Samuel Adler: A Celebration of Sam @ 95: Piano Music and Songs
The youthful agility of Samuel Adler – born in Mannheim in 1928 but long since regarded as the dean of American music – would appear to contradict the fact that he reached his 95th birthday in March 2023. This celebration of his productive life – as composer, teacher, writer and conductor – testifies to his ongoing vigour with a programme of songs and piano works composed, for the large part, after his 90th birthday, many of them tributes to musician friends. His music has its roots in the Neo-Classical clarity of composers like Copland and Hindemith, who were among his teachers, but has a raunchy energy entirely
Adler’s own – and which would be remarkable in a composer half his age.
Sabine Goetz, soprano (Tracks 4, 11, 12, 17-20)
Noah Bendix-Balgley, violin (Tracks 17-20)
Laura Melton, piano (Tracks 1-3, 5-10)
Yevgeny Yontov, piano (Tracks 1-3, 13-16, 21-30)
Axel Bauni, piano (Tracks 4, 11, 12, 17–20)
Listen To This Recording:
- I Toccata
- II Notturno
- III Scherzo-Finale
- In Memoriam: RBG for high voice and piano (2020)
- No. 1 Little Chromatic Trio
- No. 2 For Harriet
- No. 3 Your Music Will Prevail
- No. 4 Devotional
- No. 5 Bagatelle for Jürgen
- No. 6 Toccatina
- I On Hearing a Symphony of Beethoven
- II Lines (To a movement in Mozart’s E♠Symphony K. 543)
- No. 1 Homage to Satie
- No. 2 Toccata con furia
- No. 3 Valse sans Tristesse
- No. 4 Chromatic Gigue
- I Lied
- II Ich bin die Nacht
- III Schlaflied für dich
- IV Lied
- No. 1 Questions and Answers
- No. 2 Toccatina I
- No. 3 Lyric
- No. 4 Waltz
- No. 5 Toccatina II
- No. 6 March
- No. 7 Intermezzo
- No. 8 Toccatina III
- No. 9 Bleak Soundscape
- No. 10 Tango
Duo Sonata for two pianos (1983)*
Six Short Occasional Pieces for piano (2019–20)
While Listening to Music (2020)
Four Choreographies: A Suite for piano solo (2018)
Songs of Innocent Love for soprano, violin and piano (2016)
Music for the Young (and the Young at Heart):
10 Character Pieces for piano solo (2021)
ALL EXCEPT * FIRST RECORDINGS
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