Robert’s Stäff Picks!!!

Don’t forget, the Music Library is having an LP Bag Sale this Friday, April 26 from 10AM-2PM in front of Bender Library!!!

This set of Staff Picks is dedicated to currently performing string quartets and new music ensembles/composers.

CD 5290 — Six Quartets, Op. 20 — Haydn

The quartets are pretty standard Haydn works but the cool part about this CD is that this recording is played by the Daedalus Quartet.  The Daedalus Quartet is considered a leader among the newest generation of string ensembles.  The members of this string quartet hold degrees from the Julliard School, Curtis Institute, Cleveland Institute, and Harvard University.  Min-Young Kim and Matilda Kaul play violin, Jessica Thompson plays the viola, and Thomas Kraines plays the ‘cello.  This CD was released in 2009.

CD 10048 — Meanwhile — eighth blackbird

eighth blackbird “combines the finesse of a string quartet, the energy of a rock band and the audacity of a storefront theater company.” The members of the ensemble  “hail from America’s Great Lakes, Keystone, Golden and Bay States, and Australia’s Sunshine State.  There are four foodies, three beer snobs and one exercise junkie.”  It seems like it would be fun to hang with these folks. Tim Munro plays the flutes, Michael J. Maccaferri the clarinets, Yvonne Lam the violin & viola, Nicholas Photinos the ‘cello, Matthew Dunvall percussion, and Lisa Kaplan the piano.  This CD was released in 2012.

John Adams

I often reference works by John Adams in my Staff Picks, and I honestly don’t think I could ever forget to mention him.  Adams is a North American based new music composer.  Once again, the symphonic version of my favorite opera, CD 9695 — Doctor Atomic / Guide to Strange Places.  This CD was released in 2009.

CD 10053 - Adam’s Lament — Arvo Pärt

Do you like Arvo Pärt as much as Ethan Hicks? I doubt it, but you should still take a listen to this fantastic Pärt CD that explores many of his works including, but not limited to: Adam’s Lament, Beaatus Petronius, Salve Regina, and Estonian lullaby.  This CD was released in 2012.

 

More New Stuff!

These scores have just arrived from the bindery!

Brahms  -  Quintet and Quartets for Piano and Strings  -  M178.B73 G35 1985

Schubert  -  Lieder, Volume II for High Voice  -  M1620.S38 L54 1974 v.2

Tchaikovsky  -  Eugene Onegin (full score)  -  M1500.T34 E94 1997

Also, some new CDs and a DVD for your use:

Ruckblick Moderne: 20th Century Orchestral Music  -  CD10064

Michael Daugherty/Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra: Route 66, Ghost Ranch, Sunset Strip, Time Machine  -  CD 10065

Mahler: Autopsy of a Genius  -  DVD 352

A Mixed Bag of New Scores!

~~~~~Something for everyone! ~~~~~

Martin Bresnick  -  Going Home (Vysoke, My Jerusalem) for Oboe, Violin, Viola and Violoncello  -  M462.B74 G65 2012

Martin Bresnick  -  Prayers Remain Forever for cello and piano  -  M233.B74 P73 2012

The Spirituals of Harry T. Burleigh for high voice  -  M1670.B87 S65 2000

Michael Daugherty  -  Deus ex Machina for piano and orchestra (2007)  -  M1010.D38 D48 2012

Michael Daugherty  -  I Loved Lucy (Yo Amaba Lucy) for flute and classical guitar  -  M297.D38 Y6 2012

Michael Daugherty  -  Route 66 for orchestra (1999)  -  M1045.D38 R68 2011

Philip Glass  -  Sonata for Violin and Piano in 3 Movements  -  M219.G53 S66 2008

Osvaldo Golijov  -  How Slow the Wind for Soprano and String Quartet  -  M1613.3 .G65 H69 2011

Jake Heggie  -  Orcas Island Ferry: Suite for Violin/Viola and Piano  -  M220.H44 O73 2012

Jacques Hetu  -  Quatuor A Cordes (String Quartet) no. 1, opus 19  -  M452.H58 op. 19 2012

Katherine Hoove  -  Ayres based on songs by John Dowland for soprano saxophone and piano  -  M269.H66 A97 2011

James MacMillan  -  Sun-Dogs for mixed choir a cappella  -  M1582.M33 S86 2011

Telemann  -  Sonata in F Major for flute and piano  -  M242.T44 S66 1974

Telemann/Wummer  -  Suite in A Minor transcribed for flute and piano  -  M244.T45 O94 1979

MORE New Arrivals!

The Opera America Song-Book  ~  M1507.O64 2012

The G. Schirmer Piano Collection: 33 Works by 25 Composers from 20th and 21st Centuries  ~  M21.G25 2012

Michael Daugherty  ~  Trail of Tears for flute and chamber orchestra (2010)  ~  M1020.D38 T73 2012

Gyorgy Ligeti  ~  Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (1985-88)  ~  M1010.L54 C66 2005

Gyorgy Ligeti  ~  Concerto for Violin and Orchestra  ~  M1013.L54 C66 2002

Franz Liszt  ~  Etudes D’Execution Transcendante  ~  M25.L25 E88 2004

Matthias Pintscher  ~  Funf Orchesterstucke (1997)  ~  M1045.P56 S78 1997

Matthais Pintscher  ~  tenebrae for viola, small ensemble and live electronics  ~  M1014.P56 T46 2001

Matthias Pintscher  ~  Thomas Chatterton, opera (1994-8)  ~  M1500.P56 T56 1998

Steve Reich: Music for 18 Musicians  ~  M1528.R45 M87 2000

Heitor Villa-Lobos  ~  Douze Etudes pour guitare seule  ~  M127.V55 E88 2011

Paul Chihara: Viola Concerto and Music for Viola, Vol. 2  ~  CD 10054

Advent at Ephesus: Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles ~  CD 10050

Kurtag 80, conducted by Zoltan Kocsis  ~  CD 10052

Gabrieli: Sacred Symphonies  ~  CD 10049

Starfucker  ~  CD 10055

True Blugrass Banjo  ~  CD 10051

Austin Peralta: Endless Planets  ~  CD 10056

The Complete Atomic Basie  ~  CD 10057

New Scores and CDs!

CDs:

Milton Babbit: A Composers’ Memorial ~ 28 Compositions in Memoriam ~ CD 9868

Zharkaja ~ Kalina ~ CD 9693

Scores:

Italian Arias of the Baroque and Classical Eras ~ M 1619 .I813 1994 (High) ~ M 1619 .I813 1994 (Medium)

Donizetti ~ Composizioni Da Camera per Canto e Pianoforte ~ M 1620 .D65 M5 1961

Barenreiter Piano Album ~ Early 20th Century ~ M 1620 .B262 1994

Alexander Scriabin ~ Complete Piano Sonatas Vol. I-II ~  M 23 .S434 F5 v.1

Gabriel Fauré~ Quartet for piano, violin, alto and cello ~ M 412 .F3 op. 45 2010

Giacinto Scelsi ~ Trilogy: The Three Ages of Man ~ M 52 .S32 T75 1994

George Benjamin ~ Three Inventions for Chamber Orchestra ~ M 1045 .B37 I5 1997

György Ligeti ~ Old Hungarian Ballroom Dances ~ M 662 .L5 R4 2003

Paul Hindemith ~ Tune Book for Violins ~ MT 274 .H564 S65 2011

Bernard Rands ~ Prism ~ M 457.2 .R35 P75 2008

Antonin Dvorak ~ Bagatelles ~ M 412.4 .D86 M3 2010

Octavio Pinto ~ Memories of Childhood ~ M 215 .P5 S24 1940

William Bolcom ~ Romanza ~ M 1113 .B65 R6 2010

Henry Purcell ~ Dido and Aeneas (vocal score) ~ M 1503 .P994 D555 1960

Bohuslav Martinu ~ Puppets ~ M 25 .M368 L68 2008

Vittorio Rieti ~ Suite Champetre ~ M 214 .R563 S8 1952

John Harbison ~ Abu Ghraib for Cello and Piano ~ M 233 .H37 A28 2006

Jazz Standards for Female Singers Vol. I ~ M 1630.18 .J38 2011

Jazz Standards for Female Singers Vol. II ~ M 1630.18 .J38 2011

[In] CAGE

[In] CAGE
September 2,  2:00 pm [Studio Theater]
September 7,  4:00 pm – 9:30 pm [Recital Hall]
September 8, 9:00 am [Recital Hall]

Join the AU Music Department in a centennial celebration of John Cage’s birthday!  In partnership with the John Cage Centennial Festival of Washington, DC, American University will be hosting three Cage-ian events!

On September 2nd at 2 pm, come to the Katzen Center Studio Theater to get a taste of Cage’s repertoire with [In] CAGE.  Bonnie Whiting Smith, Dustin Donahue and AU Music Faculty Dr. William Brent, the members of red fish blue fish will be performing.

On September 7th at 4 pm, Tom Delio will give a lecture about John Cage’s percussion work “Amores” [1941].  Following Mr. Delio’s lecture, a series of concerts will cover every decade of Cage’s work from the 1930s to the 1990s.  Steven Schick and the Percussion Group Cincinnati will give rare performances of Cage’s music.  This performance will be located in the Studio Theater at 5:30 pm [free], the Katzen Museum at 6:30 pm [free], and there will  be a feature performance in the Recital Hall at 7:30 pm [$5 with a student ID]. There will be another performance of Cage’s work at 9:30 pm in the Museum [free].

On Saturday September 8th at 9:00 am [Recital Hall], Steven Schick and Percussion group Cincinnati will lead a free masterclass on interpreting Cage and other experimental music that will be performed in the September 7th concert.

For more information about the rest of the John Cage Centennial Festival Washington, DC, visit http://www.johncage2012.com/index.html.

American Composers

We recently got a ton of scores in here at the Music Library. So many that we can’t really contain it to one post. Therefore in the interest of globalism and international unity, the scores will be categorized into American and European composers.

So let’s start with the American Composers, shall we?

Among other things, we received some Elliot Carter and Steve Reich. However the majority seem to be works by John Cage. In celebration of this, I thought I would present Mr. Cage himself playing a cactus. Awesome, right?

Anyway, here you go:

Louis Andriessen: De Tijd ~ M 1543 .A53 T5 1995

Morton Feldman: Rothko Chapel ~ M 1531 .F45 R65 2008

Steve Reich: City Life ~ M 947 .R45 C58 1998

Steve Reich: Tehillim ~ M 2019.5 .R45 T4 2010

Steve Reich: Different Trains ~ M 452 .R45 D54 1998

John Cage: Rozart Mix ~ M 1470  .C34 R69 1965

John Cage: Speech (1965) ~ M 1470 .C34 S64 1960

John Cage: Cheap Imitation ~ M 25 .C34 C443 1970

John Cage: Music for Wind Instruments ~ M 557 .C34 M8 1997

John Cage and Lou Harrison: Double Music ~ M485 .C34 D68 1961

John Cage: The City Wears a Slouch Hat ~ M 1527.5 .C.24 C58 2010

John Cage: A Book of Music for Two Prepared Pianos ~ M 214 .C3 B6 1960

John Cage: Hymns and Variations for 12 Amplified Voices ~ M 1529.5 .C34 H8 1979

Elliot Carter: Pocahontas ~ M 1003 .C325 P6 1969

Elliot Carter: Night Fantasies ~ M 25 .C73 N5 1995

Elliot Carter: Concerto for Orchestra ~ M 1042 .C37 C6 1990

Elliot Carter: Symphonia: Sum Fluxae Pretium Spei ~ M 1045 .C378  S9 2008

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Tomorrow we’ll have the scores from across the pond.

New Stuff

New Scores to the Music Library:

First 2 very LARGE and very EXCITING scores:

Vox Balaenae For Three Masked Players  by George Crumb for electric flute, electric cello, electric piano (M 322 .C88 V6 1972)

Symphony No. 4 by Charles Ives – score and CD (M 3 .I94 S94 2011)

Others scores

Trio in G Major – for 2 flutes and basso continue - J.C. Bach (M317 .B33 T7 G major 2009)

Quintet Op. 43 – for flute, oboe, clarinet, french horn & bassoon – Carl Nielsen (M557 .N54 op. 43 2004)

Woodwind Quintet - for bassoon, oboe, horn in f, flute and clarinet in a – Gunther Schuller (M557 . S468 Q59 1968)

Concerto in C minor – for oboe, violin, strings & basso continuo – Bach (M1141 .B33 BWV 1060 2009)

Contrasts – for violin, clarinet & piano - Béla Bartók (M 322 .B3 C6 2002)

Werke fur Klavier zu vier Handen - Beethoven – Henle edition (M3 .B44 v.VII/1 Suppl.)

Kadenzen zu Klavierkonzerten – Beethoven – Henle edition (M3 .B44 v.VII/7 Suppl.)

Concerto - arranged for oboe and piano – by Cimaros, arranged by Arthur Benjamin (M 1123 .C563 C6 1995)

Trio in Eb Major, Op. 38 - for clarinet, cello & piano – Beethoven (M 322 .B4 op.38 1988)

Trio C major Op. 87 - for 2 oboes & english horn -Beethoven (M357.2 .B4 op.87 2009)

Trio in a minor, Op. 114 - for piano, clarinet, violincello – Brahms (M322 .B8 op.114 1979)

Serenade op. 25 - for flute, violin & viola – Beethoven (M362 .B4 op.25 2008)

Die kleine Kammermusik - Six Partitas for Violin & Basso Continuo – Telemann (M220 .T45 K6 2006)

Phantasy op. 2 - for oboe, violin, viola & cello - Benjamin Britten (M462 .B75 P43 1935)

Quintet - for clarinet, 2 violas and 2 cellos – David Diamond (M562 .D536 Q5 1957)

Quintette no. 1 - for flute, oboe, clarinet, basson & horn – Jean Francaix (M557 .F73 no. 1 1990)

Quintet, Op. 39 - for oboe, clarinet, violin, viola & double bass – Serge Prokofieff (M562 .P85 op.39 1990)

Trio K. 498 - for piano, clarinet, viola – Mozart (M322 .M69 K.498 2008)

New Scores and DVDs for the weekend!

Very cool Musical DVDs:

Medea – a film by Pier Paolo Pasolini with  Maria Callas (DVD 194)

Burn to Shine - various performances – Washington DC 1/14/2004 (DVD 195)

New Scores

Sonata St. Marc – for Trumpet and Keyboard – by Tomaso Albioni (M261 .A43 T73 op.6 no.11 2011)

Ganjin Way – for Trombone and Marimba – by Noriko Nakamura (M298 .N35 G36 2009)

Kurt Weill - Sechs Songs Aus Der Dreigroschenoper (M468 .W45 D74 2009)

Divertimento – for Marimba and Alto Saxophone – by Akira Yuyama (M298 .Y89 D5 1976)

Six Cello Suites – for Viola solo – by J.S. Bach (M48 .B15 S8 1982)

The Rite of Spring – for Piano Four hands – by Igor Stravinsky (M1523 .S92 V47 2005)

Stratosphere – Altissimo Etudes for Saxophone – by Noah Getz (MT505 .G38 S77 2011)

Concerto for Trombone & Orchestra – by Melinda Wagner (M1032 .W346 2007b)

Cuatro Madrigales Amatorios – for High Voice and Piano – by Joaquin Rodrigo (M1614 .R74 M3 1990)

Duo Sonata No. 2 - for Violin and Viola – by Robert Baksa (M287 .B296 D86 2011)

Musica ricercata – for Piano – by György Ligeti (M25 .L54 M87 1995)

The Beatitudes – Arvo Pärt (M2079 .E168 P32 2005)

Unsilenced Cell Phone leads to a Beautiful Musical Moment

Violist Lukas Kmit improvises on the ring tone of an interrupting cell phone.