. --Thomas May

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Powerful, beautiful, and haunting,.......2007-07-21

There are soundtracks and then there are Soundtracks. There is music, and then there is Music. This cd falls in the latter category, it is a perfect, powerful, haunting, enchanting, beautiful, ethereal, peaceful and yet sometimes frightening, mixture. It evokes so many emotions.

I admit that I have not watched the movie, but I was blown away by the soundtrack. Great, great album. If you love classical/crossover music than this is a must have. I loved it! Highly recommended!

4 out of 5 stars The Red Violin..........2007-02-03

The DVD is first rate, the Soundtrack defines the movie, leave no doubt, it should make you hunger for more...

5 out of 5 stars Haunting.......2007-01-10

I love violin music, and this delivered for me. It is haunting though, in that it feels a little eerie at times and even a little scary ... love it.

4 out of 5 stars Beautiful Music!.......2007-01-05

I loved this film so much I bought the soundtrack. The music is absolutely gorgeous! I especially love the recurring melody and the way it is interpreted differently for every different historical period or part of the world the violin is in throughout the story. I rarely listen to the whole thing at once, however, because (and I have this reaction to all instrumental soundtracks) I find it somewhat redundant after a while, but it's still absolutely wonderful and makes nice background music.

5 out of 5 stars Virtuosic.......2006-12-30

It's rather modern sounding. The final track is ridiculously long and, I feel, unnecessary, not to mention rather different in character from the rest of the score. But now I've made it sound like a sucky soundtrack--it isn't. It's a showcase of Joshua Bell through the ages. The storyline follows the life of a famous violin, and takes us though different periods of musical history. Therefore Bell gets the chance to render everything from a Classical concerto to a gypsie tune to the modern, beautifully spooky "Red Violin Theme". This CD is truly little more than an amazing violinist wowing us, but I really have no objects to that!
The Essential Joshua Bell
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  • Violin touches your heart
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ASIN: B000NDIAXI
Release Date: 2007-04-03

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5 out of 5 stars Violin touches your heart.......2007-06-24

Those who do not prefer violin music should try this. His violin will change your world.
His music touches people's heart.
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ASIN: B0000029XJ
Release Date: 1997-10-28

Tracks:

  1. Rhapsody In Blue
  2. An American In Paris
  3. Grand Canyon Suite: l. Sunrise
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Back in the 1950s and '60s, when George Gershwin was taken for granted more than he was respected, Leonard Bernstein was one of his only champions in high-classical-music circles, and to judge from these recordings, he got away with a lot. He would seem to be attempting to out-swagger Arthur Fiedler in the jazzier passages, but on the plus side, what can sound freeze-dried with some conductors has a welcome heat here, especially in An American in Paris. That piece receives one of its best-ever recordings and sounds great in the bright, clear recording venue, Brooklyn's Hotel St. George. However, Bernstein's tempo extremes tax the cohesion of Rhapsody in Blue. And Grofé's Grand Canyon Suite receives a sympathetic performance, though the acoustics of the Lincoln Center recording venue are so cavernous and diffuse you'd think it was recorded in the location of the title. --David Patrick Stearns

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5 out of 5 stars Two Great Gershwin Recordings.......2007-06-27

I first heard the recording of "An American in Paris" on the radio, and I immediately concluded that this was a recording I needed to order. I ordered this CD solely for the recording of "An American in Paris", everything else was a bonus. "An American in Paris" was worth the price of the whole CD, but so is "Rhapsody in Blue", which I believe could easily be the definitive recording of this great work. Grofé's "Grand Canyon Suite" is a pleasant bonus, but not the substance of this recording. I would highly recommend this recording.

4 out of 5 stars Gershwin fan.......2007-04-01

I am, definitely, absolutely and totally sold on Gershwin, so there is no question as to whether this CD is good or not, since it has Gershwin's two "hits", Rhapsody in Blue and An American in Paris, it is good and enjoyable. I only feel that the Ferde Grofé part, though outstanding, is too overpowering vis-a-vis the Gershwin part. But it is definitely an OK CD, no question about it.

3 out of 5 stars Sorry - it's not the best........2007-03-13

This recording is okay in many respsects...but many people (yours truly) find it lacking in something. Dare I say the interpretation is slightly off?

Sorry - there are better out there.

5 out of 5 stars Two of LB's quintessential recordings.......2007-01-09

This bids fair to be the most famous recording of American music ever made, so it's strange for the Amazon reviewer to condescend to LB's readings of Gerhswin, only to call it one of his best. The more renowned recording is Rhapsody in Blue with Bernstein at the piano and a pickup orchestra--no doubt recruited form the NY Phil.--that's bigger than a jazz band but still lean. (Arthur Fiedler's version, also famous, is far more square.) If anything, the American in Paris recording is better; I can't imagine a more vibrant reading. The orchestration is more symphonic than the Rhapsody, but LB makes sure that the rhythms swing. A ollector could stop and buy no other readings, but the ones by Andre Previn on EMI have updated sound and also come across with jazz spirit. The filler here is Grofe's once-famous Grand Canyon Suite, a negligible piece of fluff with truding donkeys and a thunderstorm. LB does it proud, however; one wonders if he even had to rehearse it--probably not.

5 out of 5 stars Brilliant is the word!.......2006-11-29

No other director in the history has achieved such expression level and plain domain of the idiomatic lexicon of George Gershwin as Bernstein did it. There are two main reason for it, his enormous talent and his condition as pianist.

So, Gershwin may be very grateful because of that because for the posterity , the future newcomers in music will have the chance to analyze, scrutinize and explore all the factors that made possible this testimonial.

Totally recommended.
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Release Date: 2000-10-10

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  2. Nocturne
  3. Song Of The Seashore - James Galway/Susumu Miyashita/Ayako Shinozaki
  4. Spartacus: Adagio Of Spartacus & Phrygia
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  9. Nocturne in E flat, Op.9 No.2
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  18. Suo-Gan (Lullaby) - James Galway/Emily Mitchell
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5 out of 5 stars A Little Piece of total enjoyment.......2007-05-12

This CD is the BOMB-- I really enyoy listening to it

5 out of 5 stars Wonderful!.......2001-01-29

This is a great CD. If you're a James Galway fan, this is a must have. He is, after all, THE GREATEST flutist in the world today. The CD is filled with some of the most beautiful (and relaxing) music ever written. Buy it. You will love it.
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ASIN: B000OQDRVO
Release Date: 2007-05-29

Album Description

John Corigliano is one of the finest and most widely recognized American composers. He has won several GRAMMY awards, a Pulitzer Prize, and an Academy Award for his score for the film "The Red Violin".

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Big Fan Review.......2007-05-30

Up front, I have to state that I am a fan of John Corigliano and of the Corigliano String Quartet. I've listened to this recording a number of times since i got it, and it never fails to reward listening. Each time I find more nuances and associations, and I remain very impressed with both the quality of the recording and of the playing. This is the kind of music that gives contemporary 'classical' music a good name: it is clearly modern, yet deeply informed by a thorough knowledge of classical traditions (listen for resonances of Beethoven's Grosse Fugue in the Fugue movement of the String Quartet) and the world we live in, and it is music that is full of emotion and intelligence, expressed in a truly contemporary idiom. Wonderful.
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  • LOS ROMEROS WITH THE EDISON SYMPHONY FEB. 19, 2006, STATE THEATRE, NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ
  • An exuberant celebration of Vivaldi
  • Technically very precise, didn't care for the arangement
  • Classical Guitar Music in its Finest Setting
 Antonio Vivaldi: Guitar Concertos, Los Romeros
Celedonio Romero , Angel Romero , Celin Romero , Pepe Romero , John Sr. [violinist] Corigliano , Margaret Bella , Domenick Saltarelli , and Victor Alessandro
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ASIN: B000004125
Release Date: 1991-07-01

Tracks:

  1. Concerto in D, RV 93: Allegro
  2. Concerto in D, RV 93: Largo
  3. Concerto in D, RV 93: Allegro
  4. Concerto In A, Rv 82: Allegro Non Molto
  5. Concerto In A, Rv 82: Larghetto
  6. Concerto In A, Rv 82: Allegro
  7. Concerto In B Minor: Op. 3 No. 10, Rv 580: Allegro
  8. Concerto In B Minor: Op. 3 No. 10, Rv 580: Largo
  9. Concerto In B Minor: Op. 3 No. 10, Rv 580: Larghetto
  10. Concerto In B Minor: Op. 3 No. 10, Rv 580: Allegro
  11. Concerto In G, Rv 532: Allegro
  12. Concerto In G, Rv 532: Andante
  13. Concerto In G, Rv 532: Allegro
  14. Concerto In C, Rv 425: Allegro
  15. Concerto In C, Rv 425: Largo
  16. Concerto In C, Rv 425: Allegro

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Great, but..........2006-10-10

As always a very lively set of performaces. The only problem is that in the Concerto in C RV425 the Largo is measures 1 thur 5 then skips a whole musical idea and goes straight to measure 15... not an example for any one to follow, and if you are trying to play along for fun it throughs you the frist few times... then the Alllegro there is some shorting of it also. Fun to listen too! great to Play along with, use your ears, not always the music.

5 out of 5 stars LOS ROMEROS WITH THE EDISON SYMPHONY FEB. 19, 2006, STATE THEATRE, NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ.......2005-11-28

THE LOS ROMEROS ARE FANTASTIC PERFORMERS AND PEOPLE. THIS RECORDING IS SUPER. YOU CAN HEAR THEM LIVE IN CONCERT WITH THE
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5 out of 5 stars An exuberant celebration of Vivaldi.......2002-11-01

Los Romeros (Angel, Celedonio, Celin and Pepe) have collaborated with the San Antonio Symphony Orchestra to produce a true Vivaldi sound. These are Concertos, not solo pieces. The Romeros are assisted by John Corigliano on the Violin, Dominick Saltarelli on the Viola and Margaret Bella on the Cello. The admixture is pure Vivaldi from the Allegro of the Concerto in D to the Largo of the Concerto in B minor. The guitar parts are perfect for the resultant polyphony. Transitions are smooth. The guitars are sensitive and evocative. Timing is precise - the orchestra comes in and out flawlessly. The guitar accompanents flow freely and precisely.

TURN YOUR BASS UP AND YOUR TONE DOWN to appreciate this album. Especially fascinating are the guitar duets by the Romeros in the Concerto in G. The guitar is delicate and sensitive in the Andante. The guitar leads the orchestra and not the other way around. The Concerto in C is probably most familiar to Vivaldi fans. The orchestra and Los Romeros display great dynamic range and force of rhythm. Vivaldi would have been proud to hear these results as a tribute. This is the height of virtuosity, delicacy and mastery of the guitar. Especially in combination and collaboration with a great orchestra.

4 out of 5 stars Technically very precise, didn't care for the arangement.......2002-10-03

I thought every single piece was played too fast- the result was that each piece sounded rushed. I purchased the CD priamrily for Concerto in D major, but it also sounded rushed, not soothing and relaxing like other versions.

Overall, very good

5 out of 5 stars Classical Guitar Music in its Finest Setting.......2000-11-26

This is truly a work of art! The first time I heard this recording I was immediately impressed. The Romeros, also known as Spain's Royal Family of Classical Guitar, are like fine diamonds set in the platinum background of the San Antonio Symphony Orchestra at its best.Pepe and Angel Romero have since gone on to become independent solo artists but this recording with their brother and father is one of their best ever and should be in everyone's library.You may have noticed a similarity in the name of one of the soloists, Domenick Saltarelli, with that of mine, and indeed, I am very proud of his accomplishments and those of his fellow musicians on this recording: John Corigliano, Margaret Bella and Victor Alessandro. This is truly a gem! You will enjoy it.
American Adagios
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Another highlight in the Adagio series
  • A collection of masterpieces
  • Will transport you...
  • Contemplative Bliss
  • Beautiful compelation of classical music!
 American Adagios

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ASIN: B000009RCU
Release Date: 1998-08-05

Tracks:

  1. Adagio For Strings - Leonard Slatkin
  2. Voyage For Flute And String Orchestra - Rudolf Werthen
  3. Fantasy On A Hymn By Justin Morgan - Jesus Lopez-Cobos
  4. Alleluia And Fuge - Rudolf Werthen
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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Another highlight in the Adagio series.......2002-05-30

Many of the pieces of music on this disc are masterpieces and all are played to perfection.Barber's Adagio appears twice:in orchestral and choral versions,and the Agnus Dei choral is given loving treatment by the Robert Shaw festival singers.The familiar but never tiring Shaker variations of Copland and the exquisite Lullabye for strings of Gershwin are two quintessential slices of Americana performed by the Cincinnati Pops under Eric Kunzel.The most beautiful work of the collection may be the Anhran from flute concerto by Christopher Rouse.This little piece may find its way on many recordings in the coming years.With all around excellent performances and gorgeous sound this disc is definitely a keeper.

5 out of 5 stars A collection of masterpieces.......2001-08-28

This Telarc CD is a compilation of selections from a dozen different albums. It features slow movements by such greats as Barber, Copland and Gershwin and includes beautiful works by lesser known composers. The album is stylistically varied but is uniformly beautiful, meditative and relaxing. I particularly enjoyed Thomas Canning's "Variations on a Hymn by Justin Morgan". However, I purchased this CD for the final piece, Barber's "Agnus Dei". This particular performance by the Robert Shaw Festival Singers is transcendental. Each time I listen to it, I feel like I've left the here and now and am somewhere that it better and very beautiful. I have other recordings of Agnus Dei that are nice, but seem kind of stiff in comparison to this one. This CD comes with my highest recommendations.

5 out of 5 stars Will transport you..........2000-07-10

Adagios may be slower pieces, but this CD is definitely not simple background music. The tenderness of the Gershwin "Lullaby" and Barber's haunting "Adagio" demand your attention. This is music that soars and takes the listener along.

5 out of 5 stars Contemplative Bliss.......2000-04-22

I bought this disk to get Barber's Adagio for Strings. The entire disk is a contemplatively blissful experience. I don't want to meet the person for whom the "Agnus Dei" based on Barber's Adagio doesn't open the cosmos. I'm online ordering six more copies for my wife to give to friends.

5 out of 5 stars Beautiful compelation of classical music!.......2000-03-14

I am playing the Adagio for Strings by Barber in my orchestra and it is an absolutely moving piece. I watch the film Platoon now every weekend just because the Barber is so amazing to listen to. The Agnus Dei is great too and so are all the other pieces. A fantastic CD that is so much more than a few pieces for the orchestra.
John Corigliano: Tournaments Overture; Elegy; Piano Concerto; Gazebo Dances
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    ASIN: B00006C2PV
    Release Date: 2003-03-11
    John Corigliano - Of Rage and Remembrance ~ Symphony No.1
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Excellent
    • Angry and spiritual music
    • 800 performances later...
    • Terrific absolute music too
    • The best of two
    		 John Corigliano - Of Rage and Remembrance ~ Symphony No.1
    Corigliano , and Slatkin
    Manufacturer: RCA
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    5. Concerto Grossi 1-5 (Dig)

    ASIN: B000003G1M
    Release Date: 1996-09-17

    Tracks:

    1. Of Rage And Remembrance (Chaconne Based Upon Symphony No. 1, Movt. 3)
    2. Symphony No. 1: Apologue: Of Rage And Remembrance
    3. Symphony No. 1: Tarantella
    4. Symphony No. 1: Chaconne: Giulio's Song
    5. Symphony No. 1: Epilogue

    Product Description

    International Hymns on 5 CDs ~ Spain ~ Ireland ~ Israel ~ South America ~ Italy

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    Corigliano's most famous piece of music is the score to the film Altered States. Actually, all of his music kind of sounds like that-- alternating moments of poignant lyricism with explosions of rhythmic energy. The son of the former concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic, Corigliano literally grew up around the orchestra. So it's no surprise that his music is orchestrated with almost preternatural skill and brilliance. The First Symphony, inspired in part by the AIDS tragedy, is both an angry and a moving work. Leonard Slatkin plays it with the kind of manic energy the music demands, and the sound quality is terrific. --David Hurwitz

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Excellent.......2007-02-01

    Of Rage and Remembrance is a great piece, very interesting techniques used, worth checking out!

    5 out of 5 stars Angry and spiritual music.......2006-01-23

    It is interesting, at a time when we are seeing compositions written about, dedicated to, and in memory of those lost in the September 11th terrorist attacks and the subsequent reactions, to go back to works written about WWI, WWII, and other wars that inspired so many great works. This CD of John Corigliano's Symphony No. 1, is a personal reaction to the loss of friends and family to the AIDS epidemic, during a time, a decade or two ago, when AIDS was a worldwide headline and crisis (It still is today, really). The image of the AIDS quilt on the cover of the CD brings back many of the feelings the nation had at that time. This highly personal and intense symphony spurned a 12-minute cantata based on the symphony's 3rd movement, which vocalizes with words, the powerful impact of the loss of life to AIDS.

    Each movement of the 40-minute Symphony No. 1, has a personal reference to someone Corigliano has lost to AIDS. The opening movement is subtitled Of Rage and Remembrance, and the rage can be seen on page 1 with a score marking of "ferocious". Aleatoric elements give a fearful tone: playing with string vibratos, odd wind rhythms, brass slidings, and percussion clatterings. The Rage section also has instrumental instructions such as hysterical and nasty, which lead into the cacophonous poundings. The middle section has long sustained strings, but in the distance, is an off-stage piano playing Issac Albeniz's tango, a favorite piece of one of Corigliano's pianist friends. The dissonant strings continue the minds' rage (almost creepily) while the remembrance in a fog is represented in the tonal and major-mode piano work. The opening hysteric poundings and aleatoric elements return, but all ends with the distant piano, as if in a distant memory. The second movement is a tarantella, an Italian dance form, taken from a set of piano pieces. The tarantella was dedicated to a friend who eventually succumbed to the AIDS virus. A bouncy and tuneful theme is varied amongst more aleatoric extra-musical devices, like string and brass glissandi and constant speeding and slowing of the dance tempi, often give way to freneticism. The horrific and often grotesque dance is attributed to his friends' madness as a direct result of the disease. The third movement's melody, subtitled Giulio's Song, was taken from a tape Corigliano was reviewing of he and his friend, Giulio Sorrentino, improvising at college in 1962. Giulio also died of AIDS, and the cello, he was an amateur cellist, represents his friend. With long sustained chords, Corigliano adds soloists, and printed in the score, remembers other friends who have died from AIDS with each solo entrance. Eventually the pounding and throbbing from the first movement, reprised in the second movement, finds its way here too. The short fourth movement epilogue is announced by sustained falling brass clusters and a reprise of the Albeniz piano solo, cello solo, and other previous themes, ending in the finally silenced cello solo. Scored for large orchestra, a large battery of percussion (including anvil, flexatone, whistle, whip, and ratchet) a string section including mandolins, the music is intense, often dissonant mixed with polytonality, and exhibiting great tunefulness with energetic rhythmical themes, not to mention many "chance" techniques. The music is highly personal and intense.

    The accompanying 12-minute cantata, scored for low strings, chorus, solo mezzo, chimes, and timpani, is entitled Of Rage and Remembrance and opens with an impassioned mezzo solo, a vivid textual depiction of Corigliano's feelings in the symphony. Various soloists recall Corigliano's friends who died and were marked in the symphony's score of the 3rd movement. The chorus, in musical aleatory, recall those they personally lost to AIDS through chanting; and in a haunting ending, a lone boy soprano quotes Psalm 23 in Hebrew. Perhaps even more moving than the actual symphonic movement, Of Rage and Remembrance is a deeply-felt addition to the disk.

    Leonard Slatkin and the National Symphony Orchestra out of Washington DC with various Washington choruses and soloists, give sincere and electric performances. Sonically and overall, this RCA disk surpasses the earlier world premier on Erato with the Chicago Symphony under Barenboim with Slatkin's extroverted style. Even though this work was written in the late 1980's and first performed in the early 1990's, the subject and intense personal connection holds up. Gritty and sentimental, the symphony is a masterpiece.

    4 out of 5 stars 800 performances later..........2005-10-27

    In the fifteen years since its premiere, Corigliano's AIDS symphony has achieved 800 live performances, giving it claim to being the most established orchestral work since Lutoslawski's Concerto for Orchestra. The reason, I think, is that Corigliano has written a work whose emotional range and depth of intention rise to the tragic occasion. This is the greatest work of art inspired so far by AIDS, along with Tony Kushner's "Angels in America."

    I heard a performance in San Francisco last week with the same forces on this CD--Slatkin and the National Symphony--and Corigliano's music still had the power to deeply shock and move a listener. The "metal percussion" battery in the first movement is ear-splitting and unnerving, an outcry of rage that alternates with the lyrical expressions of remembrance--the twin themes of the symphony. Other reviewers have already pointed out the musical landscape of the work. The ghostly off-stage playing of an Albeniz tango (a favorite piece of the dead pianist who hauants the first movement), the frightening fractured tarantella in the second movement that vividly depicts both AIDS-induced dementia and a dance of death, the lonely solo voices in the third-movement chaconne that each stand for other departed friends: these are enduring musical gestures of pity and love.

    The idiom of this work is essentially tonal and therefore easy for audiences to grasp. But it's not "soft" tonality, or regressive in any way. One can ponder why Corigliano hasn't lived up to the enormous potential of his First Symphony, just as Kushner hasn't lived up to the potential of his play. Leaving that aside, the music endures and will continue to as long as the plauge is with us.

    4 out of 5 stars Terrific absolute music too.......2000-07-25

    The extra-musical considerations of these works are interesting in and of themselves, but they are in no way necessary for an understanding and enjoyment of these considerable achievements by Corigliano.

    The composer has come some way from the piano concerto that Hilde Somer recorded in San Antonio back in the late '60s. There is the same rythmic pulse, the same intense desire to innovate while remaining accessible. There's more content in ideas and art surrounding those ideas that remind me strongly of Penderecki, Panufnik,Rieti, Nicholas Flagello and Creston without in the least way being derivative. Corigliano, truly an original voice, deserves to be in such distinguished company.

    My only concern is that these works have been pinned as so occasional that they might meet the fate of period pieces, much as some of the fine 1970s works of Gould, Carter, or Gregg Smith: we don't hear them any more because they've been so oft-discussed and fraught with situational association.

    The National Symphony has mended its somewhat slack ways proliferated under the Slavka regime. Antal Dorati would have been proud to hear the exquisite execution DC's superlative orchestra affords these affecting works.

    5 out of 5 stars The best of two.......2000-06-29

    It is amazing (although perhaps not once you hear this music) that a modern symphony dealing with a difficult and controversial issue like AIDS should be given not one, but TWO excellent recordings by major American orchestras (the other being the premiere recording with the Chicago Symphony and Daniel Barenboim). But that simply indicates the importance and magnitude of this piece. It is certainly one of the best symphonies by an American composer, possibly one of the greatest symphonies of the 20th century. And of the two recordings available, this is to my mind the finest. Slatkin's direction is much tighter, giving the faster more rhythmic sections more clout, whereas in Barenboim's version, the orchestra lacked that precision. Some might prefer Barenboim's Mahleresque sound (like an orchestra so big it can barely hold itself together) but Slatkin achieves amazing power through precision without sacrificing the work's epic breadth. As an added bonus, there is the choral work 'Of Rage and Remembrance' which you should listen to only after hearing the symphony.
    The Essential Clarinet
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    • Forget Mozart!!! These are the Clarinet music I like...
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    • A suberb interpreter of the modern clarinet
    • Essential Clarinet--not enough of it.
    		 The Essential Clarinet

    Manufacturer: RCA
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    ASIN: B000003FC2
    Release Date: 1992-10-09

    Tracks:

    1. Concerto For Clarinet, Strings, Harp And Piano
    2. Ebony Concerto: Allegro moderato
    3. Ebony Concerto: Andante
    4. Ebony Concerto: Moderato; Con moto
    5. Prelude, Fugue And Riffs
    6. Concerto For Clarinet And Orchestra: Cadenzas
    7. Concerto For Clarinet And Orchestra: Elegy
    8. Concerto For Clarinet And Orchestra: Antiphonal Toccata

    Customer Reviews:

    2 out of 5 stars Sorry...Not a Stolzman Fan.......2006-12-14

    I've played the clarinet for 15 years and also teaches music professionally and I have to warn you I am one of those nerds that will read the sheet music while listening...well I can tell you, NO ONE COMPARES TO STANLEY DRUCKER. I hear and read so many mistakes with Stolzman and it almost sounds like he's faking or playing the wrong notes...which can be understandable with Corigliano's concerto (it's harder than anything I've played).
    I do have to admit that Stolzman plays with great character and you NEVER tell when he makes a mistake (Drucker is too much a perfectionist sometimes).

    5 out of 5 stars Forget Mozart!!! These are the Clarinet music I like..........2005-02-22

    I actually own a previous version of the album, featuring all but Stravinsky's Ebony Concerto, but I have lots of good things to say about the top three clarinet music I really enjoy listening to.

    Corigliano: As a person obsessed with the so-called Avant Garde Classical music (consider those like Pendericki, Glass, Boulez, etc.), Copland's Clarinet Concerto is nothing less than subtle. A complete travesty to those who love Mozart's I would have to say (sinister laughter)! Anyway, as with other music by the the composer, it's both highly barbaric, wild and intense in faster segments, and dark, solemn, and painful in slower sections. Both the orchestra and the brilliant clarinet soloist Richard Stolzman plays with much passion. I especially like the outer two, each frenzic in its own way. I just love listening to the constant scream-like high notes in those movements - the first more bitter and serious, and the third more witty and somewhat sardonic.

    Copland: A complete shift from something vile to something much more innocent and enjoyable for causal listeners. Just having the soloist being accompanied by the string orchestra, harp, and piano also adds the effect. The first movement is slow, lyrical, and lulls you to peace, while the second movement is more active, more fun, with a bit of jazz-like elements. Stolzman has done a brilliant work playing both beautifully and richly in the first, and full of wit and color in the second, more than most other recordings I have heard.

    Bernstein: This is the recording of the piece to look for, after finding myself somewhat not as pleased in the Bernstein/Goodman recording and the more disasterous Bernstein/Vienna one (Would you expect a world class European orchestra to play a piece not really part of their very genre, and across the Atlantic???). The jazz band in this recording is more enticing, more jazzy feeling. Excellent timbre in both brass and the saxophones (I love the honking sounds of baritone, and the soprano sounds very nostalgic as in the Roaring 20s). As for the clarinet solo, no offense Goodman, but Stolzman wins this one. More apparent musicality. In one section, he actually makes a huge glissiano from an A up to a E.

    For those who like Mozart's Clarinet concerto, try getting out of this obstinate conservatism like the constant arpeggios themselves and be exposed to something more beyond the borderline.

    5 out of 5 stars Absolutely Unbelievable..........2002-12-30

    Okay, at the risk of sounding crazy, Richard Stoltzman is the greatest thing that ever happened to clarinet music!! There are no words to describe the great talent he displays on this CD. I've personally perfomed the Copland Concerto (not anywhere nearly as well as him, though) and I'm baffled by his technical skill and how easy he makes it sound. I've heard many versions of this (including the original by Goodman) and Stoltzman's jazzy interpretation is wonderful and not at all over-done (as far as smears and what not). The Stravinsky is really nice, but might take a little getting used to.. I really enjoy it though. The Berstein is really nice, but I do agree w/ another review which said it was largely filler... there isn't a whole lot of clarinet in the "Prelude, Fugue, and Riffs", but what there is is fantastic.

    Now, for the Corigliano. I've met Corigliano before, and the man is a genious (as is evident in his music). Beware of "Cadenzas"... it starts really soft, but gets really loud so be read to adjust the volume at a moments notice... The last movement is unbelievable... Stoltzman really showcases his abillities here. There is a quasi-cadenza in the clarinet in the third section after a little timpani solo that is amazing. I've listened to it several times and I still can't grasp how he makes the sounds he does (you really have to hear it to understand). While a little harder on the listener than a "typical" concerto, this one is really nice. Corigliano manages to showcase the most wonderful qualities of the clarinet AND create unique and inspiring sounds in the orchestra (especially in the first movement). This is a must have for any music lover (clarinetist or not).

    5 out of 5 stars A suberb interpreter of the modern clarinet.......2002-03-03

    This CD showcases Richard Stoltzman's strength in jazz-oriented modern clarinet music. The selections are well-matched in their sound, yet still provide a diverse musical experience. You *will* enjoy this CD.

    4 out of 5 stars Essential Clarinet--not enough of it........2001-07-10

    All right, Richard Stoltzman is awesome. Yes. We all know it. This CD is great in its own right, however...it's lacking more of what the title promises--the clarinet. The Copland Concerto is great (a little brighter than other recordings of his I've heard) and the Corigliano is different and VERY essoteric. However, the other pieces are primarily orchestral filling. This CD is all about style and attitude! If you're looking for something different, this CD is for you.

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