Robert Helps: Orchestral Works

The University of South Florida Symphony Orchestra

Catalog #: TROY1079
Release Date: January 1, 2009
Format: Digital
Orchestral

World premiere recordings of Symphony No. 2 and the Quintet highlight this compact disc of the esteemed Robert Helps' compositions. Conductor William Wiedrich thinks of Helps as a "romantic renegade." Each work on the recording has a truly unique and emotional bent that speaks deeply and meaningfully to the heart and soul.

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Track Listing

Title Composer Performer
Symphony No. 1 Robert Helps University of South Florida Symphony Orchestra, William Wiedrich, conductor
Gossamer Noons Robert Helps University of South Florida Symphony Orchestra, Joanna Curtis, soprano, William Wiedrich, conductor
Quintet Robert Helps Yana Yordanova, flute, Michelle Painter, violin, ann Satterfield, clarinet, Grace Juliano, cello, Teresa Ancaya, piano
Symphony No. 2 Robert Helps University of South Florida Symphony Orchestra, William Wiedrich, conductor

Reviews

  • "I applaud anything that advances the music of Robert Helps... Helps was a composer of great craft, imagination, and an uncompromising vision."

    – Fanfare

  • "If this music doesn't rouse your primal terrors and animal lusts you'd better check your pulse."

    – American Record Guide

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