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Eylar: Dance Suite - Carbon: Notturno - Mckinley: Miniature Portraits

4/2/2013, 17 Tracks, 1:09:15

Featuring

  • Gerard Schwarz
  • Jeffrey Silberschlag
  • Deborah Greitzer
  • Seattle Symphony
  • Leo Eylar
  • Steve Rouse
  • Robert Starer
  • Stephen Sondheim
  • John Carbon
  • William Thomas McKinley
  • David Froom

Did you know?

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Recording & Production

This album was recorded at the Seattle Opera House in Seattle, Washington, in June 1994.

Source: Booklet

Historical Context

The trumpet found a particularly congenial home in the United States, resonating with the character of America's young republic and featuring prominently in early American musical idioms like marches and jazz.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Most of the works on this album were specifically requested by Jeffrey Silberschlag, the trumpet soloist, to expand the repertoire showcasing the American trumpet school.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

The American style of trumpet playing, characterized by virtuosity and brilliance of tone, was largely established and defined by William Vacchiano, a longtime principal trumpeter with the New York Philharmonic.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Gerard Schwarz, the conductor of the Seattle Symphony on this recording, was considered the finest trumpeter of his generation before he transitioned to conducting.

Source: Booklet

Historical Context

Two iconic American compositions, Aaron Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man and Charles Ives's The Unanswered Question, prominently feature the trumpet.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Jeffrey Silberschlag, the trumpet soloist on this recording, and Gerard Schwarz, the conductor, were both students of William Vacchiano, who established the American school of trumpet playing.

Source: Booklet

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