Bazelon: Symphony No. 8 1/2
Dorothy Lawson (cello), Michael Boriskin (piano), Joan Heller (soprano), Thomas Stumpf (piano), Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Harold Farberman (conductor), Chicago String Ensemble, Alan Heatherington (conductor)
Born in Chicago in1922, composer Irwin Bazelon graduated from DePaul University and later studied composition with Darius Milhaud. Bazelon's works for orchestra, chamber ensemble, solo instrument, and voice have been performed throughout the U.S. and Europe. He has conducted his music with such orchestras as the National Symphony Orchestra, the Detroit Symphony, the Kansas City Philharmonic, and the Orchestre National de Lille. Grants and commissions were awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Koussevitzky Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the Kansas City Philharmonic and the New Orleans Philharmonic, among others. The composer served as guest composer and lecturer at many prestigious American colleges and universities, including Rutgers University, Williams College, the University of South Carolina and Eastman. Bazelon, a noted authority on film music and composer of many documentary film scores, has written Knowing the Score - Notes on Film Music, a book widely used on college campuses.
Track Listing
| Title | Composer | Performer |
|---|---|---|
| Dramatic Overture | Irwin Bazelon | Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Harold Farberman, conductor |
| Prelude...To Hart Crane's "The Bridge" for String Orchestra | Irwin Bazelon | Chicago String Ensemble, Alan Heatherington, conductor |
| Memories of a Winter Childhood | Irwin Bazelon | Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Harold Farberman, conductor |
| Alliances...Cello and Piano | Irwin Bazelon | Dorothy Lawson, cello, Michael Boriskin, piano |
| Four...Parts of a World for Soprano and Piano | Irwin Bazelon | Joan Heller, soprano, Thomas Stumpf, piano |
| Symphony No. 8 1-2 | Irwin Bazelon | Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Harold Farberman, conductor |
Reviews
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"...But the atonal and jazz elements in Bazelon's music are part of the urban landscape that his work reflects. They are the surface features of the music and sometimes even the topic of the music, and they permeate his work in much the same way that the hymns and tunes of New England permeate the work of Charles Ives. The overall effect of this music is powerful, and while it is not always easy to listen to, it is very direct. Of the six works included in this collection, Memories of a Winter Childhood is particularly striking....This is the second disc of the music of Bazelon from Albany (I haven't heard the first). But I can't imagine any single CD showing the different sides of this imaginative, original composer better than this intelligently assembled collection."
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