Walker: Mass – Brahms: Concerto for Piano, No. 2
George Walker (piano), Morgan State College Choir, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Eastman Philharmonia Orchestra, Sergiu Comissiona, Nathan Carter, Howard Hanson
A major historical recording featuring George Walker as composer, with the 1977 recording of his Mass by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sergiu Comissiona and George Walker as pianist in a live concert from 1956 with the Eastman Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Howard Hanson. In addition there are two works for choir performed by the Morgan State College Choir conducted by Dr. Nathan Carter.
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| Title | Composer | Performer |
|---|---|---|
| Mass | George Walker | Claudia Lindsay, soprano, Norma Hirsch, alto, William Brown, tenor, Abraham Lind-Oquendo, baritone, Morgan State College Choir, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Sergiu Comissiona, conductor |
| Psalm 117 | George Walker | Morgan State College Choir, Dr. Nathan Carter, conductor |
| Psalm 96 | George Walker | Morgan State College Choir, Dr. Nathan Carter, conductor |
| Concerto for Piano No. 2 in B Flat Major, Op. 83 | Johannes Brahms | George Walker, piano, Eastman Philharmonia Orchestra, Howard Hanson, conductor |
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"The Mass is a grand work, not often heard, and it presents plenty of problems for the [Morgan State College Choir] and soloists they deserve credit for surmounting Walk-er's challenges. Cast in dense extended tonality of the composer's later idiom, the Mass is notable for its dark, imposing treatment for the text. The real find here is the perfor-mance of the Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83 It is an extraordi-nary reading, urgent and commanding... But you owe it to yourself to hear the young George Walker play the Brahms "
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