Barbara Pentland: Canadian Composers Portraits [Import]

Barbara Pentland (Composer, Performer), Victor Feldbrill (Conductor), Owen Underhill (Conductor), Mario Bernardi (Performer), Purcell String Quartet (Performer), Phyllis Mailing (Performer), William Aide (Performer), Joseph Macerollo (Performer), Erica Goodman (Performer), Dr. Andrea Stoneman (Performer), Victor Costanzi (Performer), Robert Rogers (Performer), CBC Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), Vancouver New Music Ensemble (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Number of Discs: 3
• Format: Import
• Label: Centrediscs
• ASIN: B000VNO16K
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,331,620 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Canadian Composers Portraits. Toronto: Centrediscs, 2003. CMCD 9203. Three compact discs. Disc 1: Pentland documentary / produced and presented by Eitan Cornfield. Disc 2: Concerto for Piano and String Orchestra (Mario Bernardi, piano ; CBC Symphony Orchestra; Victor Feldbrill, conductor) (15:05); Symphony for Ten Parts (Chamber Ensemble of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Victor Feldbrill, conductor) (10:35); Shadows - Ombres (Barbara Pentland, piano) (4:15); String Quartet No. 3 (Purcell String Quartet) (22:55); Two Sung Songs (Phyllis Mailing, mezzo-soprano; William Aide, piano) (7:20). Disc 3: Interplay (Joseph Macerello, accordion; Purcell String Quartet) (14:10); Eventa (Vancouver New Music Ensemble, Owen Underhill, conductor) (13:28); Vincula (Andrea Stoneman, piano) (11:05); Tides (Victor Constanzi, violin; Erica Goodman, harp; Salvador Ferreras, marimba) (13:42); Horizons (Robert Rogers, piano) (12:35). Barbara Pentland (1912-2000) is widely acknowledged as a leading figure in Canadian music. She is remembered for her strong advocacy of modernism, her highly individual style, and her pioneering achievements in gaining national and international recognition both for Canadian and women artists. This three-disc set on the Canadian Composers Portraits series presents a full-length documentary on her life and career as well as ten of her works written between 1955 and 1985.