NAXOS AMERICAN

Four Songs, using Hughes texts, come from 1951. Carolina Cabin is the third of these and follows Berger's determination only to write tonal music. In a quasi-strophic setting, the opening piano...

The Russian-born composer Vernon Duke produced a distinguished body of concert music. His Piano Concerto was written for Arthur Rubinstein, who had requested a 'one-movement piano concerto,...

Many of the works on this recording were written for award-winning Duo Ahlert & Schwab, who have contributed greatly to making contemporary music from the United States a significant part of mandolin...

Duke Ellington was a master of Big Band jazz but he also wrote in a variety of other forms including tone poems and ballets. The evocative Harlem pays tribute to Ellington's roots while Black, Brown...

Fairouz / Coakwell / Kelly Fairouz: Zabur CD1. Prophecy 2. There Is No Power Here 3. There Is An Occasional Crackle Far Away 4. And So Now What Seemed So Urgent Before 5. The Lord Scoffs at Them 6...

Mohammed Fairouz has rapidly become one of the most highly regarded composers of his generation, receiving wide acclaim for works such as Native Informant and his Symphony No. 4 "In the Shadow of No...

Arthur Farwell has been called 'the most neglected composer in [American musical] history.' Hounded by accusations of 'cultural appropriation,' he has posthumously fallen prey to changing notions of...

Feldman / Hudson / Zeavin / Martin / Gordon String Quartet CD1. String Quartet

By 1882, Foote was ready to tackle an extended essay in the chamber music medium. The result was the Trio in C Minor for Piano, Violin and Cello, Op 5. Using similar works by Mendelssohn and Schumann...

Born in Massachusetts, Arthur Foote was unusual among 19th century American composers in that practically all of his training took place in the United States. His individualistic style recalls the...

Arthur Foote completed his Piano Quartet in C major, Opus 23, in August, 1890, and dedicated the work to John Knowles Paine. The first performance took place on 21st April, 1891, in Boston with...

Lukas Foss may be regarded as a mirror of twentieth century music, since his works seem more influenced by other composers and trends than influential in their own right. Whether experimenting with...