2023 – Walter Simmons

SAMUEL BARBER: His Life and Legacy

Walter Simmons on December 3, 2023

By Howard Pollack SAMUEL BARBER: His Life and Legacy. By Howard Pollack. Champaign, IL: University of Illinois Press, 2023. 686 pp. Hardcover. $59.95 It has been more than 40 years since the death of Samuel Barber; 13 years have passed …

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 …