Search - Horacio Guttierrez; Molly Morkoski; Steven Dibner; Michael Boriskin; Shirley Perle; The New York Virtuoso Singers; Curtis Macomber; Christopher Oldfather; DePaul String Quartet; Utah Symphony; Richard Goode; Music Today Ensemble; Chicago String Quartet :: George Perle Retrospective

Bridge s George Perle: Retrospective celebrates the music of one of America s greatest compositional voices with a two-disc set of pieces written between 1957 and 2004. Encompassing solo, chamber, choral and orchestral music, the album presents twelve compositions, including the premiere recordings of six of George Perle s pieces, and re-issues two major Perle recordings: the Concerto No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra; and the Serenade No. 3 for Piano and Chamber Orchestra. In addition to these major Perle masterpieces, the set includes rarities such as Perle s lovely arrangement of Two French Christmas Carols from 1958, and his last completed composition, Bassoonmusic of 2004. The recordings are performed by many of Perle s greatest champions, including Horacio Guttiérrez, Curtis Macomber, Michael Boriskin, Joseph Silverstein, Richard Goode, and Gerard Schwarz, and also includes a short work performed by the composer s wife, pianist Shirley Perle. Along with more than two-and-a-half hours of music, Bridge s George Perle: Retrospective includes a booklet with historic photographs of George Perle with many of the 20th century s leading musicians.