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Wuorinen: Tashi / Percussion Quartet / Fortune

12/26/2007, 9 Tracks, 1:07:41

Featuring

  • Jean Kopperud
  • Curtis Macomber
  • Fred Sherry
  • James Winn
  • Peter Jarvis
  • Paul Carroll
  • John Ferrari
  • Tom Kolor
  • Alex Bocchino
  • Alan R. Kay
  • New Jersey Percussion Ensemble
  • Charles Wuorinen

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Composer's Artistic Vision

Charles Wuorinen, the composer, writes virtuosic music that aims to engage the listener and performers through a spirit of adventure and fun.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This recording was made possible with support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Aaron Copland Foundation.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Both Tashi and Fortune were written for the ensemble Tashi, which was founded in 1972 and included violinist Ida Kafavian, clarinetist Richard Stoltzman, cellist Fred Sherry, and pianist Peter Serkin.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Fred Sherry, the cellist on this recording, is a pioneer in new music, having worked closely with composers such as Babbitt, Berio, Carter, and Wuorinen.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Fortune was commissioned by the city of Bonn for the Beethovenfest of 1980 and received its first performance there in October 1980.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

The Percussion Quartet by Charles Wuorinen often treats the ensemble as a collection of duos and quartets, meticulously deploying instruments within each player's area.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

Wuorinen's works Tashi and Fortune share a common interest in pitch centricity within a non-tonal language, with Tashi centered on A and Fortune on F.

Source: Booklet

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