Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh called avant garde composer Charles Ives one of his two greatest influences. In 1974, he went with Owsley "Bear" Stanley to record John Kirkpatrick play the Concord Sonata for the centennial celebration of Ives. Fifty years later, Donald Berman, the last student of Kirkpatrick, made a new live recording of the Concord for the 150th anniversary. Together they are a tribute to Charles Ives, to the music of Phil Lesh, and to the enduring influence of Ives on the music of the Grateful Dead. UPC: 990481102099Label: Owsley StanleyRelease Date: 4.17.26Format: CD
Tracklist:
Aventuras-El Amanecer
Aventuras-Rahsaan
Aventuras-New York Bars at Dawn
Aventuras-Albayzin
Aventuras-Kumiho
Jaleo
Stuff Smith's Unfinished Concerto: Music Starts When Words Leave Off
Aventuras-Lorette Velvette
Samulnori
UPC: 669936780853Label: Bright Shiny ThingsRelease Date: 4.10.26Format: CD
Of the same generation as Mozart's father and Bach's children, Georg Anton Benda was highly regarded in his day (not least by Mozart himself). Howard Shelley brings his customary probing, intelligent musicianship to this selection of four early classical concertos.
Tracklist:
Benda: Piano Concerto in F minor I. Allegro
Benda: Piano Concerto in F minor II. Larghetto
Benda: Piano Concerto in F minor III. Allegro di molto
Benda: Piano Concerto in G minor I. Allegro non troppo
Benda: Piano Concerto in G minor II. Andante
Benda: Piano Concerto in G minor III. Presto
Benda: Piano Concerto in G major I. Non tanto allegro
Benda: Piano Concerto in G major II. Andante
Benda: Piano Concerto in G major III. Allegretto
Benda: Piano Concerto in B minor I. Allegro
Benda: Piano Concerto in B minor II. Arioso
Benda: Piano Concerto in B minor III. Allegro
UPC: 034571283616Label: HyperionRelease Date: 10.1.21Format: CD
Midway through Martin Luther King, Jr.'s historic speech at the 1963 March on Washington, a voice rang out from behind him: "Tell them about the dream, Martin!" That voice belonged to Mahalia Jackson, King's close friend and one of the most revered gospel singers of the 20th century. Glorious Mahalia, a visionary tribute to Jackson's life by the internationally renowned Kronos Quartet, uses that moment as a springboard to explore the depth of Jackson's musical craft and it's impact on the Civil Rights Movement, including her relationship with Clarence Jones and Studs Terkel, other luminaries of the time. Featuring compositions by Stacy Garrop and Zachary James Watkins, a new arrangement of Jackson's astonishing version of the Antonio Haskell composition "God Shall Wipe All Tears Away," and archival audio of Jackson's voice, the album illuminates Jackson's historic artistry and advocacy.
Tracklist:
Glorious Mahalia: I. Hold on
Glorious Mahalia: II. Stave in the Ground
Glorious Mahalia: III. Are You Being Treated Right
Glorious Mahalia: IV. Sometime I Feel Like a Motherless Child
Glorious Mahalia: V. This World Will Make You Think
God Shall Wipe All Tears Away
Peace Be Till: I. Doors of Justice / Black Thread
Peace Be Till: II. Protest
Peace Be Till: III. Copter
Peace Be Till: IV. Symphony of Social Justice
Peace Be Till: V. Tell 'Em About the Dream
UPC: 093074026823Label: Smithsonian FolkwaysRelease Date: 4.3.26Format: CD
McDowall's keen sensitivity to text and her flair for writing vocal lines that are grateful to sing are just two of the virtues which justify the success of her choral music. Her original and distinctive voice is well served by Stephen Layton and his Trinity College forces.
Tracklist:
Alma Redemptoris Mater
O Oriens
Standing As I Do Before God
Adoro Te Devote
Deus, Portus Pacis
God Is Light
Love Incorruptible
Three Latin Motets I. Ave Regina
Three Latin Motets II. Ave Maria
Three Latin Motets III. Regina Caeli
O Antiphon Sequence I. O Sapientia
O Antiphon Sequence II. O Adonai
O Antiphon Sequence III. O Radix Jesse
O Antiphon Sequence IV. O Clavis David
O Antiphon Sequence V. O Oriens
O Antiphon Sequence VI. O Rex Gentium
O Antiphon Sequence VII. O Emmanuel
The Lord Is Good
UPC: 034571282510Label: HyperionRelease Date: 4.2.21Format: CD
