Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Preface
- 1 A Kirchner Portrait
- 2 Childhood and Student Years
- 3 Guggenheim Fellow in New York City
- 4 University of Southern California
- 5 Mills College
- 6 Harvard Years I—Teaching, Performing, and Writing
- 7 Harvard Years II—Composing
- 8 “Retirement”
- Epilogue
- A Chronology
- B Catalogue of Works
- C Discography
- D Repertoire Performed at Harvard
- E Autobiographical Essay
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Miscellaneous Endmatter
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Preface
- 1 A Kirchner Portrait
- 2 Childhood and Student Years
- 3 Guggenheim Fellow in New York City
- 4 University of Southern California
- 5 Mills College
- 6 Harvard Years I—Teaching, Performing, and Writing
- 7 Harvard Years II—Composing
- 8 “Retirement”
- Epilogue
- A Chronology
- B Catalogue of Works
- C Discography
- D Repertoire Performed at Harvard
- E Autobiographical Essay
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Miscellaneous Endmatter
Summary
Orchestral and Large Ensemble Works
Concerto for Violin, Cello, Ten Winds, and Percussion
Tossy Spivakovsky, violin; Aldo Parisot, cello; Leon Kirchner, conductor Epic BC 1157 (1962)
Malcolm Lowe, violin; Jules Eskin, cello; Leon Kirchner, conductor Elektra/Nonesuch 9 79188-2 (1989)
“Lily” (for soprano and chamber ensemble)
Diana Hoagland, soprano; Columbia Chamber Soloists, Leon Kirchner, piano and conductor
Columbia M32740 (1974); reissued on Leon Kirchner: Historic Recordings, Music and Arts CD-1045 (1999)
Music for Cello and Orchestra
Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Philadelphia Orchestra, David Zinman, conductor Sony SK 66299 (1996)
Music for Twelve
Boston Symphony Chamber Players, Leon Kirchner, conductor Elektra/Nonesuch 9 79188-2 (1989)
Piano Concerto No. 1
Leon Kirchner, piano; New York Philharmonic, Dimitri Mitropoulos, conductor
Columbia ML 5185 (1956); reissued by New World Records NW 286 (1977); reissued on Leon Kirchner: Historic Recordings, Music and Arts CD-1045 (1999)
Toccata for Strings, Solo Winds, and Percussion
Louisville Orchestra, Jorge Mester, conductor First Edition Records LS-683 (ca. 1968)
Chamber Music
String Quartet No. 1
American Art Quartet (Eudice Shapiro, violin; Robert Sushel, violin; Virginia
Majewski, viola; Victor Gottlieb, cello)
Columbia 4843 (1954); reissued by Composers Recordings CRI SRD 395 (1978); reissued on Leon Kirchner: Historic Recordings, Music and Arts CD-1045 (1999)
Boston Composers String Quartet (Clayton Hoener, violin; Mark Beaulieu, violin; Scott Woolweaver, viola; Andrew Mark, cello)
Albany Records Troy 137 (1994)
Orion String Quartet (Daniel Phillips, violin; Todd Phillips, violin; Steven Tenenbom, viola; Timothy Eddy, cello) Albany Records Troy 1030 (2008)
String Quartet No. 2
Lenox String Quartet (Peter Marsh, violin; Delmar Pettys, violin; Toby Appel, viola; Donald McCall, cello)
Columbia M32740 (1974); reissued on Leon Kirchner: Historic Recordings, Music and Arts CD-1045 (1999)
Boston Composers String Quartet (Clayton Hoener, violin; Mark Beaulieu, violin; Scott Woolweaver, viola; Andrew Mark, cello)
Albany Records Troy 137 (1994)
Mendelssohn String Quartet (Miriam Fried, violin; Nicholas Mann, violin; Ulrich Eichenauer, viola, Marcy Rosen, cello)
BIS Records SACD-1264 (2003)
Orion String Quartet (Daniel Phillips, violin; Todd Phillips, violin; Steven
Tenenbom, viola; Timothy Eddy, cello)
Albany Records Troy 1030 (2008)
String Quartet No. 3
Beaux Arts Quartet (Charles Libove, violin; Bernard Eichen, violin; John Graham, viola; Bruce Rogers, cello)
Columbia MS 7284 (1969); reissued on Leon Kirchner: Historic Recordings, Music and Arts CD-1045 (1999)
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- Leon KirchnerComposer, Performer, and Teacher, pp. 260 - 264Publisher: Boydell & BrewerPrint publication year: 2010