Mennin, Peter – Walter Simmons

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 …

AMERICAN ORIGINALS: Music by Giannini, Mennin, Persichetti, Schuman, Gould, Dello Joio, Stravinsky. STATEMENTS: Music by Persichetti, Vaughan Williams, Hartley, McAlister, Forte, Stamp, Barber, Schmitt.

wswebmaster on December 1, 2018

AMERICAN ORIGINALS ● Col. Lowell Graham, cond; USAF Heritage of America Band ● KLAVIER K-11188 (70:48)GIANNINI Symphony No. 3. MENNIN Canzona. PERSICHETTI Divertimento. SCHUMAN George Washington Bridge. M. Gould Ballad. DELLO JOIO Variants on a Medieval Tune. STRAVINSKY Circus Polka STATEMENTS ● Col. Lowell Graham, cond; USAF Heritage of America Band …

PERSICHETTI: Concerto for Piano, Four Hands. Piano Sonata No. 9. Sonata for Two Pianos. MENNIN: Symphony No. 7. BARBER: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra.

wswebmaster on November 25, 2018

PERSICHETTI: Concerto for Piano, Four Hands. Piano Sonata No. 9. Sonata for Two Piano. Alexander Bakhchiev, Elena Sorokina, pianos. MELODIYA C10161334. MENNIN: Symphony No. 7. BARBER: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra.Leonid Kogan, violin; Ukrainian SSR Symphony Orchestra conducted by Pavel …

PETER MENNIN: Biography

wswebmaster on November 24, 2018

MENNIN, Peter (17 May 1923-17 June 1983), composer and educational administrator, was born in Erie, Pennsylvania, the son of Attilio Mennini, a restaurant owner, and Amelia Bennaci. The elder Mennini was an avid record collector, and music was a central …

PETER MENNIN: Folk Overture. Symphony No. 8. Symphony No. 9

wswebmaster on November 24, 2018

PETER MENNIN: Folk Overture Symphony No. 8 Symphony No. 9 The 1930s and 40s, when Peter Mennin was coming of age as a composer, was a time of proud national identity for American music. During this period the federal government, …

MENNIN: Symphony No. 9. SEREBRIER: Poema elegiaco. LEE: Veri.

wswebmaster on November 24, 2018

MENNIN: Symphony No. 9. SEREBRIER: Poema elegiaco. LEE: Veri. Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and L’Orchestre Symphonique de la RTBF conducted by José Serebrier. FINNADAR 7 90937-1, produced by Roger Parker and Kevin Roper. Veteran contemporary-music collectors will know what is meant by the statement …

MENNIN: Symphony No.7. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra

wswebmaster on November 24, 2018

MENNIN: Symphony No.7. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra. Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jean Martinon (in Symphony); John Ogden, piano; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Igor Buketoff (in Concerto). CRI RECORDS SD 399, $7.95. The reissue of these two great …

MENNIN: Canzona. SCHUMAN: George Washington Bridge. NIXON: Reflections. BERNSTEIN: Symphony No. 1 (Profanation). TICHELI: Shenandoah. Blue Shades. DELLO JOIO: Variants on a Medieval Tune. Works by Daehn, Chance, Welcher

wswebmaster on November 24, 2018

CHILLING WINDS • Malcolm W. Rowell, Jr., cond; Massachusetts Wind Orchestra • ALBANY TROY-666 (74:22) MENNIN: Canzona. SCHUMAN: George Washington Bridge. NIXON: Reflections. BERNSTEIN/BENCRISCUTTO: Symphony No. 1: Profanation. TICHELI: Shenandoah. Blue Shades. DAEHN: With Quiet Courage. CHANCE: Variations on a Korean Folk Song. WELCHER: Zion. DELLO JOIO: Variants on a Medieval …

PERSICHETTI: Symphony No. 6. MENNIN: Canzona. DANIELPOUR: Vox Populi. TORKE: Grand Central Station. Works by Hazo, Yurko, Tull, Mailman

wswebmaster on November 24, 2018

RIDE • Jack Stamp, cond; IUP Wind Ens; Gary Bird, cond; IUP Brass Ens • KLAVIER K-11141 (62:02) PERSICHETTI: Symphony No. 6. MENNIN: Canzona. HAZO: Ride. YURKO: Intrada. DANIELPOUR/STAMP: Vox Populi. TORKE: Grand Central Station. TULL: Liturgical Symphony. MAILMAN: Secular Litanies. Jack Stamp is one of the most active …

Picks of the Year: 1998

wswebmaster on November 22, 2018

There are two worlds of classical music today, and they are increasingly distinct from each other. One is the world of superstar soloists, conductors, and their orchestras, who carry on a saprophagous relationship with a more or less fixed repertoire …