Arizona Wind Quintet; Daniel Linder
Release Date: 27 May 2022
Label: New World
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 093228082620
Genres: Classical Contemporary Classical
Description
Through her novel approaches to texture and melody, German-American composer Johanna Magdalena Beyer (1888â1944) became one of the most distinctive modernist voices of the mid-20th century.
Beyer was the first woman known to have composed for electric instruments (Music of the Spheres, 1938).
Her compositions anticipate elements of minimalism, a movement that would manifest two decades after her passing.
Beyer was long omitted from the written history of ultramodernism, but her activities as a composer and pianist in 1930s New York City placed her within the orbits of many important artists. Her mentors, friends, and collaborators included Ruth Crawford, Charles Seeger, Henry Cowell, John Cage, Lou Harrison, Otto and Ethel Luening, Marion Bauer, Dane Rudhyar, Percy Grainger, and choreographer Doris Humphrey.
At last, in the 21st century, Beyerâs name is now invoked alongside these others, as the significance of her music is becoming more widely recognized.
Although her works for percussion ensemble, piano, and strings have garnered the most attention, Beyer composed a substantial amount of music for woodwinds. Thirteen solo and chamber works, all written between 1932 and 1943, represent an exceptional contribution to the wind repertoire.
Only five pieces involving clarinet and flute have previously been recorded. This album brings to light the rest of Beyerâs
known chamber music for winds, allowing for a more complete assessment of her achievements.
Tracklisting
Sofia Burgos, Sofia Jernberg, Zwerm
Ghost Ensemble: Margaret Lancaster, Sky Macklay, Ben Richter, Chris Nappi, Lucia Helen Stavros, Mar
Sarah Hennies
Ostrava New Orchestra, Owen Underhill, Ostravska Banda, Petr Kotik, Elision Ensemble, Arditti Quartet, Switch~ Ensemble, Jason Thorpe Buchanan
James Martin, Lynn Raley
Peter Gena
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Kari Beate Tandberg
SWR Vokalensemble, IRCAM, Yuval Weinberg
Marco Fusi
Klangforum Wien, Johannes Kalitzke, Bas Wiegers, Alessandro Baticci, Rafal Zalech
Sofia Burgos, Sofia Jernberg, Zwerm
Andreas Skouras, Bela Bartok, Gyorgy Ligeti, Wolfgang von Schweinitz, Pascal Dusapin, Unsuk Chin, Y
Mikael Rudolfsson, Olivier Vivares, Gerard Grisey, Luciano Berio, Eloain Lovis Hubner, Bernhard Gan
John Palmer, Delphine Henriet, Barbara Maurer, Hofer Symphoniker, Alinde Quartett, Johannes Klumpp,
