Carter: Piano Concerto / Symphony No. 1 / Holiday Overture
9/1/2004, 6 Tracks, 1:02:40
Featuring
Kenneth Schermerhorn
Mark Wait
Nashville Symphony
Elliott Carter
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Recording & Production
This album presents an unprecedented combination of repertoire, featuring two works from Carter's earlier 'populist' style and one from his mature, more difficult style.
Performer Biography
Mark Wait, the pianist on this recording, is the Dean and Professor of Music at the Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Carter's compositional approach includes creating larger structures from linking episodes, using a chamber music approach to orchestration, and a love of elaborate polyphony.
Recording & Production
The Nashville Symphony, led by Kenneth Schermerhorn, has released critically acclaimed recordings on the Naxos American Classics series and other labels, including works by Amy Beach, Leonard Bernstein, and Charles Ives.
Composer Biography
Elliott Carter, often called the most eminent living American composer, was 95 years old and actively composing for eight decades at the time of this recording.
Compositional Technique
Many of Elliott Carter's compositional devices are influenced by his boyhood mentor Charles Ives, whose works always had a direct impact.
Performer Biography
Kenneth Schermerhorn, the conductor, was Music Director of the Nashville Symphony for twenty years and previously served as Assistant Conductor of the New York Philharmonic under Leonard Bernstein.
