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- Friday, December 11, 2009
Celebrate Elliott Carter's 101st Birthday with Composer's Four-Disc Nonesuch Retrospective
Composer Elliott Carter turns 101 today. Earlier this year, as part of the composer's centennial celebration, Nonesuch Records released Elliott Carter: A Nonesuch Retrospective, featuring most of Carter's Nonesuch recordings from 1968 to 1985. The four-disc set The Observer called "covetable and historic" is now 33 1/3% off the standard list price at nonesuch.com as part of the Nonesuch Store Anniversary Sale.
- Monday, March 9, 2009
Sunday Times (UK): Four Stars for Elliott Carter Nonesuch Retrospective, Among Best Tributes to Composer
Elliott Carter: A Nonesuch Retrospective, a four-disc set featuring the recordings of the composer's works made for the label from 1968 to 1985, was recently released in celebration of the Carter's 100th birthday. "Among tributes to the centenarian master," says the Sunday Times (UK) in its four-star review, "few are as nicely judged as this set of recordings made for Nonesuch." The Buffalo News gives three stars to "this exceptional four-disc box," asserting that the performances it features "give the music its optimal opportunity to be heard."
About this Album
This collection of mid-century works from American composer Elliot Carter presents a study of contrasts, in which seemingly divergent instrumentation, form, and harmony are juxtaposed to create pieces that simultaneously look forward and back. The album captures members of the Contemporary Chamber Ensemble performing these now classic works of American 20th-century music.
Credits
MUSICIANS
Paul Jacobs, harpsichord, piano
Harvey Sollberger, flute (1-3)
Charles Kuskin, oboe (1-3)
Fred Sherry, cello (1-3, 8-14)
Joel Krosnick, cello (4-7)
Gilbert Kalish, piano (8-14)
The Contemporary Chamber Ensemble (8-14)
Arthur Weisberg, conductor
Paul Dunkel, flute, piccolo
Douglas Hill, horn
Allan Dean, trumpet
John Swallow, trombone
Raymond DesRoches, percussion
Claire Heldrich, percussion
Jacob Glick, viola
Jeffrey Levine, contrabass
George Haas, oboe
Allen Blustine, clarinet/piccolo clarinet
Donald MacCourt, bassoon
Joseph Anderer, horn
Howard Van Hyning, percussion
Richard Fitz, percussion
Linda Quan, violin
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Sonata for Cello & Piano recorded August 1968 at Rutgers Presbyterian Church, New York, under the musical supervision of Elliott Carter
Recording Engineer: Marc J. Aubort
Double Concerto for Harpsichord & Piano recorded September 1973 by Phonag Studios, Lindau/Zurich, Switzerland, in cooperation with Elite Recordings, Inc., New York
Recording Directors: Helmuth Kolbe and Joanna Nickrenz
Engineered by Helmuth Kolbe and Robert Lattman
Mastered by Robert C. Ludwig
Coordinator: Teresa Sterne
Design by John William Costa
Cover photograph by Don Hunstein
