Samuel Adler: A Celebration of Sam @ 95: Piano Music and Songs

Featuring

Laura Melton
Yevgeny Yontov
Sabine Goetz
Axel Bauni
Noah Bendix-Balgley
Samuel Adler

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Composer Biography

After his academic studies, Samuel Adler returned to Germany as a soldier and founded the Seventh US Army Symphony Orchestra, which played a role in cultural diplomacy after World War II.

Recording & Production

This album is the third featuring Samuel Adler's music released by Toccata Classics, and it was released to mark his 95th birthday.

Composer Biography

Samuel Adler studied composition with notable figures Paul Hindemith, Walter Piston, and Aaron Copland.

Performer Biography

Noah Bendix-Balgley, the violinist on this album, is the First Concertmaster of the Berliner Philharmoniker and is also a renowned performer of traditional klezmer music.

Composer Biography

Samuel Adler, the composer, was born in Mannheim, Germany, and came to the United States in 1939, escaping Nazi oppression.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Samuel Adler's music is characterized by a life-affirming vitality and youthful freshness, even in his later works, defying the concept of a 'late style'.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Samuel Adler composes for the 'here and now,' often honouring or commemorating friends and for specific performers, aligning with his teacher Paul Hindemith's concept of Gebrauchsmusik, or 'music for use.'