American String Quartets 1900 - 1950: Gershwin, Copland, Ives, Schuman, Thomson / The Kohon Quartet
Disc 1
Quartet No. 3
Composed By – William Schuman
1-1 Introduction and Fugue 7:37
1-2 Intermezzo 7:38
1-3 Rondo -- Variations 8:22
1-4 Quartet In One Movement, Op. 23
Composed By – Howard Hanson
Quartet No. 2
Composed By – Virgil Thomson
1-5 Allegro Moderato 6:21
1-6 Tempo Di Valzer 3:54
1-7 Adagio Sostenuto 4:52
1-8 Allegretto 6:58
1-9 Lullaby for String Quartet
Composed By – George Gershwin
Disc 2
Quartet No. 2
Composed By – Roger Sessions
2-1 Lento; Allegro Apassionata Alla Breve; Andante Tranquillo; Pesto 26:54
2-2 Adagio 5:23
2-3 Scherzo For 2 Violins, Viola And Cello
Composed By – Charles Ives
Quartet No. 2
Composed By – Peter Mennin
2-4 Allegro Ardentemente 7:58
2-5 Prestissimo 2:15
2-6 Adagio Semplice 4:00
2-7 Allegro Focosamente 3:17
Quartet No. 5
Composed By – Walter Piston
2-8 Allegro 4:31
2-9 Adagio 7:32
2-10 Allegro 4:25
Two Pieces for String Quartet
Composed By – Aaron Copland
2-11 Lento Molto 4:58
2-12 Rondino 3:59
Cello [The Kohon Quartet] – W. Ted Hoyle
Ensemble [String Quartet] – The Kohon Quartet
Viola [The Kohon Quartet] – Eugenie Dengel
Violin [The Kohon Quartet] – Harold Kohon, Isadora Kohon
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Ives: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3 / Andrew Litton / Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Symphony No. 2, for orchestra, S. 2 (K. 1A2)
1 - Andante moderato 6:07
2 - Allegro molto (con spirito) 11:29
3 - Adagio cantabile 9:31
4 - Lento maestoso 2:48
5 - Allegro molto vivace 9:50
Symphony No. 3: The Camp Meeting, for orchestra, S. 3 (K. 1A3)
6 - Old Folks Gatherin'. Andante maestoso 8:23
7 - Children's Day. Allegro 7:28
8 - Communion. Largo 8:17
9 - General William Booth Enters into Heaven, for chorus, optional solo voice, chamber orchestra & percussion, S. 181 (K. 5B9) 5:26
Christopher Adkins Cello
Donnie Ray Albert Baritone (Vocal)
Emanuel Borok
Christoph Classen Producer
Thomas Cole Cover Art
Dallas Symphony Chorus
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
David R. Davidson Choir Director
Elke Hockings Liner Note Translation
Richard Howard Art Research
Andrew Keener Producer
Vachel Lindsay Text
Andrew Litton Conductor
Jeff Mee Engineer
Tim Parry Booklet Editor
Simon Perry Executive Producer
Phil Rowlands Post Production Assistant
Jan Swafford Liner Notes
Danny Turner Photography
Andrés Villalta Engineer
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An American Tapestry - Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton
New England Triptych
Composed By – William Schuman
1 I. Be Glad Then, America 5:11
2 II. When Jesus Wept 7:34
3 III. Chester 3:04
4 The White Peacock, Op. 7, No. 1
Composed By – Charles Tomlinson Griffes 5:15
Three Places In New England
Composed By – Charles Ives
5 I. The 'St. Gaudens' In Boston Common (Col. Robert Gould Shaw And His Coloured Regiment) 8:49
6 II. Putnam's Camp, Redding, Connecticut 5:48
7 III. The Housatonic At Stockbridge 3:49
Mysterious Mountain (Symphony No. 2)
Composed By – Alan Hovhaness
8 Andante Con Moto 6:17
9 Moderato Maestoso (Double Fugue) 5:33
10 Andante Espressivo 5:12
The Incredible Flutist
Composed By – Walter Piston
11 Introduction - Siesta In The Market Place 1:17
12 Entrance Of The Vendors 2:15
13 Entrance Of The Customers 0:33
14 Tango Of The Merchant's Daughters 3:21
15 Arrival Of The Circus 0:30
16 Circus March 0:35
17 The Flutist 1:52
18 Minuet 0:40
19 Spanish Waltz 0:55
20 (Eight O'Clock Strikes) 0:17
21 Siciliana 2:21
22 Polka Finale 2:02
Artwork [Quilt Pieced By] – Nylene Dory
Booklet Editor [Booklet Preparation & Editing] – Katherine A. Dory
Conductor – Andrew Litton
Design [Graphic Design] – Kimberly Smith Co.
Edited By, Mastered By – Brian C. Peters
Engineer – Brian C. Peters, Douglas Brown (2)
Executive-Producer – Brian M. Levine
Liner Notes – Kevin Bazzana
Orchestra – Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Photography [Cover Photography] – Bill Murphy
Photography By [Cover Photography] – Brian M. Levine, Craig D. Dory
Producer – Andrew Keener
Recorded in the Eugene McDermott Hall at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, Texas in May 1995
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William Schuman: Violin Concerto - New England Triptych - Variations On 'America' / Philip Quint / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / José Serebrier
Violin Concerto (33:12)
1 Allegro Risoluto 15:43
2 Introduzione 17:29
New England Triptych (16:22)
3 Be Glad Then America 5:49
4 When Jesus Wept 7:15
5 Chester 3:18
6 Variations On 'America'
Composed By – Charles Ives
Orchestrated By – Schuman 7:19
Artwork [Cover Art] – Aaron Draper Shattuck
Composed By – William Schuman (tracks: 1 to 5)
Conductor, Liner Notes – José Serebrier
Orchestra – Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Producer – Nick Parker
Producer, Engineer, Edited By – Phil Rowlands
Violin – Philip Quint
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Charles Ives - Complete Music For String Quartet
Leipziger Streichquartett / Steffen Schleiermacher / Yeon-Hee Kwak / Ingo Goritzki
1 Scherzo for String Quartet 1:37
2 String Quartet No. 1 - Andante con moto 5:00
3 String Quartet No. 1 - Allegro 5:38
4 String Quartet No. 1 - Adagio cantabile 5:35
5 String Quartet No. 1 - Allegro marziale 5:30
6 Adagio sostenuto for English Horn, String Quartet and Piano 1:52
7 Largo risoluto No. 1 for String Quartet and Piano 3:19
8 Largo risoluto No. 1 for String Quartet and Piano 3:36
9 Adagio cantabile 'The Innate' for String Quartet and Piano 2:41
10 String Quartet No. 2 - Discussions 10:29
11 String Quartet No. 2 - Arguments 4:56
12 String Quartet No. 2 - The Call of the Mountains 13:23
13 Hallowe'en for String Quartet and Piano 2:15
Leipziger Streichquartett
Steffen Schleiermacher, piano (6-9, 13)
Yeon-Hee Kwak, english horn (6)
Ingo Goritzki, bass drum (13)
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Ives: Concord Sonata; Barber: Piano Sonata - Marc-André Hamelin
Sonata No. 2: Concord, Mass., 1840-60, for piano (& optional viola, flute), S. 88 (K. 3A2)
Charles Ives
1. Emerson. Slowly 15:40
2. Hawthorne. Very fast 10:18
3. The Alcotts 5:17
4. Thoreau. Starting slowly and quietly 11:45
Sonata for piano, Op. 26
Samuel Barber
5. Allegro energico 7:13
6. Allegro vivace e leggiero 1:59
7. Adagio mesto 5:22
8. Fuga. Allegro con spirito 4:40
Marc-André Hamelin, piano
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Charles Ives - Four Sonatas (Hilary Hahn - Valentina Lisitsa - 2011)
Tracks:
Sonata for Violin and Piano No.1, S.60 (K. 2C4)
01 I. Andante - Allegro vivace
02 II. Largo cantabile
03 III. Allegro
Sonata for Violin and Piano No.2, S.61 (K. 2C5)
04 I. Autumn. Adagio maestoso - Allegro moderato
05 II. In the Barn. Presto - Allegro moderato
06 III. The Revival. Largo - Allegretto
Sonata for Violin and Piano No.3, S.62 (K. 2C6)
07 I. Adagio (Verse I) - Andante (Verse II) - Allegretto (Verse III) - Adagio (Last Verse)
08 II. Allegro
09 III. Adagio (Cantabile) - Andante con spirito
Sonata for Violin and Piano No.4 "Children's Day At The Camp Meeting", S.63 (K. 2C3)
10 I. Allegro
11 II. Largo - Allegro (con slugarocko)
12 III. Allegro
Total time - 66:16
Hilary Hahn - violin
Valentina Lisitsa – piano
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