Richard Woodhams, the oboist on this recording, succeeded his teacher John de Lancie as principal oboe of the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1977, a position he continues to hold.
Performer Biography
The Tokyo String Quartet, featured on this album, performs on 'The Paganini Quartet,' a group of renowned Stradivarius instruments loaned to them by the Nippon Music Foundation since 1995.
Composer Biography
Joan Tower is a performing musician (a pianist) and writes music specifically for other musicians and their instruments, making her compositions closely tied to the instrumentalists.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Joan Tower's music is characterized by its individuality, sharp dissonance, gentle chords, pulsing rhythms, and yearning melodies, often starting with soft, long notes that gather energy.
Cultural Impact
Joan Tower was one of the first composers to serve as composer in residence with an American orchestra (the St Louis Symphony) and received the international Grawemeyer Award.
Composer Biography
Joan Tower, born in 1938 near New York City, grew up in South America, where her father worked as a mining engineer, and developed a love for rhythm there.
Performer Biography
Paul Neubauer, the violist on this album, was principal viola for six years of the New York Philharmonic, joining at age 21, and appeared as soloist with them over twenty times.
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