Great
American Orchestral Works, Vol. 4, Albany Records
TROY1430
Dmitry
Kousov, cello
Sinfonia da Camera conducted by Ian Hobson
from Albany TROY1430
http://www.albanyrecords.com
George Walker's Pulitzer Prize winning Lilacs is featured on volume 4 of this series.
Sinfonia da Camera conducted by Ian Hobson
from Albany TROY1430
http://www.albanyrecords.com
George Walker's Pulitzer Prize winning Lilacs is featured on volume 4 of this series.
Born in 1922, George Walker is an acknowledged
American master whose orchestral works have been played by every
major American orchestra. He is the recipient of seven honorary
doctorate degrees and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1996 for Lilacs,
which is one of the works on this compact disc. Two works, Sinfonia
No. 4 and Movements for Cello and Orchestra are world premiere
recordings. Ian Hobson, a champion of Walker's music is the
conductor for this recording.
George Walker, composer
Sinfonia No. 4 (Strands)
Sinfonia Varsovia, Ian Hobson, conductor
George Walker, composer
Antifonys for String Orchestra
Sinfonia Varsovia, Ian Hobson, conductor
George Walker, composer
Lilacs for Voice and Orchestra
Albert Lee, tenor, Sinfonia da Camera, Ian Hobson, conductor
George Walker, composer
Movements for Cello and Orchestra
Dmitry Kousov, cello, Sinfonia da Camera, Ian Hobson, conductor
[The
composer and pianist George Walker was born on June
27, 1922. He is featured at AfriClassical.com, and has a website at
http://georgetwalker.com/]
No comments:
Post a Comment