The WNYC commissions, Volume One is a 2002 album consisting of works commissioned by the radio station WNYC. Morton Gould, Philip Glass, Richard Einhorn, Laurie Anderson, Ralph Towner, Steve Reich, and Derek Bermel wrote music on the album.[1]
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Background
editIn 1994, the American composer John Corigliano suggested that WNYC begin a program of commissioning music as part of the celebrations for the fiftieth anniversary of its FM station.[1] The works by Gould, Glass, and Anderson were originally performed at the 50th Anniversary concert.[2]
Release
editIt was released on compact disc in December 2002.[1] Because artists and composers had contracts with other record labels, this album was not sold commercially; rather it was given to people who donated.[2]
Reception
editDavid Moore's 2003 review for American Record Guide called it "an interesting program with considerable variety of idiom" and said "This is fine music well performed. You should hear it."[3]
Music
editTracks
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Anniversary Rag, For WNYC" | Morton Gould | Morton Gould | 2:26 |
| 2. | "Now So Long After That Time" | Philip Glass | Christopher O'Riley | 5:17 |
| 3. | "Carnival Of Miracles: Enigma" | Richard Einhorn | Christine Gummere, Julie Green, Anonymous 4 | 10:16 |
| 4. | "Carnival Of Miracles: The Scientist" | Richard Einhorn | Christine Gummere, Julie Green, Anonymous 4 | 3:22 |
| 5. | "Carnival Of Miracles: The Genius" | Richard Einhorn | Christine Gummere, Julie Green, Anonymous 4 | 1:03 |
| 6. | "Carnival Of Miracles: The Court" | Richard Einhorn | Christine Gummere, Julie Green, Anonymous 4 | 5:53 |
| 7. | "Carnival Of Miracles: Mrs. Satan and the Divine Marquis" | Richard Einhorn | Christine Gummere, Julie Green, Anonymous 4 | 6:56 |
| 8. | "Carnival Of Miracles: Miracle Fair" | Richard Einhorn | Christine Gummere, Julie Green, Anonymous 4 | 4:48 |
| 9. | "This House Of Blues" | Laurie Anderson | Greg Cohen, Brian Eno, Joey Baron, Cyro Baptista, Laurie Anderson | 3:43 |
| 10. | "Simulacrum" | Ralph Towner | Christopher O'Riley | 17:20 |
| 11. | "Know What Is Above You" | Steve Reich | Jim Preiss, Thad Wheeler, Anonymous 4 | 3:13 |
| 12. | "Three Rivers" | Derek Bermel | Kitchen House Blend (Derek Bermel, conduct.) | 13:18 |
Personnel
edit- Producer — John Schaefer
- Directors — Eileen Delahunty & Allison Chernow
- Mastering Engineer — Edward Haber
References
edit- ^ a b c Hinckley, David (December 28, 2002). "Blue-ribbon commissions". Daily News. New York. p. 74. ProQuest 2259372779.
- ^ a b Smith, Steve (January 18, 2003). "The Classical Score". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 3. p. 17.
- ^ Moore, D[avid W.] (May–June 2003). "WNYC Commissions, Volume 1". American Record Guide. Vol. 66, no. 3. pp. 167–168. ProQuest 223394532.
- Fallon, Robert (2015). "Derek Bermel, Canzonas Americanas. Cantaloupe CD CA21088, 2012". Recording Reviews. Journal of the Society for American Music. 9 (1): 156–158. doi:10.1017/S1752196314000649.
- Shapiro, Andre (2003). "Arch Vision from Richard Einhorn" (PDF). Interview. 21st Century Music. 10 (10): 1–5. ISSN 1534-3219.
- Goodman, Peter W. (2000). "Triumph, and Curtain". Morton Gould: American Salute. Portland, OR: Amadeus. p. 343. ISBN 1-57467-055-7.
- Kozinn, Allan (June 15, 1994). "Poetic Call and Response As a Tribute to WNYC". Review/Music. The New York Times. Vol. 143, no. 49,728. p. C13. ProQuest 109344407.
- Kozinn, Allan (9 June 1994). "Benefit for WNYC". The New York Times. Vol. 143, no. 49,722. p. C18. ProQuest 109319590.
- Schaefer, John (2 August 2018). "The WNYC Commissions Volume One". WNYC. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- Schaefer, John (29 December 2010). "#2992: WNYC Commissions". New Sounds. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- Keller, James M. (Nov–Dec 1994). "Don't Touch That Dial". Piano & Keyboard. No. 171. p. 35.
- Reich, Steve (2002). "Know What Is Above You (1999)". In Hillier, Paul (ed.). Writings on Music, 1965–2000. Oxford University Press. p. 211. doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195151152.003.0064. ISBN 978-0-19-515115-2.
- K[inzler], B[urkhard] (2021). "Know What Is Above You". In Stegmann, Bernd (ed.). Handbuch der Chormusik: 800 Werke aus sechs Jahrhunderten. Bärenreiter-Verlag. p. 506. ISBN 978-3-7618-7274-1.
- Quint, Andrew (December 1998). "The Fire of the Dove: Richard Einhorn's Voices of Light". The Music: Films & Music. The Absolute Sound. No. 115. pp. 138–143. ISSN 0097-1138.
- Breatnach, Máire (2006). "Steve Reich, Ceol-fhealsamh". Ceol Comhaimseartha. Comhar (in Irish). 66 (4): 5–8. doi:10.2307/25575379.
- von Rhein, John (15 December 2010). "MusicNOW series is favoring passionate over the proper: CSO resident composers present 5 varied works". Chicago Tribune. p. 3.3. ProQuest 818398547.
- Pareles, Jon (7 March 2001). "Evenings With Everything and the Kitchen Sink". Pop Review. The New York Times. Vol. 150, no. 51,685. p. E3.
- Edel, Raymond A. (17 May 1999). "'Sounds,' Part 2". The Record. Bergen County, NJ. p. I9. ProQuest 425026431.
- Kim, Rebecca Y. (2002). "From New York to Vermont: Conversation with Steve Reich". Current Musicology. 67–68: 345–366. ProQuest 1297276104.
- Kerner, Leighton (June 18, 2022). "On the Air, We Hope". The Village Voice. Vol. 39, no. 26. p. 94.
External links
edit- The WNYC Commissions – Volume One at Discogs
- The WNYC Commissions Volume One at the Internet Archive
- Einhorn, Richard (30 April 2018). "A Carnival of Miracles". Richard Einhorn: Composer. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- "Now, So Long After That Time, 1994". Philip Glass Compositions. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- "Chamber Orchestra - Three Rivers (2001)". Derek Bermel. Retrieved 26 March 2022.</ref>