Composer(s): Bolcom, William
Label: Naxos
Genre: Chamber Music; Instrumental
Catalogue No: 8.579102
Barcode: 747313910274
Release Date: 11/2021

BOLCOM, W.: Trio for Horn, Violin and Piano / Suite No. 2 for Solo Violin (S. Gross, Ficsor, Finehouse)

Recipient of the National Medal of Arts, Pulitzer Prize, and a GRAMMY Award, William Bolcom is one of America’s most senior and internationally acclaimed composers. Commissioned to expand upon the under-represented horn trio repertoire, Bolcom has written a modern counterpart to Brahms’ Trio for Horn, Violin and Piano, Op. 40, in which he incorporates multiple styles into a substantial composition. The Suite No. 2 for Solo Violin is by turns frenzied, melancholic and light-hearted. Bolcom states, “Both works are performed beautifully and well recorded. Bravi tutti!”

Tracklist

Bolcom, William
Gross, Steven (horn)
Ficsor, Philip (violin)
Finehouse, Constantine (piano)
1 I. Plodding, implacably controlled 04:35
Gross, Steven (horn)
Ficsor, Philip (violin)
Finehouse, Constantine (piano)
2 II. Headlong, brutal 02:27
Gross, Steven (horn)
Ficsor, Philip (violin)
Finehouse, Constantine (piano)
3 III. As if from far away; misterioso 04:21
Gross, Steven (horn)
Ficsor, Philip (violin)
Finehouse, Constantine (piano)
4 IV. Quick March. Very controlled and resolute, without tempo change 03:59
Gross, Steven (horn)
Ficsor, Philip (violin)
Finehouse, Constantine (piano)
Ficsor, Philip (violin)
5 I. Morning music 03:40
Ficsor, Philip (violin)
6 II. Dancing in place 01:36
Ficsor, Philip (violin)
7 III. Northern Nigun 03:46
Ficsor, Philip (violin)
8 IV. Lenny in spats 00:46
Ficsor, Philip (violin)
9 V. Tempo di gavotte 02:29
Ficsor, Philip (violin)
10 VI. Barcarolle 04:36
Ficsor, Philip (violin)
11 VII. Fuga malinconica 02:01
Ficsor, Philip (violin)
12 VIII. Tarantella 02:05
Ficsor, Philip (violin)
13 IX. Finale: Evening Music 03:31
Ficsor, Philip (violin)

Total Playing Time: 39:52