tag:www.williambolcom.com,2005:/blogs/recent-releases?p=2Recent Releases2023-04-12T07:27:57-05:00William Bolcomfalsetag:www.williambolcom.com,2005:Post/71882742023-04-12T07:26:24-05:002023-04-12T07:27:51-05:00STEINWAY & SONS releases the world premiere recording Bolcom’s “Suite of Preludes” performed by innovative pianist Jenny Lin <p>Bolcom’s <i>Suite of Preludes</i> was given its World Premiere in October 2021 at Hudson Hall in Hudson, New York by Steinway Artist Jenny Lin. Composed during the Coronavirus lockdown, this nine-movement suite is comprised of miniatures that reveal the personal side of Bolcom - they contain elements of humor, obscure thematic quotes, jazz chords - all within the European American style for which the composer is known. </p><!-- more --><p> </p><p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/188311/b9b4f18dfffa4fe76fed993383cf53d45e5aa04e/original/stns30209-frontcover.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p><p> </p><p>“Each Prelude can stand alone while each also suggests the start of something longer and more complex. The 3rd movement, Light Fantastic, raises new questions with almost every measure…the effect is mesmerizing.” <i>— Classical Post</i></p><p>“Lin’s playing expresses every nuance of the musical story... Intelligent piano playing of enormous verve and emotional range.” <i>— Audiophile Audition </i></p><p>“Jenny Lin is a pianist of the first rank who commands an enviably economical technique and a silvery singing sound that propels music directly to the heart.” <i>— Washington Post</i></p><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.steinway.com/music-and-artists/label/william-bolcom-suite-of-preludes-jenny-lin" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Read more at steinwaymusic.com</a></p>William Bolcomtag:www.williambolcom.com,2005:Post/71231362022-12-14T19:12:24-06:002022-12-14T19:12:24-06:00Complete Piano Rags of William Bolcom - Marc-André Hamelin<p>Yet another unmissable release from Marc-André Hamelin. From the easy-going elegance of "Tabby Cat Walk" to the high spirits of "Eubie’s Luckey Day" (and the altogether wilder antics of "Brass Knuckles"), William Bolcom’s lifelong and affectionate homage to—and continuation of—this archetypal American genre is a guaranteed winner.</p>
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<p>For liner notes and ordering options: <a contents="Hyperion Records" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA68391%2F2" target="_blank">Hyperion Records</a></p>
<h4>Rave Reviews</h4>
<p><a contents="San Francisco Classical Voice:&nbsp;The Reverence and Irreverence of William Bolcom’s Rags" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.sfcv.org/articles/review/reverence-and-irreverence-william-bolcoms-rags#" target="_blank">San Francisco Classical Voice: The Reverence and Irreverence of William Bolcom’s Rags</a> (July 11, 2022)<br>"They’re wonderful little pieces that remove the cobwebs of a half century of neglect of the idiom, breathe new life into the formal structures, and then develop or undermine them with injections of advanced harmonies, deeper emotional resonances, and, most delightfully, Bolcom’s own quirky sense of humor." -<em>- Richard S. Ginell</em></p>
<p><a contents="The ArtsFuse:&nbsp;William Bolcom’s Complete Rags — Fantastically Inventive and Rigorous" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://artsfuse.org/257183/album-review-william-bolcoms-complete-rags-fantastically-inventive-and-rigorous/" target="_blank">The ArtsFuse: William Bolcom’s Complete Rags — Fantastically Inventive and Rigorous</a> (May 28, 2022)<br>"This is the definitive recording of William Bolcom’s rags, complete or excerpted: a triumph for the pianist and the composer, as well as a grandly spirited, accessible, inventive journey for any who care to join them on it." <em>-- Jonathan Blumhofer</em></p>
<p><a contents="EarRelevant:&nbsp;Marc-André Hamelin plays the complete piano rags of William Bolcom" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8Bhttps://www.earrelevant.net/2022/08/marc-andre-hamelin-plays-the-complete-piano-rags-of-william-bolcom/">EarRelevant: Marc-André Hamelin plays the complete piano rags of William Bolcom</a> (August 3, 2022)<br>"....discovering [Bolcom's] more chamber-like music is a joy. Having this music interpreted by one of the most brilliant pianists of today, Marc-Andrè Hamelin, is an auspicious combination." <em>-- Giorgio Koukl </em></p>
<p> </p>William Bolcomtag:www.williambolcom.com,2005:Post/70529272022-09-04T09:18:04-05:002022-09-04T09:19:27-05:002020 Visions<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/188311/46ae4905654161198e1e4b5b6f753e58e4e57bd1/original/nv6444-2020-visions-1200x1200.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />2020 VISIONS from the Fischer Duo features three works commissioned for the Duo including Pulitzer Prize and GRAMMY Award-winning composer William Bolcom’s Second Sonata, as well as three recent compositions from promising new composers.</p><!-- more -->
<p>This new recording celebrates the piano-cello group’s 50 years of performances together. The Duo is known for performing music from the likes of Beethoven alongside the works of emerging composers. The pair celebrated the anniversary of their formation in 1971 during the height of the pandemic; though the performance was given virtually, the resulting recording is a declaration of love and resilience. Expressing the pain of loss as well as the hope for a better tomorrow, 2020 VISIONS showcases this duo’s versatility and musicianship.</p>
<p>Listen at: <a contents="navonarecords.com" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6444/" target="_blank">navonarecords.com</a></p>
<p> </p>William Bolcomtag:www.williambolcom.com,2005:Post/69607432022-04-30T13:15:30-05:002022-04-30T13:18:24-05:00PRISM Quartet & Temple University Wind Symphony: Concerto Grosso for Saxophone Quartet and Band <p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/188311/626c76f38f8f5c0ff15f990b2ac71921fd0e264a/original/album-cover.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="Concerto Grosso Album Cover" />Composer's note: Concerto Grosso, written for the PRISM Quartet (which has included at different times a few of my former students in composition), was written purely as a piece to be enjoyed by performers and listeners. PRISM had mentioned wanting a concerto grosso for themselves.</p><!-- more -->
<p>(To remind readers, a concerto grosso is a Baroque-era form involving a small group of instrumentalists, called the concertina, in dialog with the ripieno or large orchestra.) <a contents="More information" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.prismquartet.com/recording/concerto-grosso-for-saxophone-quartet-and-band/?ct=t(EMAIL_CAMPAIGN2_4_22_22)&mc_cid=b7067b5073&mc_eid=110ecf9612" target="_blank">More information</a></p>
<p>Released April 22, 2022<br><a contents="Now available for streaming and download" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://xas.ffm.to/bolcom" style="" target="_blank">Now available for streaming and download</a></p>
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<p> </p>William Bolcomtag:www.williambolcom.com,2005:Post/67238252021-08-22T09:31:00-05:002021-08-22T09:32:40-05:00Album for the Young - William Bolcom and Logan Skelton<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/188311/9ce1cde91a11be07fd588d72e2577fd24919b09e/original/screen-shot-2021-08-22-at-9-26-11-am.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p><strong>Album for the Young </strong>was composed by Robert Schumann in 1848 for his three daughters. The album consists of a collection of 43 short works. Unlike the Kinderszenen, they are suitable to be played by children or beginners. </p>
<p>Bolcom, one of the most accomplished and decorated musicians of our time, first performed these pieces publicly in the 1940s. </p>
<p>In February 2019, William Bolcom and Logan Skelton performed Robert Schumann’s complete<em> Album for the Young</em> at Kerrytown Concert House in Ann Arbor, MI, with a plan to record the works the week following the concert. The resulting album features performances bounding with charm and beauty. </p>
<p>The cover photograph of Bolcom as a very young child was taken at his aunt and uncle's house in Mt. Vernon, WA. </p>
<p><a contents="Amazon.com" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.amazon.com/Schumann-Album-Young-William-Bolcom/dp/B099NWQ6K2" style="">Amazon.com</a><br><a contents="iTunes" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/schumann-album-for-the-young/1579779076">iTunes</a></p>William Bolcomtag:www.williambolcom.com,2005:Post/64396612020-09-21T16:53:38-05:002020-10-01T17:34:18-05:00Kairos - Music of Bolcom, Chambers, Kuster, and Rush<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/188311/54db2cb015c6da2a8539096d53bbb89e66939f58/original/kairos.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_none" alt="" />A group of absolutely first-rate modern compositions for orchestra, beautifully performed by The University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Kenneth Kiesler. Keisler and the University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra's previous release has been a best-seller on downloading and streaming sites. Among other works, features: William Bolcom: Lyric Concerto (with Amy Porter, flute).</p>
<p>To purchase and for more information, see: <a contents="https://www.hbdirect.com/album_detail.php?pid=4114009" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.hbdirect.com/album_detail.php?pid=4114009" target="_blank">https://www.hbdirect.com/album_detail.php?pid=4114009</a></p>
<p> </p>William Bolcomtag:www.williambolcom.com,2005:Post/64330882020-09-14T08:04:07-05:002020-09-14T08:04:07-05:00American Composers At Play - Stephen Powell, baritone<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/188311/11a0e047bf2876832423f02cd5d8f73885027aaa/original/powell-album.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_none" alt="" /></p>
<h4>Artist's Note: </h4>
<p>American Composers At Play is my modest effort to produce definitive interpretations. For decades, I’ve wanted to perform the work of living composers with the composers themselves playing their compositions. It’s a singer’s dream. Musicians typically interpret composers’ music based on what we’ve learned in conservatory about historic performance practice. We rarely ever meet the creators. But this venture would be different… </p>
<p>…now is a time of renewal — personal, artistic, perhaps even spiritual. Through the eloquence of their example, these four composers have taught me that one’s time of life does not dictate one’s capacity for creativity. At every age, we should remain stubbornly dissatisfied, always pushing the frontiers of what we — and the music itself — can contribute to the world. In sharing this lesson with me, these four giants have liberated my American voice. </p>
<p>-Stephen Powell</p>
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<p>Also available on <a contents="iTunes " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/american-composers-at-play-william-bolcom-ricky-ian/1531405610" target="_blank">iTunes </a>and <a contents="HearNow" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://stephenpowell.hearnow.com/" target="_blank">HearNow</a></p>
<p>The album includes several works recorded with William Bolcom at the piano:</p>
<ul> <li>Cabaret Songs, Vol, 1: IV. Waitin' </li> <li>Cabaret Songs, Vol. 4: III. Can't Sleep </li> <li>Cabaret Songs, Vol. 1: V. Song of Black Max (As Told by the De Kooning Boys) </li> <li>Cabaret Songs Volume 3: V. Satisfaction </li> <li>Old Addresses: I. Lady Death</li>
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<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/188311/f6ddf1d0cab8372dc978901c502d6b09c524bdbc/original/stephenpowell-williambolcom-2019-photography-by-luta-67.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>William Bolcomtag:www.williambolcom.com,2005:Post/57690412019-05-26T13:33:31-05:002019-05-26T13:33:31-05:00Soloists of the New York Philharmonic<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/188311/79122858f789f384844c2010b1acc64a4251d515/original/newcd.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_none" alt="" /></p>
<p>William Bolcom's Trombone Concerto with Joseph Alessi, trombone; available on iTunes, Apple Music.</p><!-- more -->
<p>This compilation includes William Bolcoms's Trombone Concerto with Joseph Alessi, trombone; New York Philharmonic, Bernard Labadie, conductor. A Decca Gold Release. Released: May 17, 2019 on iTunes, Apple Music.<br><a contents="https://music.apple.com/us/album/trombone-concerto/1460702838?i=1464007513&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/trombone-concerto/1460702838?i=1464007513" target="_blank">https://music.apple.com/us/album/trombone-concerto/1460702838?i=1464007513 </a></p>William Bolcomtag:www.williambolcom.com,2005:Post/52028462018-04-25T22:52:08-05:002018-04-25T22:52:08-05:00Bolcom Plays Bolcom: Twelve Etudes<p>The original Bolcom recording of Twelve Etudes will be re-released on May 25, 2018 via iTunes.</p><!-- more -->
<p>Expect the re-release of Bolcom's performances of his Twelve Etudes (1959-66) on the day before Bill’s 80th birthday. He recorded the old LP album 50 years ago. Here is the link for ordering it via iTunes: <a contents="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/bolcom-plays-bolcom-twelve-etudes-1959-66/1362045651" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/bolcom-plays-bolcom-twelve-etudes-1959-66/1362045651%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B" target="_blank">https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/bolcom-plays-bolcom-twelve-etudes-1959-66/1362045651</a><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/188311/e2f5d9b10c3042cfd9d59f321b2aec4425173051/original/screenshot-2018-04-25-22-44-35.png/!!/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></p>William Bolcomtag:www.williambolcom.com,2005:Post/50920622018-02-21T17:58:48-06:002018-02-21T17:58:48-06:00Piano Solo Music <p>"Bolcom's music has always revolved around works for the instrument on which he still performs as a soloist and accompanist" </p><!-- more -->
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/188311/4a86f4d7efa8588cef1f8094b136456c68d111cc/medium/screenshot-2018-02-21-17-21-07.png" class="size_m justify_right border_medium" alt="" />BOLCOM, W.: Piano Solo Music (Oppens, Taylor, Finehouse, Olevsky) </p>
<p>William Bolcom was awarded the 1988 Pulitzer Prize in Music for his 12 New Etudes for piano, and his music has always revolved around works for the instrument on which he still performs as a soloist and accompanist. This collection of mostly première recordings reveals student pieces that negotiate 20th-century musical battles between the avant-garde influences of Boulez and Messiaen and Bolcom’s love of Schumann, as well as later work that embraces the 1960s ragtime revival and draws inspiration from friends and colleagues in every phase of his distinguished six-decade career. Elegantly performed by friends of the composer, this wide-ranging program is summed up by Bolcom as ‘cleaning house’ in the Charles Ives tradition. </p>
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<p><strong>Listen on YouTube: 12 Piano Études, Book 3: No. 12, Apotheosis. Slowly, with Majesty · Christopher Taylor</strong></p>
<p><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="qXhPkuy8dks" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/qXhPkuy8dks/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qXhPkuy8dks?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="180" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>William Bolcomtag:www.williambolcom.com,2005:Post/45995462017-02-20T19:47:33-06:002017-07-02T17:13:18-05:00Spencer Myer: Piano Rags<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/188311/410e4f66aab6147833fd18fa2fd0f2485e9d9986/medium/2242348.jpg?1487641267" class="size_m justify_right border_" /></p>
<p>Spencer Myer offers the first major recording of Bolcom rags since 1998, which features the first recordings ever of three rags. (Steinway & Sons)</p><!-- more -->
<p>This fantastic new release is pianist Spencer Myer’s debut album on the Steinway label. For this project, he has chosen a terrific collection of Rags by the eminent American composer William Bolcom. Featuring some of the newest Rags as well as classics, this album displays Bolcom’s ingenious approach to a favorite keyboard medium. This carefully selected collection of Rags includes three of Bolcom’s latest compositions: Estela: Rag Latino, Knockout: A Rag, and The Brooklyn Dodge. The Boston Globe lauded Spencer Meyer for “superb playing” and “poised, alert musicianship.” His orchestral, recital, and chamber music performances have been heard across the United States, Canada, Europe, Africa, and Asia.</p>
<p>"(Myer) plays Bolcom's miniature brainstorms with equal doses of sass and sweetness, giving full voice to the drama, poetry and humour that overflow from the page." — <em>Gramophone</em></p>
<p>"Spencer Myer’s playing is truly outstanding; his dynamics, phrasing, and use of rubato are all well considered, and he’s sensitive to every compositional and structural detail. His tone is gloriously warm and burnished, and the acoustics flatter him with their evenness and clarity; the piano is represented perfectly. Get this one!" — <em>The American Record Guide</em></p>
<p>"Myer's delightful takes on Bolcom's rags dispel any notion that the rag is a predictable but ultimately limited art form." — <em>Stereophile</em></p>
<p>"...pianist Spencer Myer breathes stylish flair into sixteen of Bolcom’s rags. From the first track to the last, the pianist presents each work with the perfect combination of the cerebral and the heartfelt. The recording is a wonderful addition to the ragtime discography, and with Jed Distler’s informative liner notes, it’s also a great tribute to the composer." — <em>Cleveland Classical Review</em></p>
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<p><strong>Works on This Recording </strong></p>
<p>1. <br>Ghost Rags (3) by William Bolcom <br>Written: 1970; USA </p>
<p>2. <br>Classic Rags (3) by William Bolcom <br>Written: 1967; USA </p>
<p>3. <br>Raggin' Rudi by William Bolcom <br>Written: 1974; USA </p>
<p>4. <br>Fields of Flowers by William Bolcom <br>Written: 1977; USA </p>
<p>5. <br>Epithalamium by William Bolcom <br>Written: 1993; USA </p>
<p>6. <br>The Garden of Eden by William Bolcom <br>Written: 1969; USA </p>
<p>7. <br>Knockout by William Bolcom <br>Performer: Spencer Myer (Piano) </p>
<p>8. <br>Estela "Rag Latino" by William Bolcom <br>Written: USA </p>
<p>9. <br>The Brooklyn Dodge (A James P. Johnson Stride) by William Bolcom <br>Written: USA</p>William Bolcomtag:www.williambolcom.com,2005:Post/40053242016-01-24T20:30:37-06:002017-01-16T08:30:13-06:00Songs Of Innocence And Of Experience<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/188311/cb0b4d8dccd9ca69ce177e6a3291d1ae4a74880a/medium/6186prw7ykl.jpg?1453688835" class="size_m justify_left border_" /><a contents="Purchase at ArkivMusic" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=100251" target="_blank">Purchase at ArkivMusic</a></p>
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<p>Bolcom / Brewer / Davidson / Morris / Slatkin <br>Release Date: 04/19/2005 <br>Label: Naxos Catalog #: 5110083-84 <br>Composer: William Bolcom <br>Conductor: Leonard Slatkin <br>Number of Discs: 2 <br>Recorded in: Stereo <br>Length: 2 Hours 18 Mins.<br><br>An incredible achievement, SONGS OF INNOCENCE AND OF EXPERIENCE took composer William Bolcom 25 years to complete. Drawing on the talents of Leonard Slatkin and a group of musicians from the University of Michigan School of Music Symphony Orchestra, this DVD-Audio release offers a great chance to witness the piece in full.</p>William Bolcomtag:www.williambolcom.com,2005:Post/40053222016-01-24T20:25:35-06:002017-01-16T08:30:13-06:00Canciones de Lorca, Prometheus<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/188311/7e7b1f404743ea981b71e19378ec0f9501375481/medium/canciones.jpg?1453688583" class="size_m justify_left border_" /><a contents="Purchase at ArkivMusic" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=2146273" target="_blank">Purchase at ArkivMusic</a></p><!-- more -->
<p>Bolcom / Barbera / Pacific Symphony / St. Clair <br>Release Date: 11/13/2015 <br>Label: Naxos Catalog #: 8559788 Spars Code: DDD <br>Composer: William Bolcom <br>Performer: René Barbera, Jeffrey Biegel <br>Conductor: Carl St. Clair <br>Orchestra/Ensemble: Pacific Symphony Orchestra, Pacific Chorale <br>Number of Discs: 1 <br>In Stock: Usually ships in 24 hours.</p>
<p>Written for tenor Plácido Domingo, Canciones de Lorca explores the full variety of that Spanish poet’s surrealistic humour, passion and mystery, as well as invoking the Andalusian flamenco and popular song-lyric atmosphere the composer feels is latent in each poem. Bolcom interprets the legend of Prometheus as a metaphor for our turbulent times, starkly examining how we are chained to a rock of technological dependency but dedicating his work to hope and a peace derived from greater universal understanding. </p>
<p>Works on This Recording </p>
<p>1. <br>Canciones de Lorca by William Bolcom <br>Performer: René Barbera (Tenor) <br>Conductor: Carl St. Clair <br>Orchestra/Ensemble: Pacific Symphony Orchestra <br>Written: 2006 </p>
<p>2. <br>Prometheus by William Bolcom <br>Performer: Jeffrey Biegel (Piano) <br>Conductor: Carl St. Clair <br>Orchestra/Ensemble: Pacific Symphony Orchestra, Pacific Chorale <br>Written: 2009<br> </p>
<p><strong>CD Review: Canciones de Lorca, Prometheus </strong></p>
<p><em><strong>On www.voix-des-arts.com, critic Joseph Newsome names new Bolcom CD the Best New Music Recording of 2015. </strong></em></p>
<p>Excerpt: "Canciones de Lorca and Prometheus, both recorded by NAXOS in performance in Costa Mesa, California ... [are paired] on a most welcome release in the label’s American Classics series. Created under very different circumstances, these works share an ethos anchored by the assertion that, in many aspects of humanity, the impulse to create is far stronger than the will to destroy. Bolcom’s gift for writing for voices, whether individual voices in Lieder or groups of voices in works for the stage, is a vital component of the composer’s own voice, and NAXOS’s recording of poignant, persuasive performances of Canciones de Lorca andPrometheus is a gift to listeners who appreciate Bolcom’s musical ingenuity and the lessons it offers in the art of binding of wounds and healing of scars with song." </p>
<p>Read the complete review: <a contents="http://www.voix-des-arts.com/2015/12/best-new-music-recording-of-2015.html" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.voix-des-arts.com/2015/12/best-new-music-recording-of-2015.html" target="_blank">http://www.voix-des-arts.com/2015/12/best-new-music-recording-of-2015.html</a></p>William Bolcomtag:www.williambolcom.com,2005:Post/40053202016-01-24T20:21:24-06:002017-01-16T08:30:13-06:00Cabaret Songs (Complete)<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/188311/d6094fd70adcd655f2f200bea513f78c04b5c475/medium/81lho0fxjpl-sl1390.jpg?1453688286" class="size_m justify_left border_" /><p><a contents="Purchase at ArkivMusic" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=90764" target="_blank">Purchase at ArkivMusic</a></p><!-- more -->
<p>Release Date: 09/28/2004 <br>Label: Centaur Records Catalog #: 2682 Spars Code: DDD <br>Composer: William Bolcom <br>Performer: Joan Morris, William Bolcom <br>Number of Discs: 1 <br>Recorded in: Stereo <br>Length: 0 Hours 52 Mins.</p>
<p>Track Listing<br><br> 1. On a Statue of a Runner </p>
<p> 2. Unlucky Eutichus </p>
<p> 3. An Encaustic Painting </p>
<p> 4. Timomarchus's Picture of Medea in Rome </p>
<p> 5. Praxiteles' Aphrodite </p>
<p> 6. Volume 1. Over the Piano </p>
<p> 7. Volume 1. Fur (Murray the Furrier) </p>
<p> 8. Volume 1. He Tipped the Waiter </p>
<p> 9. Volume 1. Waitin </p>
<p> 10. Volume 1. Song of Black Max (as told by the De Kooning Boys) </p>
<p> 11. Volume 1. Amor </p>
<p> 12. Volume 2. Places to Live </p>
<p> 13. Volume 2. Toothbrush Time </p>
<p> 14. Volume 2. Surprise! </p>
<p> 15. Volume 2. The Actor </p>
<p> 16. Volume 2. Oh Close the Curtain </p>
<p> 17. Volume 2. George </p>
<p> 18. Volume 3. The Total Stranger in the Garden </p>
<p> 19. Volume 3. Love in the Thirties </p>
<p> 20. Volume 3. Thius King of Orf </p>
<p> 21. Volume 3. Miracle Song </p>
<p> 22. Volume 3. Satisfaction </p>
<p> 23. Volume 3. Radical Sally </p>
<p> 24. Volume 4. Angels Are the Highest Form of Virtue </p>
<p> 25. Volume 4. Poet Pal of Mine </p>
<p> 26. Volume 4. Can't Sleep </p>
<p> 27. Volume 4. At the Last Lousy Moments of Love </p>
<p> 28. Volume 4. Lady Luck </p>
<p> 29. Volume 4. Blue</p>William Bolcomtag:www.williambolcom.com,2005:Post/39920372016-01-16T10:39:46-06:002017-01-16T08:30:12-06:00From the Diary of Sally Hemings<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/188311/5e45e0c35e2a135c85a5d5ebc9324e4cc25eb5b0/small/51rpc01gxcl-sy355.jpg?1452962235" class="size_s justify_left border_none" alt="" /><a contents="Purchase at Arkivmusic.com" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=482054">Purchase at Arkivmusic.com</a></p><!-- more -->
<p>Release Date: 02/23/2010 <br>Label: White Pine Catalog #: 5637607255 <br>Composer: William Bolcom <br>Number of Discs: 1 <br>Recorded in: Stereo <br>Length: 0 Hours 43 Mins. </p>
<p><strong> <br>From the Diary of Sally Hemings,</strong> song cycle for voice & piano by William Bolcom <br>Performer: Alyson [Soprano Vocal] Cambridge (), Lydia Brown (Piano) <br>Period: Contemporary <br>Venue: Staples Family Concert Hall, Central Mic <br>Length: 39 Minutes 4 Secs.</p>William Bolcomtag:www.williambolcom.com,2005:Post/39677962015-12-26T15:15:50-06:002017-01-16T08:30:12-06:00William Bolcom: Songs<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/188311/4b203df4fff6f97cb9e8eb532a56fab5dc38c175/small/593008.jpg?1451164430" class="size_s justify_left border_thin" alt="" /><a contents="Purchase at arkivmusic.com" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=101807" target="_blank">Purchase at arkivmusic.com</a></p><!-- more -->
<p>This selection by Carole Farley of my songs covers forty years of my writing for both concert and theater. Not everyone can shift stylistic gears as easily and brilliantly as she from straight-out Broadway parody (Casino Paradise’s Night, Make My Day) to difficult art music (the I Will Breathe a Mountain cycle). Who but a courageous soprano would start a recording with a scream? <em>---William Bolcom, introduction to his liner notes for this album </em></p>
<p>Works on This Recording </p>
<p>1. <strong>You Cannot Have Me Now by William Bolcom </strong><br>Performer: Carole Farley (Soprano), William Bolcom (Piano) <br>Period: 20th Century <br>Written: USA <br>Venue: Potton Hall, Suffolk, England <br>Length: 5 Minutes 23 Secs. <br>Language: English <br>Notes: Potton Hall, Suffolk, England (12/28/2004 - 12/31/2004) <br><br>2. <strong>Night, Make My Day by William Bolcom </strong><br>Performer: Carole Farley (Soprano), William Bolcom (Piano) <br>Period: 20th Century <br>Written: USA <br>Venue: Potton Hall, Suffolk, England <br>Length: 2 Minutes 17 Secs. <br>Language: English <br>Notes: Potton Hall, Suffolk, England (12/28/2004 - 12/31/2004) <br><br>3. <strong>The Digital Wonder Watch by William Bolcom </strong><br>Performer: Carole Farley (Soprano), William Bolcom (Piano) <br>Period: 20th Century <br>Written: USA <br>Venue: Potton Hall, Suffolk, England <br>Length: 3 Minutes 3 Secs. <br>Language: English <br>Notes: Potton Hall, Suffolk, England (12/28/2004 - 12/31/2004) <br><br>4. <strong>The Last Days of Mankind by William Bolcom </strong><br>Performer: Carole Farley (Soprano), William Bolcom (Piano) <br>Period: 20th Century <br>Written: USA <br>Venue: Potton Hall, Suffolk, England <br>Length: 3 Minutes 29 Secs. <br>Language: English <br>Notes: Potton Hall, Suffolk, England (12/28/2004 - 12/31/2004) <br><br>5. <strong>Songs to Dance by William Bolcom </strong><br>Performer: Carole Farley (Soprano), William Bolcom (Piano) <br>Period: 20th Century <br>Written: USA <br>Venue: Potton Hall, Suffolk, England <br>Length: 9 Minutes 17 Secs. <br>Language: English <br>Notes: Potton Hall, Suffolk, England (12/28/2004 - 12/31/2004) <br><br>6.<strong> I Will Breathe a Mountain by William Bolcom </strong><br>Performer: William Bolcom (Piano), Carole Farley (Soprano) <br>Period: 20th Century <br>Written: 1990; USA <br>Venue: Potton Hall, Suffolk, England <br>Length: 19 Minutes 39 Secs. <br>Language: English <br>Notes: Potton Hall, Suffolk, England (12/28/2004 - 12/31/2004) <br><br>7. <strong>Tillinghast Duo by William Bolcom </strong><br>Performer: Carole Farley (Soprano), William Bolcom (Piano) <br>Period: 20th Century <br>Written: USA <br>Venue: Potton Hall, Suffolk, England <br>Length: 5 Minutes 23 Secs. <br>Language: English <br>Notes: Potton Hall, Suffolk, England (12/28/2004 - 12/31/2004) <br><br>8. <strong>Mary by William Bolcom </strong><br>Performer: Carole Farley (Soprano), William Bolcom (Piano) <br>Period: 20th Century <br>Written: USA <br>Venue: Potton Hall, Suffolk, England <br>Length: 5 Minutes 6 Secs. <br>Language: English <br>Notes: Potton Hall, Suffolk, England (12/28/2004 - 12/31/2004) <br><br>9. <strong>When We Built the Church by William Bolcom </strong><br>Performer: Carole Farley (Soprano), William Bolcom (Piano) <br>Period: 20th Century <br>Written: USA <br>Venue: Potton Hall, Suffolk, England <br>Length: 2 Minutes 10 Secs. <br>Language: English <br>Notes: Potton Hall, Suffolk, England (12/28/2004 - 12/31/2004) <br><br>10. <strong>Casino Paradise: My Father the Gangster by William Bolcom </strong><br>Performer: Carole Farley (Soprano), William Bolcom (Piano) <br>Period: 20th Century <br>Written: USA <br>Venue: Potton Hall, Suffolk, England <br>Length: 2 Minutes 39 Secs. <br>Language: English <br>Notes: Potton Hall, Suffolk, England (12/28/2004 - 12/31/2004) <br>Composition written: USA (1985 - 1990). <br><br>11. <strong>Songs (3) for "The Wind in the WIllows" by William Bolcom </strong><br>Performer: William Bolcom (Piano), Carole Farley (Soprano) <br>Period: 20th Century <br>Written: 1980; USA <br>Venue: Potton Hall, Suffolk, England <br>Length: 5 Minutes 14 Secs. <br>Language: English <br>Notes: Potton Hall, Suffolk, England (12/28/2004 - 12/31/2004)</p>
<p> </p>William Bolcom