From 1977 to 1993, Phillip Ramey served as Program Editor for the New York Philharmonic, which commissioned his Horn Concerto to celebrate its 150th anniversary.
Performer Biography
Elmira Darvarova, the violinist on this album, was the first and only woman concertmaster in the history of the Metropolitan Opera in New York.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Phillip Ramey's composition teacher, Alexander Tcherepnin, praised Ramey's music as "well-made" with "a great deal of personality" and a "sure sense of dynamics."
Composer Biography
Phillip Ramey, the composer, studied composition with Russian-born composer Alexander Tcherepnin and with Jack Beeson at Columbia University.
Composition History
Most of the horn works on this album were commissioned by Philip Myers, the New York Philharmonic's longtime principal hornist, after his brilliant performances of Ramey's Horn Concerto in 1993.
Performer Biography
Philip Myers, one of the horn players on this album, joined the New York Philharmonic as Principal Horn in January 1980 and is widely regarded as one of the world's best horn players.
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