Martin Bresnick: Every Thing Must Go
Lisa Moore (piano), Wei-yi Yang (piano), Abigail Nims (soprano), Ashley Bathgate (cello), Yale Camerata, Prism Saxophone Quartet, Marguerite Brooks
Most of the music on this recording honors artists whose works are going or have gone, and each work is either a song or composition in the lyrical mode. The compositions celebrate the work of departed masters--Yehuda Amichai, Gyögy Ligeti, Johannes Brahms and Willie Dixon (among others) and the title honors the last album recorded by Walter Becker and Donald Fagin of Steely Dan. The distinguished American composer Martin Bresnick's compositions are performed throughout the world and he is the recipient of many prizes and commissions including The Rome Prize, The Berlin Prize and a Guggenheim Fellowship, among many others. Recognized as in influential composition teacher, Martin Bresnick is a member of the faculty at Yale University's School of Music.
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Track Listing
| Title | Composer | Performer |
|---|---|---|
| Willie's Way | Martin Bresnick | Lisa Moore, piano |
| Falling | Martin Bresnick | Abigail Nims, mezzo-soprano, Wei-yi Yang, piano |
| Ballade | Martin Bresnick | Ashley Bathgate, cello, Lisa Moore, cello |
| Three Choral Songs | Martin Bresnick | Yale Camerata, Marguerite Brooks, conductor |
| Every Thing Must Go | Martin Bresnick | Prism Saxophone Quartet |
Reviews
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"Highly recommended...Bresnick has a very original sense of how to write grandly for chamber groupings...For meaty music of a Beethovenian or Brahmsian cast, without pandering pastiche, this is the man."
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