Arthur Foote: Chamber Music

Leo Kraft's 1997 work "From The Hudson Valley" and Arthur Foote's "A Night Piece" (1918) are played by the Hudson Strings under JoAnn Falletta. Godfrey Schroth's "Spring in Buck's County" (1974) has pianist Ron Levy, who is joined by Scott Brubaker on the French horn in Eric Ewazen's "Ballade, Pastorale and Dance" (1993).

Do not be deterred by the dates of three of those works. They are as lovely as any "Romantic" nature piece from the late 1800s,with just that touch of atonality here and there to let us know where we are. The playing is exemplary. A perfect gift for yourself or a discerning friend.

The gentlemen, by the by, turned out to be Mr. Schroth himself.

Average customer rating: Intonation just fine Arthur Foote - quickly becoming a chamber music favorite! Lovely Music--Minor American Classics Beautiful, intimate, pieces. Excellent performances. Beautiful, intimate, pieces. Excellent performances.

Foote: Chamber Music, Vol. 3 Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Trios | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Arthur Foote: Piano Quartet; String Quartet No. 1; Nocturne and Scherzo Arthur Foote: Chamber Music, Vol. 1 The Violin Music of Arthur Foote Turina: Piano Trios (Complete) Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Sir Arthur Somervell: Violin Concertos ASIN: B00004UATK Release Date: 2000-07-18

Tracks:

1. Pno Trio No.1 in c, Op.5: Allegro Con Brio
2. Pno Trio No.1 in c, Op.5: Allegro Vivace
3. Pno Trio No.1 in c, Op.5: Adagio Molto
4. Pno Trio No.1 in c, Op.5: Allegro Comodo
5. Pno Trio No.2 in B flat: Allegro Giocoso
6. Pno Trio No.2 in B flat: Tranquillo
7. Pno Trio No.2 in B flat: Allegro Molto
8. Melody, Op.44
9. Ballade, Op.69

Customer Reviews:

Intonation just fine.......2005-12-31

Arthur Foote - quickly becoming a chamber music favorite!.......2003-12-12

Lovely Music--Minor American Classics.......2002-07-30

The Trio No. 2, likewise, is an entertaining amalgam of Germanic and American music making. The bumptious melody of the first movement, with its dotted rhythms, is clearly an American invention, but the sweeping romanticism of the whole also recalls the young Richard Strauss of the chamber music phase, as does the restless first melody of the finale. But whatever its provenance, what a lovely melody the second one, introduced by the piano, is! The coda memorably recalls the dotted rhythms of the first movement. This is a more assured and confident work than the First Trio and one that should be in the repertory of just about every American piano trio.

The melody and ballade are nice works, too, if much less meaty.

The three players involved do this ravishing music proud, and be assured that the sound here is all one could hope for: intimate yet open and airy, with great truthfulness. Certainly this CD is one of finest, if not the finest, chamber music entries in Naxos' American Classics series.

Beautiful, intimate, pieces. Excellent performances........2002-02-26

Beautiful, intimate, pieces. Excellent performances........2002-02-26

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Tracks:

1. Simple Gifts From Appalachian Spring - Philharmonia Virtuosi
2. To A Wild Rose From Woodland Sketches - The Philadelphia Orchestra
3. Lullaby - Juiliard String Quartet
4. Grover's Corner From Out Town (From Music For Movies) - Philharmonia Orchestra
5. Appalachia Waltz - Metamorphosen Chamber Orchestra
6. A Trumpeter's Lullaby - Susan Slaughter
7. Appalachian Morning - Boston Pops Orchestra
8. Traditional; Red River Valley - Boston Pops Orchestra
9. Poem For Flute And Orchestra - Maurice Sharp
10. The First Day Of Spring - Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
11. Serenade For Flute, Harp, And Strings, Op. 35 - Alice Chalifoux
12. A Night Piece For Flute And Strings - Maurice Sharp
13. Symphony No. 2 - Mysterious Mountain - London Symphony Orchestra

Average customer rating: Sparked my interest! Five resounding stars!

Recital Works-Mark Sparks Clinton Adams , Philippe Gaubert , Alfredo Casella , Robert Muczynski , Arthur Foote , Katherine Hoover , Frank Martin , and Paul Hindemith Manufacturer: Summit(Classical) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Gaubert, Philippe | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Hindemith | Hindemith, Paul | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Martin | Martin, Frank | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Flute | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Alexa Still, Flute Les Nouveaux Musiciens Emmanuel Pahud - Paris Alexa Still, Flute Telemann: Flute Concertos; Emmanuel Pahud ASIN: B00000B9LD Release Date: 1998-09-15

Tracks:

1. Madrigal For Flute And Piano
2. Barcarola
3. Scherzo
4. Allegro
5. Andante Molto
6. Allegro Molto
7. A Night Piece
8. Kokopeli For Flute Solo
9. Ballade For Flute And Piano
10. Gemachlich, Leicht Bewegt
11. Scherzando
12. Sehr Langsam, Frei Im Zietmass
13. Gemachlich
14. Sehr Lebhaft
15. Lied, Leicht Bewegt
16. Rezitativ
17. Finale
18. Heiter Bewegt
19. Sehr Langsam
20. Sehr Lebhaft-Marsch

Customer Reviews:

Sparked my interest!.......2002-10-19

Mark Sparks plays on a Burkart flute for this cd. What an endorsement for Burkart! He's "pure gold."

I'm not sure if he has any other albums but I will be sure to collect all of them as Mark Sparks really does sing on his instrument. If you enjoy the personality of Sir James Galway's playing with the brightness of Jim Walker- check him out.

Five resounding stars!.......2001-09-28

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Average customer rating: A good sampler of music nearly forgotten Early American String Quartets Buy this for the repertoire, not the performances.

The Early String Quartet In The U.S.A. Manufacturer: Vox (Classical) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Quintets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Griffes | Griffes, Charles T. | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music | Baroque | Classical | General | Modern & 20th Century | Romantic | Sinfonia | Sinfonia Concertante General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music ASIN: B000001K35 Release Date: 1992-11-04

Tracks:

1. Str Qt in e: Andante Moderato
2. Str Qt in e: Andante Semplice
3. Str Qt in e: Giocoso, Un Poco Moderato
4. Str Qt in e: Finale: Allegro Molto Risoluto
5. Music: Poco Adagio
6. Music: Adagio Ma Non Troppo
7. Music: Finale: Moderato
8. Two Sketches Based On Indian Themes: Lento E Mesto
9. Two Sketches Based On Indian Themes: Allegro Giocoso
10. Str Qt: Intrada, Alla Breve
11. Str Qt:: Menuetto
12. Str Qt: Capriccio
13. Str Qt: Menuetto
14. Str Qt: Siciliana

Tracks:

1. Str Qt in g (Based on Negro Themes), Op.19: Allegro Commodo, Ma Con Spirito
2. Str Qt in g (Based on Negro Themes), Op.19: Larghetto Tranquillo
3. Str Qt in g (Based on Negro Themes), Op.19: Allegro Moderato, Drammatico
4. Str Qt in D, Op.70: Allegro
5. Str Qt in D, Op.70: Scherzo Capriccioso
6. Str Qt in D, Op.70: Andante Espressivo
7. Str Qt in D, Op.70: Finale: Allegro Non Troppo
8. Pno Qnt in a, Op.50: Allegro Energico - Isabelle Byman
9. Pno Qnt in a, Op.50: Andante - Isabelle Byman
10. Pno Qnt in a, Op.50: Scherzo: Allegro Giocoso - Isabelle Byman
11. Pno Qnt in a, Op.50: Finale: Allegro Con Brio - Isabelle Byman

Customer Reviews:

A good sampler of music nearly forgotten.......2005-02-13

Early American String Quartets.......2002-11-23

Buy this for the repertoire, not the performances........2002-09-22

Average customer rating: Praise and a Caveat Music I listen to again and again. Nothing ground-breaking, but simply wonderful music.

Arthur Foote: Piano Quartet; String Quartet No. 1; Nocturne and Scherzo Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Foote: Chamber Music, Vol. 3 Arthur Foote: Chamber Music, Vol. 1 The Violin Music of Arthur Foote Antonín Dvorák: The Early Symphonies, Volume 1 Medtner: Piano Concerto No. 2; Piano Concerto No. 3 ASIN: B00000GV5O Release Date: 1998-12-15

Tracks:

1. Piano Quartet In C Major, Op. 23 (1890): allegro comodo
2. Piano Quartet In C Major, Op. 23 (1890): scherzo: allegro vivace
3. Piano Quartet In C Major, Op. 23 (1890): adagio, ma con moto
4. Piano Quartet In C Major, Op. 23 (1890): allegro non troppo
5. Nocturne And Scherzo For Flute And String Quartet (1918): nocturne ('A Night Piece'): andantino languido
6. Nocturne And Scherzo For Flute And String Quartet (1918): scherzo: vivace
7. String Quartet No. 1 In G Minor, Op. 4 (1882/83): allegro appassionato
8. String Quartet No. 1 In G Minor, Op. 4 (1882/83): scherzo: allegro con spirito
9. String Quartet No. 1 In G Minor, Op. 4 (1882/83): andante con moto
10. String Quartet No. 1 In G Minor, Op. 4 (1882/83): molto allegro

Customer Reviews:

Praise and a Caveat.......2004-04-29

This is another useful issue in the Naxos series devoted to Foote's chamber music. The playing of the Da Vinci Quartet and of James Barbagallo and Jeani Foster is admirable, and I have nothing but praise for their work. The fly in the ointment here is the recording, specifically that of the Nocturne and Scherzo. Though the album cover swears up and down the recordings were all made in the same hall at the University of Denver, the warmth and immediacy accorded the two quartets is nowhere in evidence. Instead, the sound has a hollow, chilly quality that is ugly in the extreme. If I knew nothing about this recording and was told it came from the early fifties, I'd have no reason to doubt it.

So while musically this disc is a thorough winner, I think, like me, you'll be so turned off by the recording of the Nocturne and Scherzo that you won't go there very often.

Music I listen to again and again........2001-12-14

Nothing ground-breaking, but simply wonderful music........2001-10-26

The performances and the recording are impeccable to my ears.

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