| 1. Welcoming applause |
| 2. First Movement: Largo; Andante |
| 3. Hall ambience |
| 4. Second Movement: Adagio |
| 5. Hall ambience |
| 6. Third Movement: Adagio; Andante con moto |
| 7. Final applause |
Product Description
Historic premier on November 17, 1981. Commemorative Issue by Wildflower Recordings in celebration with the Armenian Cultural Foundation Commemoration 2005 of the 90th Birth Anniversary of Rouben Gregorian (1915-1991).
The Conductor
Rouben Gregorian (1915-1991)
"This man was pure magic and surely the most competent technically and musically that I have ever met." J.F.
ROUBEN GREGORIAN, a conductor of international experience, drew rave reviews for his performances in the U.S.S.R., England, Iran and the United States. Also a composer, his works include orchestral suites, tone poems, concerti, choruses and chamber music. He was decorated twice by the Government of Iran, Ministry of Education, and received the ASA Boyan Humanity Award. With a distinguished career as an educator, he was Director of the Teheran Conservatory and Conductor of the Boston Conservatory of Music Chorus and Orchestra.
The Composer
My Views: Trueness in art is trueness to the spirit, to life itself. Such art illuminates life in its aspiring verities and varieties. The best in Art is nothing we can take credit for. I am dedicated to the trueness in Art, to its intrinsic beauty and its transformative purpose. We artists have a responsibility to the Spirit and to our fellow humans to help, not harm them. True art is the profound affirmation of life."
Kind words: "I am very much impressed both with your directness and simplicity of style in an age when these qualities seem to be frowned on by the ‘intellectuals.’ I find, also, a genuine quality of personal communication which is most refreshing. With my warm congratulations and good wishes,"... Howard Hanson; "I admire your craft and talent very much" ... Vincent Persichetti; "Very interesting, mature and creative" ... Claudio Arrau; "Spirited evocation of life" ... Gour Das, Delhi University, India.
Sinfonia for Strings for those who must journey into eternity,James Forte,Rouben Gregorian,New England Symphony Orchestra*,Wildflower Recordings
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Sinfonia for Strings for those who must journey into eternity
Manufacturer: Wildflower Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD  Classical
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ASIN: B0008GN8DC Release Date: 2005-03-17 |
Tracks:
- Welcoming applause
- First Movement: Largo; Andante
- Hall ambience
- Second Movement: Adagio
- Hall ambience
- Third Movement: Adagio; Andante con moto
- Final applause
Product Description
Historic premier on November 17, 1981. Commemorative Issue by Wildflower Recordings in celebration with the Armenian Cultural Foundation Commemoration 2005 of the 90th Birth Anniversary of Rouben Gregorian (1915-1991). The Conductor Rouben Gregorian (1915-1991) “This man was pure magic and surely the most competent technically and musically that I have ever met.” J.F. ***** ROUBEN GREGORIAN, a conductor of international experience, drew rave reviews for his performances in the U.S.S.R., England, Iran and the United States. Also a composer, his works include orchestral suites, tone poems, concerti, choruses and chamber music. He was decorated twice by the Government of Iran, Ministry of Education, and received the ASA Boyan Humanity Award. With a distinguished career as an educator, he was Director of the Teheran Conservatory and Conductor of the Boston Conservatory of Music Chorus and Orchestra. The Composer My Views: Trueness in art is trueness to the spirit, to life itself. Such art illuminates life in its aspiring verities and varieties. The best in Art is nothing we can take credit for. I am dedicated to the trueness in Art, to its intrinsic beauty and its transformative purpose. We artists have a responsibility to the Spirit and to our fellow humans to help, not harm them. True art is the profound affirmation of life.” Kind words: “I am very much impressed both with your directness and simplicity of style in an age when these qualities seem to be frowned on by the ‘intellectuals.’ I find, also, a genuine quality of personal communication which is most refreshing. With my warm congratulations and good wishes,”... Howard Hanson; “I admire your craft and talent very much” ... Vincent Persichetti; “Very interesting, mature and creative” ... Claudio Arrau; “Spirited evocation of life” ... Gour Das, Delhi University, India.Customer Reviews:
Sinfonia for Strings.......2005-03-31
From the welcoming applause to the closing applause, Sinfonia For Strings offers a rich
melodic style that combines harmonies with deep emotion and Spirit with creativity. It
should be no surprise that this milestone work was written by my friend, noted composer
and poet, James Forte.
Sinfonia For Strings was first played in 1981 by The New England Symphony Orchestra
under the baton of Rouben Gregorian. This CD of that historic concert brings his superb,
gripping, and memorable performance to today's audience. It was Maestro Gregorian
who sent word to a young composer named James Forte. He wanted to commission a
work for chorus and orchestra for the opening of one of the sky scrapers in Boston for
which he was supplying the music. That turned out to be a relationship that lasted until
Mr. Gregorian's death in 1991.
Sinfonia For Strings contains three movements, each building on the others, to offer the
listener an amazing vehicle that caused this reviewer to smile, weep, and feel. More than
that, Sinfonia For Strings is appropriately subtitled "for those who must journey into
eternity." It is the journey we must all make. It the journey heard in this master work.
Some composers offer tunes while others offer melodies. Only a very few, in this
reviewer's opinion, offer aural experiences that can affect one's being---that champion life
and soul and heart. Such is Sinfonia For Strings by James Forte!
Richard Fuller
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