There are some strikingly wonderful moments in Arthur Gottschalk’s REQUIEM: FOR THE LIVING recently released by Navona Records
Originally Published By: The Classical Reviewer
Phillip Kloeckner tells us in his very useful booklet notes that Arthur Gottschalk’s Requiem for the Living uses the traditional Latin text from the Mass of the Dead (Missa pro […]
Review: REQUIEM FOR THE LIVING by Filippo Focosi
Originally Published By: Filippo Focosi
“A Requiem of great power, that of the American composer Arthur Gottschalk, in the wake of the famous Mass of Lenny Bernstein, for his mix modern and classic, sacred and profane (also […]
Arthur Gottschalk, REQUIEM: FOR THE LIVING, Vladimir Lande, St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Choir
Originally Published By: Gapplegate Classical Modern Review
Is there a single stylistic way for contemporary modern classical music in the present? The answer, as we see continually, is no. Arthur Gottschalk and his full-scale offering Requiem for […]
Death Accepted And Defied
Originally Published By: Infodad.com
Although scarcely at so high a level, several other new recordings that also involve music about death – in one way or another – have many intriguing elements of their own. Requiem for […]
Arthur Gottschalk: REQUIEM: FOR THE LIVING
Originally Published By: Fanfare Magazine
Arthur Gottschalk is an American composer who is Professor of Music Composition and Theory at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music. His Requiem for the Living takes as […]
Review: Arthur Gottschalk’s REQUIEM: FOR THE LIVING
Originally Published By: Progressive Difference
Once again, I find myself in the awkward position of admitting that the subject of my review is actually a mentor, former composition teacher, and friend, as was the case when […]
ARG Review: REQUIEM: FOR THE LIVING
Originally Published By: ARG Review
“Gottschalk pays tribute to all these different sources by weaving jazz, gospel, Renaissance canzonas, baroque polyphony, and Jewish cantorial singing into his musical tapestry. He also reveals his inner-Rutter more than once, as his […]
Considerable Substance Contemporary music for cello – heard by HOWARD SMITH
Originally Published By: Music & Vision
The label note writer tells us ‘Moto Perpetuo’ represents the classical landscape as a whole. He/she continues:
These compositions are bound by the cello’s simultaneous steadfastness and adaptability as well as […]
MILLENNIAL MASTERS, VOL. 2 On Ablaze
Originally Published By: Fanfare Magazine
Ablaze Records, a joint Australian/American concern, has stated that they are “committed to the talent of tomorrow and to distributing this [music] as widely as possible.” To that end they select pieces […]
FLEETING VISIONS, COLLABORATIONS II, New American Chamber Music
Originally Published By: Gapplegate Classical
The contemporary classical scene is one where many new recordings are not pressed in large quantities for the obvious reasons. There is a steady following of listeners but this is not […]
MOTO PERPETUO – Cd review
Originally Published By: Planet Hugill
The Romanian cellist Ovidiu Marinescu recorded the Bach Cello Suites for Navona Records in 2011 to critical acclaim. On this disc he performs a variety of works for solo cello, either […]
Jiwon Kwark: MILLENNIAL MASTERS, VOL. 2 on ABLAZE
Originally Published By: Fanfare Magazine
Classical Reviews – Miscellaneous Collections
Written by Radu A. Lelutiu
Friday, 04 May 2012
MILLENNIAL MASTERS, VOL. 2 • Jiwon Kwark, Luke Fitzpatrick (vn); HaEun Lee (pn); John Winzenburg (cond); Hong Kong New Music Ens; Rebecca Ashe […]
MILLENNIAL MASTERS – VOL. 2
Originally Published By: MusicWeb International
Whether or not these works are worthy of the rather bumptious title of “Millennial Masters” is debatable – for one thing there is not enough music from any of these relatively […]
American Record Guide Review: FLUTE OF THE AMERICAS 2
Originally Published By: American Record Guide
“This music cooks. It’s an assortment of sonatas and short pieves for flute solo or flute and piano, all from the 20th Century, and most in Latin American styles. Merrie Siegel has a […]
BASSOON & FRIENDS
Originally Published By: The American Record Guide
Bassoon & Friends
BARTZ: Concertino; NIELSON: What About You?; GOTTSCHALK: American Nights; CWIK: 8 Miniatures
Paula Brusky; Kay Kim, p; Wen-Lei Gu, v
MSR 1367—61 minutes
Not that the bassoon’s repertoire, original or borrowed, comes close […]
Paula Brusky: BASSOON AND FRIENDS on MSR
Originally Published By: Fanfare Magazine
Classical Reviews – Instrumental
Written by Jeremy Marchant Fanfare Magazine
Wednesday, 21 December 2011
BASSOON AND FRIENDS • Paula Brusky (bsn); BCMCC Ch Players • MSR MS1367 (60:32)
BARTZ Concertino. NIELSON What About You? A. GOTTSCHALK American Nights. […]
Review: MILLENNIAL MASTERS – VOL. 2
ABLAZE RECORDS was looking for were two things as we approached this second Millennial Masters volume: great compositions and excellent performances that were well recorded. MICHAEL LEE was awarded a place on the disc for his
University of Illinois Press Review: DRAGONS IN THE SKY
Originally Published By: University of Illinois Press
“Arthur Gottschalk’s Section for horn quartet and timpani (1991) is an example of pandiatonic minimalism. The interpolations of the timpani serve to introduce intensification of dynamic levels. The score of this work […]
Classical Work: Jeu de Chat for alto saxophone & piano
Originally Published By: All Music Guide
Here is a dazzling display piece for alto saxophone and piano, rather aggressive and hard-edged in its tonal modernism in its rapid outer sections.
Arthur Gottschalk (b. 1952) is a […]
