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« Reply #15 on: January 07, 2013, 11:06:30 pm » |
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Ok....If we are playing that game Grin Grin Living American Symphonists include:
Let us not forget: Samuel Adler (1928-
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« Reply #16 on: January 07, 2013, 11:19:43 pm » |
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Six symphonies to his name I see :)
Pity his official site is no longer online :(
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Elroel
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« Reply #17 on: January 07, 2013, 11:43:09 pm » |
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Wasn't there also a Symphony 'Beyond the Land' (from 1988)? And of course a Sinfonietta from 1971
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« Reply #18 on: February 08, 2013, 10:55:23 am » |
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Regarding Glass.. Even admirers of Phillip Glass will admit that his music is repetitous, boring to some..yet hypnotic to others. When I fnd a Glass piece I like, it is usually shorter in duration. My favorite is the Concerto for 4 saxes not a dull moment in it.. ..as for his symphonies..I keep saying OK..OK..I get it... I get it!!
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chill319
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« Reply #19 on: February 12, 2013, 11:08:54 am » |
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I've been developing a strong interest in the music of Benjamin Lees of late, not least in his Symphony 4 ("Memorial Candles") on Naxos. Do other members listen to Lees? Any recommendations?
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Elroel
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« Reply #20 on: February 12, 2013, 03:43:24 pm » |
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May be his Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra? It was written in 1964. RCA recorded this and brought it on an lp, back in the late 1960s: LSC-3095. It was coupled with Session's Symphony No 3. I have to find out if the work ever made it on cd, before I can post this. According the sleevenotes we have to go back to Spohr to find a simular kind of concerto. So this is a little like a concerto grosso. Lees uses a lot of Brass in it.
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« Reply #21 on: February 12, 2013, 03:54:33 pm » |
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I was fortunate enough to be given recordings of almost all of the orchestral music of Benjamin Lees sometime ago through the incredible generosity of Karl Miller :)
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kyjo
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« Reply #22 on: February 12, 2013, 08:30:39 pm » |
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I am an admirer of Lees' work-I find the symphonies (especially no. 4) to be impressive, often powerful compositions. This Albany 2-disc set of his Symphonies 2, 3, 5 and Etudes for piano and orchestra is rather expensive but well worth acquiring if you enjoy tonal 20th-century symphonism: (You will notice the rather unflattering cover photo of Lees in his later years ;D) His concertos, which are scattered across various CDs, are also fine compositions. I would start with the Violin Concerto, an exuberantly tonal piece which makes a good complement to the Bloch VC (one of my very favorite VCs) with which it is coupled on this Artek CD: If chamber music appeals to you, the Naxos disc of Lees' String Quartets 1, 5 and 6 is also excellent. In short, you really can't go wrong with Lees! If you were to purchase only one Lees disc, though, I would recommend you purchase the Naxos disc of Symphony no. 4. :)
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kyjo
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« Reply #23 on: February 12, 2013, 08:38:51 pm » |
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I have to find out if the work ever made it on cd, before I can post this.
It does not appear to have made it onto CD :)
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Dundonnell
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« Reply #24 on: February 13, 2013, 02:46:54 am » |
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I have the following Benjamin Lees works. If I get permission I can upload them :)
Benjamin Lees(1924-2010; USA):
Piano Concerto No.3(2006):
Ian Hobson(piano) and the Florida Symphony Orchestra(Susan Haig) (2007)
Oboe Concerto(1963):
Jay Light(oboe) and the Drake University Orchestra(John Canarina)
Concerto for Orchestra(1959):
Louisville Orchestra(Robert Whitney)
Concerto for Brass Choir and Orchestra(1983):
San Jose Symphony Orchestra(Leonid Grin) (1984)
Concerto for Woodwind Quintet and Orchestra(1976):
Cleveland Orchestra(Lorin Maazel)
Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra(1964):
New York Philharmonic Orchestra(Leonard Slatkin) (1998)
Cleveland Orchestra(George Szell)
Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra(1999):
Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra(Herbert Soudant) (1999)
Concerto for Chamber Orchestra(1966):
Belgian Radio Symphony Orchestra(John Canarina)
Variations for Piano and Orchestra(1976):
William Black(piano) and the Albany Symphony Orchestra(Asher Raboy) (1990)
Declamations for Piano and Strings:
Brown(piano) and the Delaware Chamber Symphony Orchestra(Stephen Gunzenhauser)
Concertante breve for orchestra(1959):
Clarion Concerts(Newell Jenkins)
Profile for orchestra(1954):
NBC Symphony Orchestra(Milton Katims) (1954)
Oklahoma City Symphony Orchestra(Guy Fraser Harrison) (1955)
New York Philharmonic Orchestra(Thomas Schippers) (1965)
“Portrait of Rodin” for orchestra(1984):
Queens Symphony Orchestra(Arthur Fagen) (1993)
“Borealis” for orchestra(1993):
Wichita Symphony Orchestra(Zuohuang Chen) (1993)
Constellations for orchestra(1997):
Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra(James DePreist) (1998)
Spectrum for orchestra(1964):
Philadelphia Orchestra(Eugene Ormandy) (1969)
Divertimento Burlesca for chamber orchestra(1957)
Seattle Symphony Orchestra(Milton Katims) (1959)
Delaware Symphony Orchestra(Stephen Gunzenhauser) (1992)
Interlude for Strings(1957):
Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra(Siegfried Landau)
Cantata “Vision of Poets”(1961):
Adele Addison(soprano), Albert daCosta(tenor) and the Seattle Symphony Orchestra(Milton Katims) (1962)
“Echoes of Normandy”(1994):
Edward Cook(tenor) and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra(Andrew Litton) (1994)
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kyjo
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« Reply #25 on: February 13, 2013, 02:50:33 am » |
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Good heavens! That is a lot of music ;D
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chill319
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« Reply #27 on: February 13, 2013, 03:38:30 am » |
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Thanks, one and all for the many leads. A gentleman named Karl Miller was my composition teacher for a semester many years ago in Arizona. Perhaps the same person?
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kyjo
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« Reply #28 on: February 13, 2013, 07:52:07 pm » |
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I believe Karl Miller resides in Philadelphia. I don't know for sure, though. And yes, what a wonderful collection he has!
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« Reply #29 on: February 13, 2013, 07:59:47 pm » |
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He is a member of the Art-Music Forum, so it should be quite easy to contact him! :)
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