PERGAMENT The Jewish Song

wswebmaster on November 29, 2018

PERGAMENT The Jewish Song. Birgit Nordin, soprano; Sven-Olof Eliasson, tenor; Stockholm Philharmonic Chorus and Orchestra; James DePriest, conductor. Caprice CAP 2003 (2 LPs) “. . . Among the most moving ex­periences of my life! The music tears the heart from the body; …

A Rare Opportunity: Bernard Herrmann’s Magnum Opus

wswebmaster on November 28, 2018

The year 2011 marks the hundredth anniversary of the birth of Bernard Herrmann, one of the most celebrated composers of film scores in cinematic history. Among his best known scores are those for Citizen Kane, Jane Eyre, Vertigo, North by Northwest, Psycho, Cape Fear, and Taxi Driver. However, …

CATÁN: Florencia en Cincinnati (Performance Review)

wswebmaster on November 26, 2018

Performance Review Daniel CatánFlorencia en Cincinnati Despite perennial hand-wringing about the hidebound operatic repertoire, new works continue to vie for acceptance in what is certainly the most elaborate and most extravagant of traditional musical genres, and the one with the …

PASATIERI: Frau Margot (premiere)

wswebmaster on November 25, 2018

Pasatieri: Frau Margot (premiere) Performance ReviewAmerican Record Guide, 2007 The world premiere of Frau Margot, a new opera by American composer Thomas Pasatieri, was a most auspicious way to inaugurate Fort Worth Opera’s new concept: Instead of spreading its full season throughout the …

A Persichetti Perspective

wswebmaster on November 19, 2018

PERSICHETTI: String Quarets Nos.1-4; New Art String Quartet. Available from Department of Music, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85281. 2 LPs, $10.  This is the kind of recording most composers dream about: beautiful in every aspect, from layout to annotation to …