Reviews: Bruch: "Stalwart examples
of German romanticism of a distinctly Brahmsian cast." Deseret
News (Salt Lake City, Utah). * Bassett:
"Leslie Bassett's five-movement Trio for violin, clarinet,
and piano is an excellent work. The music is impassioned, expansive, and
free flowing, rhapsodic perhaps, but never out of control." Notes
(Music Library Association). * "Deserves 'standard
repertoire' status Pan Pipes of Sigma Alpha
Iota.. * Hoag: "An exceptionally
exciting and appealing work with emphasis on new sounds. It proves that
music can be written which explores new directions without sacrificing
appeal to a majority of an audience." Pan Pipes.
"To the instrumentation of the trio Hoag has added claves,
maracas, a toy cricket, and wire brushes, which adds to the sounds the
trio can produce, and serves his compositional purposes well. I like Inventions.
Pieces such as this, which are meant to be evocative, can often be nothing
but gimmicky uses of bizarre instruments. But Hoag's touches are right,
and he paints a convincing picture." American
Record Guide. * Hoover: "Images is a real find; it percolates
with inventiveness... It is a mysterious and a strong, dynamic piece."
Discography III by Richard Gilbert, published
by Grenadilla Productions. * "If one were forced to categorize
this piece, one useful phrase would be 'modern impressionism.' It is attractive
well written music." Pan Pipes. * Performance:
"The Verdehr Trio is the best of its kind." American
Record Guide. * "Splendid performance ... a veritable tour-de-force
of musical styles and techniques." Discography
III by Richard Gilbert, published by Grenadilla Productions.
Recording: Recording engineers: David B. Hancock
(Bruch, Bassett, Hoag) and Dean Bredwell (Hoover). Recorded at Holy Trinity
Episcopal Church in New York City (Bruch, Bassett, Hoag) and Michigan
State University (Hoover), 1987. ADD. Music Publishers:
Hoover: Papagena Press. Bassett:
C.F. Peters Corp. Other pieces: Email Leonarda for information. Support:
This recording is made possible with public funds from The New
York State Council on the Arts, a state agency. This recording was funded
in part by public funds from The National Endowment for the Arts (American
works). Additional funding for this recording was generously provided
by Michigan State University, the Ditson Fund of Columbia University,
and Mobil Foundation, Inc. Graphic Design & Cover
Photo: Marnie Hall (Photograph of the University of Kansas campus).
© Leonarda Productions, Inc. 1988. All rights reserved. Made in the
U.S.A.
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