The Guide To Long Playing Records Orchestral Music By I Kolodin

V. 2. "Designed to be useful, this book is simple in plan. It is a list of the best available recordings of vocal music on long-playing records. Presented alphabetically by composers, it lists compositions either in alphabetical order or in alphabetical groups (there is an additional section listening miscellaneous recordings under their titles or by the names of the performer or performers). Each recording is discussed briefly. No attempt has been made to list all the recordings of a given composition--such uncritical lists being available elsewhere. Recordings that Mr. Miller considers inferior to the best are mentioned only when he has felt it necessary to warn buyers against them. There is an index of performers and of opera titles. Here is a thoughtfully selected list of the finest recordings of opera, oratorio, cantata, and song--and of all other primarily vocal music. A similar treatment of Orchestral Music will be found in the companion volume by Irving Kolodin; of Chamber and Solo Instrument Music in the companion volume by Harold C. Schonberg."--Dust jacket.

An annotated reference guide to Barber's life, works and achievements, it will prove valuable for anyone seeking information on him.

This innovative survey of large choral-orchestral works is a continuation of the author's previous study of twentieth century works with English texts. Green examines nearly one hundred works, from Rachmaninov's Vesna to Penderecki's Song of Songs. For each work, he provides a biography of the composer, complete instrumentation, text sources, editions, availability of performing materials, performance issues, discography, and bibliography of the composer and the work. Based upon direct score study, each work has been evaluated in terms of potential performance problems, rehearsal issues, and level of difficulty for both the choir and orchestra. When present, solo roles are described. The composers represented in this work include Bela Bartok, Leonard Bernstein, Ernest Bloch, Maurice Duruf , Hans Werner Henze, Paul Hindemith, Arthur Honegger, Leos Janacek, Gy rgy Ligeti, Gustav Mahler, Carl Orff, Krzysztof Penderecki, Francis Poulenc, Igor Stravinsky, Anton Webern, and Kurt Weill. Written as a field guide for conductors and others involved in programming concerts for choir and orchestra, this text will prove a useful source of new repertoire ideas and an invaluable aid to rehearsal preparation.

An annotated reference guide to Barber's life, works and achievements, it will prove valuable for anyone seeking information on him.

A list, with critical notes, of the best recordings of orchestral music.

Includes Part 1, Number 1: Books and Pamphlets, Including Serials and Contributions to Periodicals (January - June)