Bernard Hoffer: MacNeil/Lehrer Variations
Deborah Clifford (cor anglais), Alan Smale (violin), RTE National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Richard Pittman
Born in 1934, composer Bernard Hoffer attended the Eastman School of Music. After serving as arranger for the U.S. Army Field Band, he came to New York as a freelance musician/pianist, composer, conductor and arranger. He has written extensively for films, television and commercials for which he has won several Emmy nominations, including the music for the MacNeil-Lehrer News Hour. One of the major works on this recording (MacNeil/Lehrer Variations) is based on the theme he wrote for the News Hour in 1975. The two elegies on the recording are Hoffer's musical reaction to friends and loved ones' deaths. The Symphony was influenced and inspired by an exhibit of the New York abstract expressionist Richard Pousette-Dart's work.
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| Title | Composer | Performer |
|---|---|---|
| MacNeil/Lehrer Variations | Bernard Hoffer | RTE National Symphony Orchestra, Richard Pittman, conductor |
| Elegy for a Friend | Bernard Hoffer | RTE National Symphony Orchestra, Richard Pittman, conductor, Deborah Clifford, English horn |
| Elegy for Violin and String Orchestra | Bernard Hoffer | RTE National Symphony Orchestra, Richard Pittman, conductor, Alan Smale, violin |
| Symphony "Pousette-Dart" | Bernard Hoffer | RTE National Symphony Orchestra, Richard Pittman, conductor |
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