Alec Wilder: Four Suites

Charles Tibbetts (horn), Mike Forbes (tuba), Vincent Fuh (piano), Maurita Murphy Marx (clarinet), William Hoyt (horn), David Kappy (horn), Ricardo Almeida (horn), Henning Backhaus (guitar), Vincent Fuh (harpsichord)

Catalog #: TROY1520
Release Date: October 1, 2014
Format: Digital
Chamber

Alec Wilder was a major figure in the New York music world, equally at home writing for ballet and opera, or composing songs for Tommy Dorsey, authoring concertos or pop standards for Frank Sinatra. He was a composer who managed to bridge the worlds of serious and popular music, jazz and classical, the concert hall and the dance hall, maintaining credibility in all these areas. This second recording of Wilder's music for brass by Charles Tibbetts includes two suites for horn, tuba and piano; a world premiere recording of Wilder's Suite for Clarinet, Horn and Piano and a Jazz Suite for Four Horns, Harpsichord, Guitar, Bass and Drums.

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Title Composer Performer
Suite No. 1 for Horn, Tuba and Piano Alec Wilder Charles Tibbetts, horn; Michael Forbes, tuba; Vincent Fuh, piano
Suite for Clarinet, Horn and Piano Alec Wilder Maurita Murphy Marx, clarinet; Charles Tibbetts, horn; Vincent Fuh, piano
Suite No. 2 for Horn, Tuba and Piano Alec Wilder Charles Tibbetts, horn; Michael Forbes, tuba; Vincent Fuh, piano
Jazz Suite for Four Horns, Harpsichord, Guitar, Bass and Drums Alec Wilder Charles Tibbetts, William Hoyt, David Kappy, Ricardo Almeida, horns; Vincent Fuh, harpsichord; Henning Backhaus, guitar, bass and drums

Reviews

  • "One of the great pleasures of listening to this disc is the warm and lovely playing of hornist Tibbetts...this is a must-have disc."

    – Fanfare

  • "The horn quartet meanders skillfully and with gusto through the whimsical melodies and harmonies."

    – American Record Guide

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