Yehudi Wyner
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Yehudi Wyner (b. 1929)
Premiere recordings:
The Second Madrigal: Voices of Women (1999)
for soprano and eleven instruments
Dominique Labelle, soprano
conducted by Yehudi Wyner;
Quartet for Oboe and String Trio (1999)
Peggy Pearson, oboe
Bayla Keyes, violin
Mary Ruth Ray, viola
Rhonda Rider, cello
Horntrio (1997)
James Buswell, violin
Jean Rife, horn
Yehudi Wyner, piano
BRIDGE 9134
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Writing about Yehudi Wyner in the liner notes of this CD, Martin Brody asks,
"what other composer is so hospitable to the rudiments of music, and yet is
so intensely steeped in the mercurial substance of Modernism, so restlessly
stimulated at every musical moment?" Yehudi Wyner’s is an artistic
sensibility that is passionately engaged by musical materials that range from
popular song to complex polyphony. This recording presents three recent works of
Wyner’s that cover a huge expressive range. "The Second Madrigal: Voices
of Women" sets texts by or about women. The composer writes that "the
work was conceived with the particular voice of Dominique Labelle in mind. Her
beautiful sound and expressive eloquence have inspired me to try to provide her
with a suitable vehicle." Wyner’s "Quartet for Oboe and String
Trio" is in a single movement lasting more than twenty four minutes, with
much of the work governed by variation technique. Written for and performed by
the superb oboist Peggy Pearson, Wyner’s oboe quartet presents a dramatic
series of episodes that continually change character and mood. Horntrio is more
traditional in its basic design–three movements in fast-slow-fast sequence.
The harmonic language of Horntrio is heavily influenced by jazz harmonies and
the music of the French Impressionists. The composer himself is at the keyboard
for this premiere recording.
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