Alexander Quartet; Earplay Ensemble; Paul Dresher Ensemble; George Thomson, conductor; Karen Bentley, violin; Karen Rosenak, piano; Peter Joseff, clarinet
- "Andrew Imbrie studied with Leo Ornstein, Nadia Boulanger, and Roger Sessions, with whom he studied from 1937 to 1948. He has taught at the University of California at Berkeley since 1949, and at the San Francisco Conservatory since 1970. Imbrie has composed works for orchestra, chorus, chamber ensemble, and stage, and his music has been praised for its profound integrity, ardent expression, and an intense drive and conviction. Imbrie's list of prestigious commissions and honors begins from his earliest days as a composition student. The first of his five string quartets, written while at Princeton, won the New York Music Critics' Circle Award in 1944. Other commissions include works for the New York Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Halle Orchestra, San Francisco Opera, the Naumburg Foundation, Ford Foundation, and the Pro Arte Quartet. His awards include the Prix de Rome, two Guggenheim Fellowships, The Walter M. Naumburg Recording Award, and membership in the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. Andrew Imbrie passed away on Dec. 5, 2007 at his home in Berkeley, CA."
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Comments
On LP - new turntable! as a New Englander, I love the Yaz banner.
Now: Camino by Oliver Schroer
Chamber Works of Cindy Cox
Alexander Quartet; Earplay Ensemble; Paul Dresher Ensemble; George Thomson, conductor; Karen Bentley, violin; Karen Rosenak, piano; Peter Joseff, clarinet
Jonah's pick of the week on emusic,thanks
My only criticism of this album is that the first track is so brilliant it puts the others in its shade.
Portico Quartet - Isla
Jack Nitzsche, St. Giles Cripplegate. It's the London Symphony Orchestra playing Nitzsche's pieces.
You're welcome. AAJ will be offering a free album track from Bennedetto's album in about a month.
@GP
I wound up buying that Peter Broderick "Float" and have been listening to it every day since. So pretty. Thank you.
Craig
Found this used/cheap over Xmas, just giving it a 2nd spin...
Andrew Imbrie
Born: 1921 Died: 2007
- "Andrew Imbrie studied with Leo Ornstein, Nadia Boulanger, and Roger Sessions, with whom he studied from 1937 to 1948. He has taught at the University of California at Berkeley since 1949, and at the San Francisco Conservatory since 1970. Imbrie has composed works for orchestra, chorus, chamber ensemble, and stage, and his music has been praised for its profound integrity, ardent expression, and an intense drive and conviction. Imbrie's list of prestigious commissions and honors begins from his earliest days as a composition student. The first of his five string quartets, written while at Princeton, won the New York Music Critics' Circle Award in 1944. Other commissions include works for the New York Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Halle Orchestra, San Francisco Opera, the Naumburg Foundation, Ford Foundation, and the Pro Arte Quartet. His awards include the Prix de Rome, two Guggenheim Fellowships, The Walter M. Naumburg Recording Award, and membership in the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. Andrew Imbrie passed away on Dec. 5, 2007 at his home in Berkeley, CA."
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