Oregon Stories

1. Tuck It Away

2. Celilo Prelude

3. Celilo

4. Red House

5. Good Rain

6. Daddy's Dream

7. Poverty With a View

8. One More Dollar

9. Losing Ground

10. Lullaby for Tonya

11. In the Flood

12. Rarlow Road

13. All Gone Away

14. Eggs in My Beer

15. Meadowlark

Oregon Stories,The Trail Band,Trails End Prod.,Folk & Traditional,Pop,Rock/Pop

Average customer rating: Crisp & Coherent Two Treasures, Two Trifles

American Contrasts Manufacturer: Delos Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Daugherty, Michael | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Persichetti | Persichetti, Vincent | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B00009MGFI Release Date: 2003-05-27

Tracks:

1. Benjamin Lees: Passacaglia for Orchestra
2. Persichetti: Symphony No.4: I
3. Persichetti: Symphony No.4: II
4. Persichetti: Symphony No.4: III
5. Persichetti: Symphony No.4: IV
6. Daugherty: Philadelphia Stories for Orchestra: Sundown on South Street
7. Daugherty: Hell's Angels

Customer Reviews:

Crisp & Coherent.......2004-03-18

Enjoying Classical music for over 50 years, I find it stimulating to listen to a body of work that captures your attention without offending. "Contrasts" is an excellant CD!
To the Classical Purist blending different musical period styles is for the most part an uncomfortable experience. However, from the Composer's point of view, it is a much more difficult task to be able to combine musical/period/styles and pull off a cohesive entity. "Hell's Angels" qualifies, with ease, as one of those rare orchestral pieces. Being a "Classical Purist" makes one content to whirl around in an eddy as opposed to enjoying the whole river and its many currents which freely intertwine. Dom's view

Two Treasures, Two Trifles.......2003-08-26

The real find here is the 'Passacaglia for Orchestra' by a genuine master of American music, the under-appreciated Benjamin Lees, now in his 80th year. The muscular 11-minute 'Passacaglia' is based on a disjunct 24-note quasi-atonal cello theme that strikes me as a deconstruction of the theme from Bach's 'Art of Fugue,' although I have no idea if that was Lees' intention. It consists of the theme followed by nineteen variations and a coda. Lees' mastery of orchestration and compositional inventiveness get a real work-out here. There is metrical and rhythmic diversity (e.g., one of the variations is in 5/8), creative orchestration (one variation has growling trombone/tuba flutter-tonguing, another has hypnotic, but humorous, use of temple blocks), augmentation and diminution of the theme, brass chorales, leap-frogging strings, all leading to the coda for full orchestra with triumphant pealing bells, a joyous conclusion to a short but densely constructed piece that has been played many times by American orchestras but never, to my knowledge, recorded before. It is played brilliantly by the Oregon Symphony under its outgoing music director, the hugely talented James DePreist (the most misspelled conductor in recent memory), a man who has given many of us many memorable performances of 20th-century music. [As if happens, I have another DePreist/Oregon recording in my review pile, a collection of music by Oregon composer Tomas Svoboda.]

The Passacaglia is followed by a classic of American symphonic composition, the Fourth Symphony of Vincent Persichetti (1915-1987). It was composed for and premièred by Eugene Ormandy's Philadelphia Orchestra in 1954 and recorded by them shortly afterward. That mono recording, coupled with an effective suite by Louis Gesensway called 'Four Squares of Philadelphia,' was a staple of the old Columbia catalog for many years. Those performances have been transferred to CD on the Albany Label (and coupled with William Schuman's 'Credendum'); I don't have that CD but a quick listen of my old LP reveals that the Ormandy/Philly recording is more immediately effective that this DePreist/Oregon version. The current recording seems a bit recessed, particularly in the first movement. Also, the whirling violins in IV are a bit covered in the current recording, robbing the exciting finale of some immediacy. I can't say enough for the Oregon winds and brass, however, and suspect the covered strings are the result more of the CD's sound production than the orchestra or conductors doing. This symphony has long been a favorite and you owe it to yourself to familiarize yourself with it, either from this CD or the one on Albany.

The final two pieces here are by Michael Daugherty (b. 1954), who has had a run of recordings recently. I will say up front that I've yet to hear anything by Daugherty that made me want to hear it again. And that goes for these two pieces--'Sundown on South Street' from his Second Symphony, and 'Hell's Angels.' Daugherty's style tends to borrow a good deal from vernacular music--jazz, pop, rock--and frankly it seems to me that he makes a dog's breakfast of it all. Others, obviously, feel much more positive about it. 'Hell's Angels' is a concerto of sorts for bassoon quartet (three bassoons, one contra-bassoon) and it certainly is well-played by the soloists. However, there is such vulgarity and triviality inherent in the piece that I think it is better if I say no more.

Suffice it to say, I recommend this CD for the Persichetti and especially for the Lees. They account for about 38 minutes of the CD's total of 61 minutes.

One final note: I have indicated in some earlier reviews (primarily of re-releases on Naxos of pieces previously released on Delos and featuring the Seattle Symphony under Gerard Schwarz) that I thought the Delos label had gone belly up. Obviously I was wrong. I not only apologize for having suggested it, but hasten to add that I'm delighted to hear that they still exist. They have given us many fine recordings of American music over the years. I hope they continue to do so for many years to come.

Scott Morrison

Average customer rating: Silence please! Georgia Stone the best antiwar composition to date unknown..but i'm real excited What? 183 tracks? What for? There is a reason...

Chance Operation: The John Cage Tribute Manufacturer: Koch Int'l Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Proto Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Cage, John | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Sakamoto, Ryuichi | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Percussion | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Avant Garde & Free Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Electronic | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music 1990s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music 1990-1999 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Live In New York Glass: Heroes Symphony; The Light Sangam My Life in the Bush of Ghosts Orphans [Fold-out Digipak with 24-page booklet] ASIN: B000001SH6 Release Date: 1993-11-18

Tracks:

1. Excerpts For Thirty Pieces For String Quartet
2. Excerpt From Thirty Pieces For String Quartet
3. Three Dances For Prepared Piano, Dance #1
4. Dance 2: Three Dances for Prepared Piano
5. Dance 3: Three Dances for Prepared Piano
6. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
7. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
8. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
9. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
10. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
11. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
12. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
13. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
14. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
15. Six Melodies Variation for Solo Violin
16. Six Melodies Variation for Solo Violin
17. Six Melodies Variation for Solo Violin
18. Six Melodies Variation for Solo Violin
19. A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
20. A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
21. A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
22. A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
23. A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
24. A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
25. A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
26. A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
27. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
28. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
29. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
30. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
31. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
32. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
33. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
34. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
35. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
36. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
37. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
38. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
39. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
40. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
41. Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
42. Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
43. Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
44. Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
45. Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
46. Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
47. Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
48. Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
49. Haiku FM
50. Haiku FM
51. Haiku FM
52. Haiku FM
53. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
54. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
55. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
56. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
57. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
58. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
59. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
60. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
61. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
62. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
63. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
64. Music for the Merce Cunningham dance Shards: Webwork
65. Music for the Merce Cunningham dance Shards: Webwork
66. Music for the Merce Cunningham dance Shards: Webwork
67. Music for the Merce Cunningham dance Shards: Webwork
68. Music for the Merce Cunningham dance Shards: Webwork
69. Music for the Merce Cunningham dance Shards: Webwork
70. Georgia Stone
71. Georgia Stone
72. Georgia Stone
73. Georgia Stone
74. Georgia Stone
75. Georgia Stone
76. Georgia Stone
77. Georgia Stone
78. Georgia Stone
79. Georgia Stone
80. Georgia Stone
81. Georgia Stone
82. Georgia Stone
83. Georgia Stone
84. Georgia Stone
85. Georgia Stone
86. Georgia Stone
87. Georgia Stone
88. Georgia Stone
89. Georgia Stone
90. Georgia Stone
91. Georgia Stone
92. Georgia Stone
93. Georgia Stone
94. Georgia Stone
95. Georgia Stone
96. Georgia Stone
97. Georgia Stone
98. Georgia Stone

Tracks:

1. Cunningham Stories (Merce Cunningham Phoned His Mother...)
2. Cunningham Stories (Merce Cunningham Phoned His Mother...)
3. Cunningham Stories (Merce Cunningham Phoned His Mother...)
4. Cunningham Stories (Merce Cunningham Phoned His Mother...)
5. Oregon: Chance/Choice
6. Oregon: Chance/Choice
7. Chance/Choice
8. Chance/Choice
9. Chance/Choice
10. Chance/Choice
11. Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
12. Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
13. Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
14. Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
15. Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
16. Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
17. Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
18. Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
19. Living Room Music
20. Living Room Music
21. Living Room Music
22. Living Room Music
23. Living Room Music
24. Living Room Music
25. Living Room Music
26. Living Room Music
27. Ergodos I for John Cage
28. Ergodos I for John Cage
29. Ergodos I for John Cage
30. Ergodos I for John Cage
31. Ergodos I for John Cage
32. Ergodos I for John Cage
33. Cunningham Stories (Every Morning...)
34. Cunningham Stories (Every Morning...)
35. Cunningham Stories (Every Morning...)
36. Cunningham Stories (Every Morning...)
37. Cunningham Stories (Every Morning...)
38. Cunningham Stories (Every Morning...)
39. Cunningham Stories (Every Morning...)
40. Factory Preset
41. Factory Preset
42. Factory Preset
43. Factory Preset
44. Factory Preset
45. Factory Preset
46. Factory Preset
47. Factory Preset
48. Factory Preset
49. Factory Preset
50. Factory Preset
51. 4'33
52. 4'33
53. 4'33
54. 4'33
55. 4'33
56. In Memoriam John Cage
57. In Memoriam John Cage - Call Waiting
58. In Memoriam John Cage - Call Waiting
59. In Memoriam John Cage - Call Waiting
60. In Memoriam John Cage - Call Waiting
61. In Memoriam John Cage - Call Waiting
62. In Memoriam John Cage - Call Waiting
63. In Memoriam John Cage - Call Waiting
64. Aria
65. Aria
66. Aria
67. Aria
68. Aria
69. Aria
70. Aria
71. Aria
72. Aria
73. Aria
74. Aria
75. Aria
76. Aria
77. Aria
78. Aria
79. Cunningham Stories (The Cunningham Company...)
80. Cunningham Stories (The Cunningham Company...)
81. Cunningham Stories (The Cunningham Company...)
82. New York City
83. New York City
84. New York City
85. New York City

Customer Reviews:

Silence please!.......2006-08-30

My only reason for buying this CD is the track 4:33 by Frank Zappa. 4:33 minutes of total silence, well almost total silence because you can hear a little background noices in the control room of Frank. It is a very interesting cd. But if you are not a fan of Zappa or Cage, and you like to hear music I say: buy something else. If you are ready for an experiment: buy this one or the CD Roaratorio.

Georgia Stone the best antiwar composition to date.......2002-12-15

The whole collection is interesting. However, the great moment of this collection is the Ono contribution Georgia Stone. It's a fluxus symphony. Never have I heard a more poignant antiwar piece. It rates in power and beauty to Henryk Gorecki's Symphony #3 with soprano Dawn Upshaw. If anyone ever doubted the genius of Yoko Ono as being relevant and an artist of the highest calibre then listen to this masterpiece and you'll be jolted into her energy as an artist. Yoko, give us more of this kind of music.

unknown..but i'm real excited.......2001-06-05

Jspark wrote a review that totally grabbed my intrest..I did my senior art history project on John Cage..using random sheets of paper for the lecture. the idea of hitting the "random button" is a great idea..and the idea of running two disks at once is even neater..being a big fan of just about everybody on the cd..especially Laurie Anderson doesnt hurt either... I haven't heard it yet, but i think i'll be sticking with the 5 star rating.

What? 183 tracks? What for? There is a reason..........1999-08-03

It might be bewildering at first. The first disc has 98 tracks; the second, 85. If you listen straight through, you do not perceive any discontinuity. A collection of John Cage pieces performed by friends, collegues, and admirers. Frank Zappa (American composer [complete biographical blurb that he provided]) contributed 4'33". Laurie Anderson tells a few Merce Cunningham tales. Seems like a fun tribute from the git-go. But wait! (And this is where the fun begins!) Switch your CD player to the shuffle (random) mode. Now look what happens. It goes from, say, Yoko Ono's piece to the Kronos to the Moraz prepared piano performance to Ken Nordine's narration - all in the matter of seconds. It is a great to homage to Cage himself with the great use of the random chance operations that he might have enjoyed. Every performance of this disc becomes a unique experience (just like Cage). For even more fun, try playing both discs at the same time (provided, of course, you have the means; if not, improvise). Or add another sound source as well, like, say, the radio, or the television very low, or a tape of white noise. The possibilities are endless. I had the pleasure of trying this one day with FOUR players going on simulataneously: two with these discs, another with Miles Davis far in the background, the fourth with a disc of bird calls. It was quite a fun sound environment and I would not hesitate to try it again. But that was my experience. Your experience may be different.

Average customer rating: TRACK LIST

Wagon Wheel Rut Manufacturer: Alison Rice ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CAKC1K Release Date: 2004-05-11

Customer Reviews:

TRACK LIST.......2006-07-09

[1] 109 by Noon
[2] Cecelia
[3] Wagon Wheel Rut
[4] Vast Field of Snow
[5] Pony Ride
[6] Big Man
[7] Wishing Well
[8] Voice of a Gun
[9] Whiskey Town
[10] Memory Interstate
[11] Green Pastures

Average customer rating:

Oregon Stories The Trail Band Manufacturer: Trails End Prod. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Immigrant Dreams Trail's End Lewis and Clark ASIN: B0000VJFL4 Release Date: 2003-11-11

Tracks:

1. Tuck It Away
2. Celilo Prelude
3. Celilo
4. Red House
5. Good Rain
6. Daddy's Dream
7. Poverty With a View
8. One More Dollar
9. Losing Ground
10. Lullaby for Tonya
11. In the Flood
12. Rarlow Road
13. All Gone Away
14. Eggs in My Beer
15. Meadowlark

Music Album:

1. Over the Rainbow
2. Proscenium
3. Pulse of Brasil
4. Ready Set Go
5. REAL LIVE American Music
6. Restless Soul
7. Right Here
8. Riverdance and other traditional Irish Jigs and Reels [Cast Recording]
9. Roses And Ash
10. Sgwarnogod Bach Bob

Music Album