Paul Bowles: Nocturne for two pianos; Sonata for oboe and clarinet; etc.

Paul Bowles (Composer), Irene Herrmann (Performer), Michael McGushin (Performer), Brian Staufenbiel (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Irene Herrmann, Michael McGushin, Brian Staufenbiel
• Composer: Paul Bowles
• Audio CD (January 23, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Koch Int'l Classics
• ASIN: B000001SJ4
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #525,815 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Nocturne For Two Pianos (1935)

2. Sonata For Oboe And Clarinet

3. Sonata For Oboe And Clarinet,

4. Sonata For Oboe And Clarinet, 3rd Movement

5. Selected Songs: I Three( Tennessee Williams) (1947)

6. Selected Songs: Mes De Mayo (1944)

7. Selected Songs: III Once A Lady Was Here ( Paul Bowles) (1946)

8. Sonata For Flute And Piano: Sonata For Flute And Piano: 1st movement

9. Sonata For Flute And Piano: Sonata For Flute And Piano: 2nd movement

10. Sonata For Flute And Piano: Sonata For Flute And Piano: 3rd movement

11. Cuatro Canciones De Garcia Lorca: I Cancioncilla

12. Cuatro Canciones De Garcia Lorca: II Media Luna

13. Cuatro Canciones De Garcia Lorca: III Balada Amarilla

14. Cuatro Canciones De Garcia Lorca: IV Murio al Amancer

15. Four Miniatures For Piano: I Prelude for Bernard Suares

16. Four Miniatures For Piano: II Portrait Of KMC

17. Four Miniatures For Piano: III Reverie

18. Four Miniatures For Piano: IV Sarabande

19. Scenes D'Anabase: Scenes D'Anabase, 1st movement

20. Scenes D'Anabase: Scenes D'Anabase, 2nd movement

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An airy, jazz-inspired slice of classical americana., September 9, 2000

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This review is from: Paul Bowles: Nocturne for two pianos; Sonata for oboe and clarinet; etc. (Audio CD)

Forget everything you know about Bowles the writer, his music occupys an entirely different landscape. He studied under both Aron Copland and Vigil Thompson. The influence shows, the flavor is unmistakenly american. By no means a major composer Bowles often worked on theater music for such notables as Tennesse Williums, Orson Wells, Saroyan, and many others. His music is as light and dreamy as a lush spring day. The notes jump and leap about with the youthful energy of jazz inspired classical music. This album rather reminded me of a Mona painting, with its impressionist sounds, very pastoral and airy. A great album to listen to while watching the clouds drift by the sheltering sky...