Composer: Samuel Adler
Performer: Sabine Goetz, Laura Melton, Yevgeny Yontov, Noah Bendix-Balgley, Axel Bauni
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Toccata
Catalogue: TOCC0686
Release: 2023
Size: 698 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Duo Sonata for Two Pianos
01. I. Toccata
02. II. Notturno
03. III. Scherzo-finale
In Memoriam
04. Rbg for high voice and piano
Six Short Occasional Pieces for piano
05. No. 1, Little Chromatic Trio
06. No. 2, for Harriet
07. No. 3, Your Music Will Prevail
08. No. 4, Devotional
09. No. 5, Bagatelle for Jürgen
10. No. 6, Toccatina
While Listening to Music
11. I. On Hearing a Symphony of Beethoven
12. II. Lines (to a movement in Mozart’s e♭ Symphony K. 543)
Four Choreographies
13. No. 1, Homage to Satie
14. No. 2, Toccata con furia
15. No. 3, Valse sans Tristesse
16. No. 4, Chromatic Gigue
Songs of Innocent Love for soprano, violin and piano
17. I. Lied
18. II. Ich bin die Nacht
19. III. Schlaflied für dich
20. IV. Lied
Music for the Young (and the Young at Heart), 10 Character Pieces for piano solo
21. No. 1, Questions and Answers
22. No. 2, Toccatina I
23. No. 3, Lyric
24. No. 4, Waltz
25. No. 5, Toccatina II
26. No. 6, March
27. No. 7, Intermezzo
28. No. 8, Toccatina III
29. No. 9, Bleak Soundscape
30. No. 10, Tango
The youthful agility of Samuel Adler – born in Mannheim in 1928 but long since regarded as the dean of American music – would appear to contradict the fact that he reached his 95th birthday in March 2023. This celebration of his productive life – as composer, teacher, writer and conductor – testifies to his ongoing vigour with a programme of songs and piano works composed, for the large part, after his 90th birthday, many of them tributes to musician friends. His music has its roots in the Neo-Classical clarity of composers like Copland and Hindemith, who were among his teachers, but has a raunchy energy entirely Adler’s own – and which would be remarkable in a composer half his age.