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"Mstislav Rostropovich"

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Artur Rubinstein playing Beethoven piano concerto no 4
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Paul Lansky: Etudes and Parodies (2004) for horn, violin and piano; William Purvis, French horn, Curtis Macomber, violin, Mihae Lee, piano; Semi-Suite (2001) for guitar, David Starobin, guitar; Ricercare Plus (2000, 2004) for string quartet, Brentano String Quartet
BRIDGE 9222 DDD Total Time: 64:51
This recording gives a completely fresh view of the work of a leading American composer. Long regarded as one of the world's finest exponents of 'computer music', this disc presents first recordings of three major Paul Lansky compositions for acoustic instruments. Lansky's fine ear for harmony and his restless and energetic rhythmic sense carry over from much of his computer music, but in these works, there is a newly found subtlety that seems inspiring to the interpreters heard in these performances.. Etudes and Parodies for horn trio was the winner of the International Horn Society's 2005 composition competition. Composed for horn virtuoso, William Purvis, the set of seven movements is actually a series of etudes based on all the things the horn does well: long round tones, staccato/legato alternate tonguing, large ascending leaps, rapid and round staccato, natural harmonics, fast and close jazz-like licks, and finally, soulful singing. The 'parodies' include gypsy-like music, funk, film-noir, and various references to horn player's practice rooms. Semi-Suite was composed for the guitarist David Starobin. Its six movements are loosely based around its baroque namesakes, though Lansky's idiomatic guitar writing shows the influence of such finger-style guitarists as Merle Travis and others. Lansky's Ricercare Plus includes references to early baroque and late renaissance part writing with non-vibrato sustained, overlapping lines, and rapid contrapuntal configurations. The work was written for the Brentano Quartet.
These Paul Lansky discs are available from Bridge: Music Box - BRIDGE 9210 Alphabet Book - BRIDGE 9126 My Cinema for the Ears - BRIDGE 9117 (DVD) Ride - BRIDGE 9103

Justin Dello Joio (b. 1955): Two Concert Etudes (2001), Garrick Ohlsson, piano; Music for Piano Trio "The March of Folly" (2006), Ani Kavafian, violin; Carter Brey, violoncello; Jeremy Denk, piano; Sonata for Piano (1987, rev. 2005), Garrick Ohlsson, piano BRIDGE 9220 DDD Total Time: 59:03
This recording presents first recordings of three recent compositions by the American composer Justin Dello Joio. John Corigliano writes that "Justin Dello Joio is a born composer- a real musician with a sparkling craft who has something urgent to say in his works, and the ability to say it. In an age when so much contemporary music seems dictated by its technologically sophisticated means, it is wonderful to hear music that is composed completely by ear, mind and heart." Performed by four superb virtuosi, the performances heard on these recordings provide vibrant realizations of the music of an exciting new voice in contemporary music. Writing about Dello Joio's Trio, John Corigliano says that the work "demonstrates Dello Joio's ability to forge a large shape that is clear, and meaningful while providing subtle and remarkable details along the way. Not a note is wasted in Dello Joio's music. It is concise yet expansive, detailed yet unified, intellectual yet dramatic." Justin Dello Joio is the 7th generation of composer in the Dello Joio family, the son of the well-known Norman Dello Joio. A student of Persichetti, Sessions and Diamond at Juilliard, he has received numerous awards and has composed a large catalog of works ranging from solo through orchestral, and recently, opera.

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Claudio Arrau plays Beethoven's
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Book Review: Beethoven - The Universal Composer
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(Eminent Lives)

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This addition to the Eminent Lives Series by Pulitzer-winning biographer Morris (Theodore Rex; Dutch) does not disappoint. The author provides a close analysis of only one cantata, the early (written at 19) and relatively obscure Joseph II, but leaves no doubt he could easily do the same for the more radical and magisterial works, which are "bothersome to orthodox opinion" about Beethoven's time, were the ground not so well trodden.