Boulanger, Mendelssohn and Schumann

1. Les Sirènes for mezzo, chorus & piano
Composed by Lili Boulanger
with Sabine Eberspacher , Christine Friedek
Conducted by Gerald Kegelmann

2. Renouveau for 4 voices & piano
Composed by Lili Boulanger
with Regine Bohm , Sabine Eberspacher , Christine Friedek , Bernhard Gartner
Conducted by Gerald Kegelmann

3. Hymne Au Soleil for alto, chorus & piano
Composed by Lili Boulanger
with Regine Bohm , Sabine Eberspacher
Conducted by Gerald Kegelmann

4. Soir Sur la Plaine for soprano (or tenor), chorus & orchestra
Composed by Lili Boulanger
with Sabine Eberspacher , Christine Friedek , Bernhard Gartner
Conducted by Gerald Kegelmann

5. Dans l'immense tristesse for voice & piano
Composed by Lili Boulanger
with Hartmut Holl , Mitsuko Shirai
Conducted by Gerald Kegelmann

6. Attente, for voice & piano
Composed by Lili Boulanger
with Hartmut Holl , Mitsuko Shirai
Conducted by Gerald Kegelmann

7. Reflets, for voice & piano
Composed by Lili Boulanger
with Hartmut Holl , Mitsuko Shirai
Conducted by Gerald Kegelmann

8. Le Retour, for voice & piano
Composed by Lili Boulanger
with Hartmut Holl , Mitsuko Shirai
Conducted by Gerald Kegelmann

9. Gartenlieder for chorus, Op 3 No. 1, Hörst du nicht die Bäume rauschen
Composed by Fanny Mendelssohn
Conducted by Gerald Kegelmann

10. Gartenlieder for chorus, Op 3 No. 2, Schöne Fremde
Composed by Fanny Mendelssohn
Conducted by Gerald Kegelmann

11. Gartenlieder for chorus, Op 3 No. 3, Im Herbst
Composed by Fanny Mendelssohn
Conducted by Gerald Kegelmann

12. Gartenlieder for chorus, Op 3 No. 5, Abendlich schon rauscht der Wald
Composed by Fanny Mendelssohn
Conducted by Gerald Kegelmann

13. Gartenlieder for chorus, Op 3 No. 6, Im Wald"
Composed by Fanny Mendelssohn
Conducted by Gerald Kegelmann

14. Nachtreigen, for chorus
Composed by Fanny Mendelssohn
Conducted by Gerald Kegelmann

15. Part-Songs (3) on poems by Emanuel Geibel No 01, Abendfeier in Venedig
Composed by Clara Wieck Schumann
Conducted by Gerald Kegelmann

16. Part-Songs (3) on poems by Emanuel Geibel No 02, Vorwärts
Composed by Clara Wieck Schumann
Conducted by Gerald Kegelmann

17. Part-Songs (3) on poems by Emanuel Geibel No 03, Gondoliera
Composed by Clara Wieck Schumann

Tracks:

I. Allegro Moderato - The Macalester Trio
II. Scherzo - The Macalester Trio
III. Andante - The Macalester Trio
IV. Allegretto - The Macalester Trio
I. Allegro - The Macalester Trio
II. Lento Espressivo-Presto - The Macalester Trio
III. Allegro Con Brio - The Macalester Trio
I. Mod Sans Lenteur - Joseph Roche
II. Scherzo - Joseph Roche
III. Assez Lent; IV. TrVite - Joseph Roche
Nocturne - Joseph Roche
Cort - Joseph Roche

Tracks:

I. Allegro Molto Vivace - The Macalester Trio
II. Andante Espressivo; III. Leid: Allegretto - The Macalester Trio
IV. Finale: Allegro Moderato - The Macalester Trio
I. Allegro Maestoso - Joseph Roche
II. Andante - Joseph Roche
III. Scherzo - Joseph Roche
IV. Allegro Risoluto - Joseph Roche
I. Allegro - The Macalster Trio
II. Andante - The Macalster Trio
III. Presto - The Macalster Trio
IV. Allegro Molto - The Macalster Trio

Customer Reviews:

A break-through Vox Box.......2002-05-18

This was a break-through box set when first released in the Seventies, & it's still an excellent collection. The Talleferre & Schumann compositions are wonderful. Beach was a genius trapped in the Teutonic Boston Brahma tastes of her era; but she was, in my modest opinion, the top banana of the bunch, & did pay some attention to the 20th Century. Fanny Mendelssohn had talent & maturity. Lili Boulanger (Nadia's sister) died very young; the works by her & Carreno have a great deal of charm. Only the Chaminade Trio doesn't hold my interest.

The thirty year old liner notes have a bit of a "Gee whiz, women CAN compose music" attitude. But the music is the thing here. & the price is swell for a two CD set. The playing is gracious, the sound just fine...

Women of Note ~ Beach, Boulanger, Clarke, Gubaidulina, Larsen, Mendelssohn, Monk, Musgrave, Ran, Zwilich

Average customer rating:

Great collection of 19th/20th Century music
It's about Time!

Women of Note ~ Beach, Boulanger, Clarke, Gubaidulina, Larsen, Mendelssohn, Monk, Musgrave, Ran, Zwilich
Libby Larsen , Sofia Gubaidulina , Nadia Boulanger , Germaine Tailleferre , Amy Beach , Lili Boulanger , Ellen Taaffe Zwilich , Rebecca Clarke , Clara Wieck Schumann , Sofiya Asgatovna Gubaydulina , Meredith Monk , Shulamit Ran , Thea Musgrave , Galina Ustvolskaya , Royal Philharmonic Chorus , Minnesota Orchestra , Women's Philharmonic , Louisville Orchestra , English Chamber Orchestra , New Zealand Chamber Orchestra , Joann Falletta , Joel Revzen , James Sedares , Nicholas Braithwaite , Arleen Auger , Nina Flyer , and Chi Fun Lee
Manufacturer: Koch Int'l Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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The Women Composers
Women's Voices: Five Centuries of Song
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ASIN: B000001SKH
Release Date: 1997-08-19

Tracks:

Concertino For Harp (Allegretto)
Three Pieces For Cello And Piano (Vite et nerveusement rythme)
Sonnets Fro The Portuguese (How Do I Love Thee?)
Das Jahr (Mai)
Du'un Matin de Priintemps
Ballad In Db
Symphony No. 3 (Largo)
Missa Gaia (Introit)
Sonata (Impetuoso)
Sonata (Adagio
Ten Preludes For Cello (Preludes 1 - 4): Staccato - Legato
Ten Preludes For Cello (Preludes 1 - 4): Legato - Staccato
Ten Preludes For Cello (Preludes 1 - 4): Con Sordino - Senza Sordino
Ten Preludes For Cello (Preludes 1 - 4): Ricochet
Travel Song
Three Fantasy Movements (Slow)
Orfeo II (Orpheo Laments)
Sonata No. 6

Customer Reviews:

Great collection of 19th/20th Century music.......2003-08-12

This is a great collection of works from 19th and 20th century women composers. Keep in mind, it is only a small sample of what's available, but an excellent place to start. It is also a good choice if you are a teacher wanting to introduce women composers to your class and do not want to invest in dozens of CDs. There are no large-scale works on this CD, so it is ideal as a sampler (or for use with kids in a classroom setting). I highly recommend this CD.

It's about Time!.......2001-12-07

A top-notch sampling of mainly 20th-century music by women composers, including Lili Boulanger and Pulitzer Prize-winners Ellen Taaffe Zwilich and Shulamit Ran, this cd proves that the music has been excellent all along. What we have needed are good recordings of superior performances. The samples often are brief--e.g., a single movement from Clarke's cello sonata--yet do provide jumping off points for more concentrated pursuit of favorite composers. Those uninitiated in women's works will become familiar here with some of the best of the last 150 years: Clara Schumann, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, Thea Musgrave, and on and on. I hope every author of a text on music since 1840 will come to know and adore this cd, then include the music in their discussions of music history. It's about time!

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Fantastic Fournier

Les Introuvables de Pierre Fournier

Manufacturer: EMI
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000241DO
Release Date: 2002-08-05

Tracks:

Cello Concerto No. 2 In D Major, H. 7b Op. 101
Cello Concerto In A Minor, Op. 129
Phantasiestke (3 Fantasy Pieces) For Clarinet (Or Cello Or Violin) & Piano, Op
Variations On A Rococo Theme, For Cello & Orchestra (Or Cello & Piano) In A Majo
Sonata For Cello & Piano No. 1 In F Major, Op. 5/1
Sonata For Cello & Piano No. 2 In G Minor, Op. 5/2
Sonata For Cello & Piano No. 3 In A Major, Op. 69
Sonata For Cello & Piano No. 4 In C Major, Op. 102/1
Sonata For Cello & Piano No. 5 In D Major, Op. 102/2
Sonata For Arpeggione & Piano In A Minor, D.821
Pieces For Children Big And Small For Piano, 4 Hands Op. 85
Feldeinsamkeit ("Ich Ruhe Still Im Hohen Gren Gras"), Song For Voice & Piano,
Romance For Cello & Piano, Op. 69
Shylock, Incidental Music And Suite For Tenor & Orch., Op. 57
Mavra, Opera Buffa In One Act
Nocturne For Violin (Or Flute) & Piano
Melody In F, Various Arrangements, Op. 3/1
Introduction & Polonaise Brilliante For Cello & Piano In C Major, Op. 3
Song Without Words For Cello & Piano In D Major, Op. 109
Le Coq D'or (The Golden Cockerel; Zolotoy Petushok), Concert Suite For Orchestra
The Tale Of Tsar Saltan, Op. 57
Carnival Of The Animals, Zoological Fantasy For 2 Pianos & Ensemble
Berceuse, For Violin & Piano (Or Orchestra) In D Major, Op. 16
Tonadillas Al Estilo Antiguo, Songs (10) For Voice & Piano, H. 136
Goyescas (Serenata Goyesca; Dusk), For Piano, H. 63
La Gitana For Violin & Piano (After An 18th Century Arabo-Spanish Gypsy Song)
Papillon, For Cello & Piano, Op. 77
L' Enfant Prodigue, Sce Lyrique For Voices & Orchestra, L. 57
Pie En Forme De Habanera, For Solo Instrument & Keyboard (Arr.)
Kaddisch, Song For Voice & Piano (Modie Hraue No. 1)
O Mensch, Bewein' Dein' Sde Gross, Chorale Prelude For Organ (Orgel-Bhlein N
Herzlich Tut Mich Verlangen, Chorale Prelude For Organ, Bwv 727 (Bc K109)
Ich Ruf Zu Dir, Herr Jesu Christ (I), Chorale Prelude For Organ (Orgel-Bhlein
Nun Komm Der Heiden Heiland (I), Chorale Prelude For Organ (Orgel-Bhlein No. 1
Sonata For Cello & Continuo In C Major, G. 6 (Six Sonatas No. 2)

Customer Reviews:

Fantastic Fournier.......2004-02-16

On this 4CD EMI Import, the great cellist Pierre Fournier performs a variety of orchestral and chamber recordings, recorded primarily in mono from the 1940s and early 50s. There are three orchestral works -- Haydn's 2nd Concerto (Kubelik/Philharmonia, 1951), Schumann's Concerto (Sargent/Philharmonia, 1956 in stereo), and Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations (Bigot/Lamoureux, 1941). Disc two, and half of disc three, contain Beethoven Cello Sonatas with the great Artur Schnabel, while the fourth disc features a variety of pieces, from Bach and Boccherini to Debussy and Ravel, with pianist Gerald Moore. I'm withholding a fifth star because the collection contains mostly historical recordings, though it certainly captures one of history's greatest cellists in his prime. With that being said, "Les Introuvables de Pierre Fournier" is a must buy for cello entusiasts.

The Women's Philharmonic: Fanny Mendelssohn: Overture (c. 1830) / C. Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 7 / G. Tailleferre: Concertino for Harp and Orchestra (1927) / Boulanger: D'un Soir Triste (1918); D'un Matin de Printemps (1918)

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The Women's Philharmonic: Fanny Mendelssohn: Overture (c. 1830) / C. Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 7 / G. Tailleferre: Concertino for Harp and Orchestra (1927) / Boulanger: D'un Soir Triste (1918); D'un Matin de Printemps (1918)

Manufacturer: Koch Int'l Classics
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000001SFS
Release Date: 1993-02-22

Tracks:

Ouverture - Women's Philharmonic/JoAnn Falletta
Pno Con in a, Op. 7: Allegro maestoso - Angela Cheng
Pno Con in a, Op. 7: Romanze - Angela Cheng/Nina Flyer
Pno Con in a, Op. 7: Finale - Angela Cheng
Concertino For Hp & Orch: Allegretto - GILLIAN BENET
Concertino For Hp & Orch: Lento - GILLIAN BENET
Concertino For Hp & Orch: Rondo - GILLIAN BENET
D'un Soir Triste - Women's Philharmonic/JoAnn Falletta
D'un Matin De Printemps - Women's Philharmonic/JoAnn Falletta

Average customer rating:

below average voice and interpretation; admirable program

Women's Voices: Five Centuries of Song
Ann Silsbee , Barbara Strozzi , Germaine Tailleferre , Elizabeth Vercoe , Pauline Viardot , Gwyneth Walker , Judith Lang Zaimont , and Steven Heyman
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ASIN: B000004AF1
Release Date: 1997-11-25

Tracks:

O Death rock me asleepe
Jubilate Deo (Caterina Assandra)
Maria, dolce Maria (Francesca Caccini)
Amor dormiglione (Barbara Strozzi)
Chiamata a nuovi amori (Barbara Strozzi)
Spesso per entro al petto (Barbara Strozzi)
Das Gartner liedchen aus dem Siegwart (Maria Theresia von Paradis)
Ihr solltet geniessen [from the Singspiel Erwin und Elmire] (Anna Amalia, Duchess of Saxe-Weimar)
Fr|hzeitiger Fr|hling (Josephine Lang)
Fr|hling (Fanny Mendelssohn)
Liebst du um Schvnheit (Clara Schumann)
Der Gartner (Viardot-Garcia)
Mot kveld [Toward Evening] (Agathe Backer Grxndahl)
Si tout ceci n'est qu'un pauvre rjve [from Clairihres dans le Ciel] (Lili Boulanger)
Berceuse d'Amorique [Lullabye of Brittany] (Irene Wieniawska Paul, pseud. Poldowski)
Mon mari m'a diffamie [from Six Chansons Frangaise] (Germaine Tailleferre)
Plaintes d'Amour (Cicile Chaminade)
F|nf Lieder, Nr. 3, 4, 5: Laue Sommernacht, Bei dir ist es traut, Ich wandle unter Blumen (Alma Mahler)
Minstrel Man [from Three Dream Portraits] (Margaret Bonds
Infant Joy (Rebecca Clarke)
Rogez [from Ayelet Hashakhar (Morning Star)] (Miriam Gideon)
I would live in your love [from Woman's Love] (Eichelberger Ivey)
I Love the Night (Marion Bauer)
Let it be forgotten [from Greyed Sonnets] (Judith Lang Zaimont)
Iris [from Four Songs] (Ann Silsbee)
maggie and millie and mollie and may [from though love be a day] (Gwyneth Walker)
When I am an old woman (Libby Larsen)
Andromeda Rag (Elizabeth Vercoe)

Album Description

Neva Pilgrim is known throughout the country for her extensive work with composers, many of whom have written for her. She appears regularly in recital and as soloist with orchestras, having performed with the Chicago Symphony, New York Philharmonic, Brooklyn Philharmonic, Syracuse Symphony and Clarion Concerts. She has concertized in Japan, Canada and Europe and appeared at such festivals as Tanglewood, Marlboro, Chautauqua, Monadnock, and Saratoga Baroque.

Edward Smith , is known throughout the USA and Europe as a soloist and ensemble performer. H received his Bachelor of Music from Lawrence University, studied composition with Luigi Dallapiccola in Italy, and was a student of Ralph Kirkpatrick at Yale. Mr. Smith was a member of the famed New York Pro Musica from l964-69, was a founding member of the Philidor Trio, and has been a regular performer with the New York Consort of Viols and the Waverly Consort. He presently resides in Verona, Italy.

Steven Heyman studied at Juilliard and the Hochschule für Müsik in Vienna. He has performed throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe and has received prizes in competitions including the Beethoven Competition in Vienna, the Gina Bachauer, Southern International Competition, the Portland [Maine] Competition and the American Music Scholarship Competition. He was the top American and fourth Laureate in the prestigious Palm Beach Invitational International Piano Competition. Mr. Heyman teaches at Syracuse University and Hamilton College in upstate New York.

Recording, mastering, graphic design and cover photo "Lizard's Point, Cornwall, England": Marnie Hall. Recorded in the Chapel at Colgate University, 1994. DDD. This recording is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency. Additional funding provided by Colgate University. © Leonarda Productions, Inc., 1997. All rights reserved.

Customer Reviews:

below average voice and interpretation; admirable program.......1999-09-29

Pilgrim's voice is without expression or feeling, and unfortunately, is with excessive and unstable vibrato. The selections are wide-ranged and interesting. The program has great potential as a comprehensive resource, but it's vocal performance lacks talent, technique, and interpretation.