Liner Notes – Walter Simmons

Arnold Rosner: Orchestral Music, Vol. 4

Walter Simmons on December 3, 2023

Album Information Arnold Rosner: Orchestral Music, Vol. 4 1 Scherzo for Orchestra, Op. 29a (1964) 11:51 Concerto Grosso No. 2, Op. 74 (1979) 24:302 Lento; Allegro 8:473 Adagio 7:094 Allegro molto 8:23 5 Variations on a Theme by Frank Martin, …

Piano Music of PAUL CRESTON: Three Narratives; Rhythmicon

Walter Simmons on November 21, 2023

Album Information Three Narratives, Op. 79 (1962) 25:25 1 Narrative No. 1 (7:40)2 Narrative No. 2 (7:55)3 Narrative No. 3 (9:46) Rhythmicon (1971-74): Volumes 7-10 44:49 4 Affirmation (2:05)5 A Jest (1:09)6 Offertory (2:39)7 Mirror Etude (1:04)8 Interlude (2:13)9 Salve …

Rosner: Requiem, OP. 59 (1973)

Walter Simmons on December 3, 2021

Album Information REQUIEM, OP. 59 (1973)BY ARNOLD ROSNER (1945-2013)Premiere Recording Total Timing (69:00) London Phiharmonic OrchestraNick Palmer, conductorCrouch End Festival Chorus*David Temple, Chorus MasterWalter Simmons, producerJonathan Allen, engineerRecorded at Abbey Road Studios, London, July 23, 24, 28, 2019All music available …

ROSNER: Nocturne, Op. 68; Tempus Perfectum, Op. 109; Symphony No. 6, Op. 64

wswebmaster on December 2, 2018

ARNOLD ROSNER: Nocturne, Op. 68; Tempus Perfectum, Op. 109; Symphony No. 6, Op. 64 London Phiharmonic Orch., Nick Palmer, cond., TOCCATA Classics. All music available from the Estate of Arnold Rosner; For further information, visit www.ArnoldRosnerMusic.com During his fifty-year compositional career, the American …

ROSNER: Five Ko-Ans for Orchestra; Unraveling Dances; The Parable of the Law

wswebmaster on December 2, 2018

ARNOLD ROSNER. Five Ko-ans for Orchestra; Unraveling Dances; The Parable of the Law. Nick Palmer, cond. Christopher Burchett, baritone; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Nick Palmer, cond. TOCCATA T0CC-0464 During his fifty-year compositional career, the American composer Arnold Rosner (1945–2013) produced a body of …

PERSICHETTI: Selected Piano Music

wswebmaster on December 2, 2018

VINCENT PERSICHETTI Selected Piano Music. CENTAUR CRC-3632 Vincent Persichetti was one of the most widely respected American musicians of his generation. A prolific composer, brilliant educator and lecturer, and prodigious pianist, he composed more than 150 works in virtually all genres …

ROSNER: Violin Sonata No. 1; Bassoon Sonata; Cello Sonata No. 2; Danses a la Mode.

wswebmaster on December 2, 2018

CHAMBER MUSIC BY ARNOLD ROSNER During his fifty-year compositional career, the American composer Arnold Rosner (1945-2013) produced a body of a work that combined diverse influences into a powerful, distinctly personal musical voice. His catalog contains compositions in nearly every …

ROSNER: Piano Concerto No. 2; Gematria; Six Pastoral Dances; From the Diaries of Adam Czerniakow

wswebmaster on December 2, 2018

ROSNER: Piano Concerto No. 2 (Peter Vinograde, piano); Gematria; Six Pastoral Dances; From the Diaries of Adam Czerniakow (Peter Riegert, speaker). London Philharmonic; David Amos, cond. TOCCATA CLASSICS TOCC-0368 Liner Notes During his fifty-year compositional career, the American composer Arnold Rosner produced a body …

N. LLOYD: Three Scenes from Memory; Five Pieces for Dance; Episodes; Piano Sonata. MENNIN: Five Pieces; Piano Sonata. Myron Silberstein, piano.

wswebmaster on December 2, 2018

N. LLOYD: Three Scenes from Memory; Five Pieces for Dance; Episodes; Piano Sonata. MENNIN: Five Pieces; Piano Sonata. Myron Silberstein, piano. Naxos 8.559767 Liner Notes Norman Lloyd (1909-1980) and Peter Mennin (1923-1983) are apt discmates. Both were Pennsylvania-born composers who …

FLAGELLO Symphony No. 2; Odyssey; Valse Noire; Concerto Sinfonico. ROSNER Symphony No. 7, “Trinity.”

wswebmaster on December 2, 2018

FLAGELLO Symphony No. 2; Odyssey; Valse Noire; Concerto Sinfonico. ROSNER Symphony No. 7, “Trinity.” University of Houston Saxophone Quartet, Wind Ensemble; David Bertman, cond. NAXOS 8.573060 Liner Notes Nicolas Flagello was one of the 20th century’s leading exponents of traditional late-romantic …