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The Bay Brass - Sound the Bells! (Hybrid SACD)
SKU: 9402
American Premieres for Brass
San Francisco-based ensemble The Bay Brass presents a showcase of American music both rousing and moving with these first recordings of recent works by John Williams, Michael Tilson Thomas, Morten Lauridsen, and others. The Bay Brass was founded in 1995 and is composed of brass players from the San Francisco Bay Area s leading performing organizations, including the San Francisco Symphony, the San Francisco Ballet and the San Francisco Opera Orchestra. The group prides itself on the diversity of its programming, combining the traditional brass repertory with jazz and other contemporary styles and featuring a mix of large-scale symphonic brass ensemble works and compositions for smaller combinations of players. The album's recording engineer is Sean Murphy, an Oscar® and Emmy® award winning mixer/engineer who has worked on hit films such as Saving Private Ryan, Titanic, The Green Hornet, and many others.
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Youth Orchestra - Live at the Berlin Philharmonie, Mahler: Symphony No. 1 (CD)
SKU: 11060
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The award winning San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra performs Mahler's Symphony No. 1, recorded live at the Berlin Philharmonie.
The San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra is a pre-professional orchestral training program serving talented young instrumentalists ages 12-21 from across the greater Bay Area. Led by Music Director Donato Cabrera, the Youth Orchestra made its ninth international tour in the summer of 2012 with concerts in Germany, Austria, and Luxembourg. The six-date tour included performances at Regensburg’s Auditorium Maximum, Munich’s Philharmonie am Gasteig, at Wiesbaden’s Rheingau Festival, Luxembourg’s Festival international d’Echternach, in the Berliner Philharmonie, and Europa Hall in Salzburg. Tour repertoire included Bay Area composer John Adams’s Shaker Loops, Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Berlioz’s Roman Carnival Overture, and the here featured Mahler’s Symphony No. 1.
The San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra won a 2011-12 ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming of American Music on foreign tours.
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)
San Francisco Symphony
Donato Cabrera, conductor
Symphony No. 1 in D major 55:18
I. Langsam. Schleppend.
[Slow. Dragging.] 16:32
II. Kräftig bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell
II. Kräftig bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell
[With powerful movement, but not too fast] 7:54
III. Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen
III. Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen
[Solemn and measured, without dragging] 10:25
IV. Stürmisch bewegt
IV. Stürmisch bewegt
[With violent movement] 20:27
Recorded live in PCM 44.1 kHz/16-bit audio at the Berlin Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany, July 3, 2012.
Visit the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra at www.sfsymphony.org/yo
Proceeds from the sale of this album benefit the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra touring program.
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Mark Inouye - The Trumpet and the Bull
SKU: 6237
Mark J Inouye is the principal trumpeter for the San Francisco Symphony.
Mark J Inouye is one of a very select group of trumpeters equally at home in the worlds of jazz and classical music. Inouye is the principal trumpeter of the San Francisco Symphony, but has also held principal trumpet positions with the Houston and Charleston Symphonies. He has performed under the baton of Kurt Masur with the New York Philharmonic and Zubin Mehta with The Israel Philharmonic. As a soloist, he performed the Tartini Violin Concerto, arranged for trumpet, with the Houston Symphony and the Haydn and Tomasi Concerti with the New World Symphony.
An active composer, Inouye has premiered two of his jazz compositions, "Find the Cheese" and "The Bull Behind the Horns - Jazz Suite" on the San Francisco Symphony's Chamber Music Series; both of which are featured on his debut album The Trumpet & The Bull. In addition to his appearances on the San Francisco Symphony's chamber music series, Inouye has toured internationally with the Empire Brass and Toccatas & Flourishes, an acclaimed organ and trumpet duo.
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The Composer Is Dead (Hardcover Book with CD)
SKU: 7789
A little spooky, a little sad, and a lot of musical fun - that's what's in store for you with Lemony Snicket's The Composer is Dead.
The San Francisco Symphony asked composer Nathaniel Stookey to write the music and the great storyteller Lemony Snicket to create the story. Edwin Outwater conducted the world premiere performance and recording of The Composer Is Dead with the SFS in July 2006.
by Lemony Snicket (Author), Carson Ellis (Illustrator)
With CD of music composed by Nathaniel Stookey, narrated by Lemony Snicket.
Hardcover: 40 pages
Reading level: Ages 4-8
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Iosif Andriasov: Chamber Music Compositions
SKU: 10890
Victor Romasevich is a violinist for the San Francisco Symphony.
Tracklisting:
1-3. String Quartet, Op. 1
4. "Spring," for String Quartet, Op. 32
5-7. Piano Trio for Violin, Cello, and Piano, Op. 7
4. "Spring," for String Quartet, Op. 32
5-7. Piano Trio for Violin, Cello, and Piano, Op. 7
Iosif Andriasov
String Quartet for Two Violins, Viola, and Cello
Opus 1, D Major
Iosif Andriasov composed his String Quartet in D major for two violins, viola, and cello, Opus 1, in 1954, while studying composition with Grigory Samuilovich Frid at the Music College of the Moscow P. I. Tchaikovsky State Conservatory. The Quartet, dedicated to his sister, Nelli Andriasian, was first performed by I. Popkov, I. Frolov (violins); unknown violist, and I. Koorkin (cello) at the Malyi Concert Hall of the Moscow Conservatory in 1954. The Quartet is sincere, lively, joyous, effervescent, tender, and courageous, and at its premiere, stirred such stormy applause by enthusiastic listeners that the balcony floor of the concert hall shook so that people on duty ran from downstairs to the hall to see what was going on there.
String Quartet for Two Violins, Viola, and Cello
Opus 1, D Major
Iosif Andriasov composed his String Quartet in D major for two violins, viola, and cello, Opus 1, in 1954, while studying composition with Grigory Samuilovich Frid at the Music College of the Moscow P. I. Tchaikovsky State Conservatory. The Quartet, dedicated to his sister, Nelli Andriasian, was first performed by I. Popkov, I. Frolov (violins); unknown violist, and I. Koorkin (cello) at the Malyi Concert Hall of the Moscow Conservatory in 1954. The Quartet is sincere, lively, joyous, effervescent, tender, and courageous, and at its premiere, stirred such stormy applause by enthusiastic listeners that the balcony floor of the concert hall shook so that people on duty ran from downstairs to the hall to see what was going on there.
The American premiere of the Quartet took place with Victor Lubotsky (Romasevich), (first violin), Leonid Fleishaker (second violin), Anatole Wieck (viola) and Roger Lowe (cello) in July of 1979 at the Manhattan jail in New York City. The prisoners, guards, and other personnel were fascinated by Mr. Andriasov’s music, and gave the Quartet a heartfelt reception.
In his young years, Iosif Andriasov was encouraged to pursue his interest in Armenian classical and folk music by his first composition teacher, Grant Aramovich Grigorian, and also by Mr. Frid. The Quartet is filled with melodic intonations and rhythms of Armenian folksongs and dances.
In his young years, Iosif Andriasov was encouraged to pursue his interest in Armenian classical and folk music by his first composition teacher, Grant Aramovich Grigorian, and also by Mr. Frid. The Quartet is filled with melodic intonations and rhythms of Armenian folksongs and dances.
The Quartet consists of three movements. The first movement (Allegro, D major, 6/8 time) is in the sonata form. The cello states a cheerful, vigorous song-like main theme in D major over a pulsating accompaniment, and the first violin takes this up in turn. The second theme, played by the viola over the pizzicato chords in A minor, is in the style of a graceful Armenian folk dance. It is complemented with a melody in the first violin part, based on a chain of sorrowful descending motives. In the following section, both themes are developed. In the culmination that coincides with the recapitulation, the main theme sounds as a jubilant hymn. Then, the second theme returns, stated by the cello in D minor. Finally, the main theme reasserts itself at the energetic close.
The second movement (Lento, E minor, 4/4 time) is a lyrical-dramatic poem. It is written in the three-part form. It starts with an enchanting, dreamy theme stated in a two-voice setting (a melody in the viola and a counterpoint in the first violin). The middle section becomes fervent and poignant. A new melody, played by the cello on the background of expressive chords, is based on the lamenting motifs. Beautiful, tender music reveals the hero’s heart full of compassion towards people. The extensive symphonic development brings a dramatic culmination of the second movement. A sudden recapitulation occurs where the main theme returns played by the second violin (a melody) and by the viola (a counterpoint). Gradually, the movement fades away.
The third movement (Presto, D major, 6/8 time) is an impetuous brilliant finale. It is written in the rondo form. Vivacious folk dances (two main themes) alternate with lyrical and dramatic episodes (G minor and B minor, accordingly). Here Mr. Andriasov imitates the sounding of the traditional folk instruments, such as kamancha, zurna, and doole. In the coda, the main theme of the first movement comes back in G major. After a number of repetitions of its motives, the second theme of the first movement appears, played by the viola. Both themes of the first movement are employed in the dancing, joyful finale, uniting the composition in a single whole. In the end, the active scale runs lead to an optimistic conclusion.
The String Quartet Op. 1 by Iosif Andriasov is marked by exquisite treatment of folk material, deep understanding of string instruments (I. Andriasov was a violinist himself), melodic richness, expressiveness of harmonies, well-balanced form, and clear and transparent texture.
The second movement (Lento, E minor, 4/4 time) is a lyrical-dramatic poem. It is written in the three-part form. It starts with an enchanting, dreamy theme stated in a two-voice setting (a melody in the viola and a counterpoint in the first violin). The middle section becomes fervent and poignant. A new melody, played by the cello on the background of expressive chords, is based on the lamenting motifs. Beautiful, tender music reveals the hero’s heart full of compassion towards people. The extensive symphonic development brings a dramatic culmination of the second movement. A sudden recapitulation occurs where the main theme returns played by the second violin (a melody) and by the viola (a counterpoint). Gradually, the movement fades away.
The third movement (Presto, D major, 6/8 time) is an impetuous brilliant finale. It is written in the rondo form. Vivacious folk dances (two main themes) alternate with lyrical and dramatic episodes (G minor and B minor, accordingly). Here Mr. Andriasov imitates the sounding of the traditional folk instruments, such as kamancha, zurna, and doole. In the coda, the main theme of the first movement comes back in G major. After a number of repetitions of its motives, the second theme of the first movement appears, played by the viola. Both themes of the first movement are employed in the dancing, joyful finale, uniting the composition in a single whole. In the end, the active scale runs lead to an optimistic conclusion.
The String Quartet Op. 1 by Iosif Andriasov is marked by exquisite treatment of folk material, deep understanding of string instruments (I. Andriasov was a violinist himself), melodic richness, expressiveness of harmonies, well-balanced form, and clear and transparent texture.
Notes by musicologist Marta Andriasova-Kudryashova
© 2003 by Marta Andriasova-Kudryashova.
Copyright by IMMA Publishing Co.
© 2003 by Marta Andriasova-Kudryashova.
Copyright by IMMA Publishing Co.
Tracklisting:
1-3. String Quartet, Op. 1
4. "Spring," for String Quartet, Op. 32
5-7. Piano Trio for Violin, Cello, and Piano, Op. 7
4. "Spring," for String Quartet, Op. 32
5-7. Piano Trio for Violin, Cello, and Piano, Op. 7
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Nathaniel Stookey - Junkestra
SKU: 8743
Nathaniel Stookey's Junkestra premiered at the San Francisco Symphony in 2010.
It’s probably safe to say that Nathaniel Stookey’s Junkestra is the first composition created and premiered at a city dump to be subsequently programmed by a major American orchestra. But then Junkestra is not your average piece of garbage. The work in three movements is performed using instruments Stookey created from objects scavenged from Recology’s waste transfer facility in San Francisco: a sonorous collection of pipes, pans, mixing bowls, bottles, serving trays, deck railings, dresser drawers, oil drums, bike wheels, saws, garbage cans, bathroom fixtures, bird-cages and shopping carts. The result, says Stookey, is “a richer palette of timbre and pitch than anything I could have foreseen or designed.”
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Larry Epstein - myTunes!
SKU: 5719
Larry Epstein is the Associate Principal Bass in the San Francisco Symphony.
Some of the best jazz musicians in the San Francisco Bay Area bring to life seven original tunes by bassist Larry Epstein. Ranging in moods,this music is straight-ahead, evocative and most appealing.
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Nathaniel Stookey - Music for Strings (1992-2002)
SKU: 5980
Nathaniel Stookey composed the music for the San Francisco Symphony commissioned The Composer is Dead.
Nathaniel Stookey was born and raised in San Francisco where he studied violin and composition. At seventeen, he was invited by Charles Wuorinen to create a chamber work for the San Francisco Symphony's New and Unusual Music Series, the youngest composer ever to be so honored. Since then, his music has been performed by a broad range of distinguished ensembles, from Turtle Island String Quartet to the Philadelphia Orchestra. Stookey was a Composition Fellow with the Halle Orchestra, under Kent Nagano, from 1993 to 1996 and Composer-in-Residence with the North Carolina Symphony, under Gerhardt Zimmermann, from 2000 to 2003. He has studied with Donald Erb, Andrew Imbrie, George Benjamin, Stephen Jaffe, and Scott Lindroth. Today he lives in San Francisco with his wife and two children. He writes: "As a violinist, string music has always been my touchstone. I have put more of myself into this medium than any other, much as a pianist-composer might be expected to channel his most personal statements into works for his own instrument. But the piano can be a world unto itself, while the strings are most often thought of in the plural - as a family. Growing up in the orchestra, we plucked together, bowed together, and rose together on the conductor's cue. For us, the pay-off was that, in behaving like a single instrument, we eventually came to sound like one. This record is a result of a decade of collaborations with string players, from my early twenties to my early thirties. More specifically, it is the culmination of an intensive three-year residency with the North Carolina Symphony, the Ciompi Quartet and the MallarmT Chamber Players, during which all four works included here were performed repeatedly and recorded."
Track Listing:
Nathaniel Stookey, composer
String Quartet No. 2
Ciompi Quartet
String Quartet No. 2
Ciompi Quartet
14:16
Nathaniel Stookey, composer
String Quartet No. 1
Ciompi Quartet
Nathaniel Stookey, composer
String Quartet No. 1
Ciompi Quartet
14:24
Nathaniel Stookey, composer
Sonata for Sam
Bonnie Thron, cello
Nathaniel Stookey, composer
Sonata for Sam
Bonnie Thron, cello
5:29
Nathaniel Stookey, composer
Double, concert for two violins and strings
Brian Reagin, Rebekah Binford, violins, North Carolina Symphony Strings, William Henry Curry, conductor
Nathaniel Stookey, composer
Double, concert for two violins and strings
Brian Reagin, Rebekah Binford, violins, North Carolina Symphony Strings, William Henry Curry, conductor
20:02
Total Runtime: 54:13
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Ragnar Bohlin Vocal Ensemble - Fredrik Sixten: Mysterium
SKU: 7690
Ragnar Bohlin is the San Francisco Symphony Chorus Director.
"For a number of years I have had the fortune of working in close collaboration with composer Fredrik Sixten, premiering a number of his works for choir. What strikes me the most with Sixten's choral music is the fresh and direct approach in combination with a sense of shattering harmonic beauty.
"My hope is that the collection of pieces on this CD, reflecting various aspects of Sixten's choral music, will have an immediate appeal to its listeners and invoke an interest in following the future output of Fredrik Sixten."
-Ragnar Bohlin
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Gordon Getty - Young America
This hybrid SACD brings together the complete choral works Gordon Getty composed over a period of forty years, with the exception of Joan and the Bells. Gordon Getty writes in a nineteenth century (Victorian) idiom in which sentiments and ideals are central. The lyrics are from Victorian poets and old Welsh Folk Songs.
Most of Getty's works get a world premiere recording on this disc in performances by the world renowned San Francisco Symphony and Chorus with Michael Tilson Thomas and the impeccable Russian National Orchestra under the baton of Alexander Vedernikov. Gordon Getty's music is inspired by composers from the Victorian era such as Wagner, Verdi, Mahler, Puccini and Strauss.
A highlight of the disc is Getty's six-part song cycle Young America, written in 2001.
Total Playing Time 63:02
Most of Getty's works get a world premiere recording on this disc in performances by the world renowned San Francisco Symphony and Chorus with Michael Tilson Thomas and the impeccable Russian National Orchestra under the baton of Alexander Vedernikov. Gordon Getty's music is inspired by composers from the Victorian era such as Wagner, Verdi, Mahler, Puccini and Strauss.
A highlight of the disc is Getty's six-part song cycle Young America, written in 2001.
Total Playing Time 63:02
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