Cowell: Homage To Iran, Piano Pieces, The Banshee / Continuum
Details
- Composer
- COWELL
- Artist
- Joel, Seltzer, Raymond, Sachs, David, Murcell, Gordon, Krakauer, Marilyn, Gottlieb, Continuum, Dubow
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Naxos
- Released
- Feb 22, 2005
- Catalog #
- 8559193
- UPC
- 636943919323
About
Henry Cowell was one of the most remarkable figures in American music. A startlingly innovative composer, an inimitable piano virtuoso who outraged or delighted his audiences, a brilliant writer, teacher, lecturer and organizer, Cowell almost single-handedly laid the foundations for American compositional life. This second Continuum Portrait of Cowell’s music ( Volume 1 is available on Naxos 8559192) includes further examples of his most experimental piano pieces, calling for strumming and plucking the strings, as well as using forearms to produce tone clusters. Other compositions fuse Asian and Western idioms in striking new blends. Yet, however advanced his ideas, or multifaceted his output, Cowell’s music remains immediately accessible.
REVIEW:
This is even more fascinating than the first volume. As previously, there is both commitment and panache from the performers and a decent recording. A well-documented and worthy addition to the American Classics series. Cowell was a prolific composer who wrote twenty symphonies and much else besides. Hopefully Naxos will give us the opportunity to explore his music further.
-- Patrick C Waller, MusicWeb
Tracklist 23 tracks
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1 I. Andante rubato 06:43
- Track
- 1
- Title
- I. Andante rubato
- Duration
- 06:43
- Composer
- Henry Cowell
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2 II. Interlude (Presto) 01:09
- Track
- 2
- Title
- II. Interlude (Presto)
- Duration
- 01:09
- Composer
- Henry Cowell
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3 III. Andante rubato 03:18
- Track
- 3
- Title
- III. Andante rubato
- Duration
- 03:18
- Composer
- Henry Cowell
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4 IV. Con spirito 03:41
- Track
- 4
- Title
- IV. Con spirito
- Duration
- 03:41
- Composer
- Henry Cowell
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5 Piece for Piano with Strings 03:34
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Piece for Piano with Strings
- Duration
- 03:34
- Composer
- Henry Cowell
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6 Vestiges 02:31
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Vestiges
- Duration
- 02:31
- Composer
- Henry Cowell
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7 Euphoria 00:59
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Euphoria
- Duration
- 00:59
- Composer
- Henry Cowell
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8 What's This? 00:35
- Track
- 8
- Title
- What's This?
- Duration
- 00:35
- Composer
- Henry Cowell
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9 Élégie 05:16
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Élégie
- Duration
- 05:16
- Composer
- Henry Cowell
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10 The Banshee 02:05
- Track
- 10
- Title
- The Banshee
- Duration
- 02:05
- Composer
- Henry Cowell
- Performer
- Cheryl Seltzer
- Ensemble
- Continuum
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11 Sunset 01:52
- Track
- 11
- Title
- Sunset
- Duration
- 01:52
- Composer
- Henry Cowell
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12 Rest 02:31
- Track
- 12
- Title
- Rest
- Duration
- 02:31
- Composer
- Henry Cowell
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13 I. Rubato 00:51
- Track
- 13
- Title
- I. Rubato
- Duration
- 00:51
- Composer
- Henry Cowell
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14 II. Andante 01:11
- Track
- 14
- Title
- II. Andante
- Duration
- 01:11
- Composer
- Henry Cowell
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15 III. Andante 01:57
- Track
- 15
- Title
- III. Andante
- Duration
- 01:57
- Composer
- Henry Cowell
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16 IV. Allegro 00:53
- Track
- 16
- Title
- IV. Allegro
- Duration
- 00:53
- Composer
- Henry Cowell
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17 V. Adagio cantabile 01:44
- Track
- 17
- Title
- V. Adagio cantabile
- Duration
- 01:44
- Composer
- Henry Cowell
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18 VI. Allegretto con moto 01:09
- Track
- 18
- Title
- VI. Allegretto con moto
- Duration
- 01:09
- Composer
- Henry Cowell
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19 I. Largo sostenuto 03:21
- Track
- 19
- Title
- I. Largo sostenuto
- Duration
- 03:21
- Composer
- Henry Cowell
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20 II. Allegro 02:10
- Track
- 20
- Title
- II. Allegro
- Duration
- 02:10
- Composer
- Henry Cowell
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21 III. Andante 04:09
- Track
- 21
- Title
- III. Andante
- Duration
- 04:09
- Composer
- Henry Cowell
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22 IV. Presto leggiero 02:20
- Track
- 22
- Title
- IV. Presto leggiero
- Duration
- 02:20
- Composer
- Henry Cowell
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23 V. Vigoroso 04:31
- Track
- 23
- Title
- V. Vigoroso
- Duration
- 04:31
- Composer
- Henry Cowell