Discography


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  NEW RELEASES  

THE DANTE TRILOGY (chamber version)
The Mission of Virgil, The Great Procession, The River of Light
The Group for Contemporary Music, Oliver Knussen conducting

Naxos 8.559345
JANUARY 2008 RELEASE

 

ARCHÆOPTERYX
Hyperion, Archæopteryx, Schoenberg Orchestra Variations
(arr. for 2 pianos by Wuorinen), Schoenberg Five Pieces (arr. for 2 pianos by Webern)
Albany Records TROY 992
JANUARY 2008 RELEASE

 

VOCAL WORKS
Two Machine Portraits, The Long Boat, Twang, Lightenings viii, Visible, September 11 2001, Fenton Songs, Christes Crosse, Pentecost, A Song to the Lute in Musicke, Stanzas Before Time, A Winter’s Tale

Albany Records TROY 968
NOVEMBER 2007 RELEASE

 

TASHI
Tashi, Percussion Quartet, Fortune

The Group for Contemporary Music, New Jersey Percussion Ensemble
Naxos 8.559321

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ADAPTING TO THE TIMES
Katz Fugue, Christes Crosse, Twelve Short Pieces, Self-Similar Waltz, Album Leaf, Violin Variations, Evolutio, Janissary Music, Adapting to the Times

Kevin Bowyer, Elizabeth Farnum, Ben Hudson, Curtis Macomber, Marilyn Nonken, Steven Schick, Fred Sherry, James Winn
Albany Records TROY 871

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CYCLOPS 2000
Cyclops 2000, A Reliquary for Igor Stravinsky

London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen conducting
SINFCD4
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STRING SEXTET
String Sextet, Piano Quintet, Second String Quartet, Divertimento for String Quartet
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, TASHI, Ursula Oppens with the The Group for Contemporary Music
Naxos 8.59288

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SIX TRIOS
Trio for Bass Instruments, Horn Trio, Horn Trio Continued, Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano, Double Solo for Horn Trio, Trombone Trio
The Group for Contemporary Music (Remastered recordings)
Naxos 8.559264

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PIANO WORKS
The Blue Bamboula, Ave Christe, Third Piano Sonata, Bagatelle, Self-Similar Waltz. Album Leaf, Capriccio
Alan Feinberg, piano
Col Legno WWE 1CD 20236

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ON ALLIGATORS
Third Piano Concerto, Fourth String Quartet, On Alligators, Natural Fantasy
Garrick Ohlsson, piano San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt conducting
The Group for Contemporary Music, Charles Wuorinen conducting
Kevin Bowyer , organ
Tzadik TZ 8101

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THE GOLDEN DANCE
The Golden Dance, Five (Concerto for Amplified Cello and Orchestra), Concerto for Amplified Violin and Orchestra
San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt conducting
Fred Sherry, cello The Orchestra of St. Luke's, Charles Wuorinen conducting
Paul Zukofsky, Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt, Eliahu Inbal, conducting
Albany Records TROY711

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GENESIS
Genesis, A Solis Ortu, Ave Christe: Josquin, Mass (for the Restoration of St. Luke in the Fields)
Minnesota Orchestra & Minnesota Chorale, Edo de Waart conducting
New York Virtuoso Singers and musicians, Charles Wuorinen conducting
Charles Wuorinen , piano
Albany Records TROY678

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THE HAROUN SONGBOOK
Elizabeth Farnum , soprano Emily Golden, mezzo James Schaeffner, tenor Michael Chioldi, baritone
Phillip Bush , piano
Albany Records TROY664

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FAST FANTASY
Fast Fantasy, Cello Variations I, II & III, An Orbicle of Jasp, Andante Espressivo, Grand Union
Fred Sherry, cello
Charles Wuorinen , piano
Tom Kolor, drums
Albany Records TROY658

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LEPTON
Time’s Encomium, Lepton, New York Notes, Epithalamium
Sur Plus Ensemble
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Charles Wuorinen conducting
Chris Gekker & Mark Gould, trumpets
Tzadik TZ 7077

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SNAPSHOTS: Fiftieth Birthday Tributes to Oliver Knussen
Fifty-Fifty
Rolf Hind & Nicholas Hodges, piano
London Sinfonietta SINF CD1-2004

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  OTHER RECORDINGS  
THE WINDS
Duo for Violin and Piano, The Winds Bassoon Variations
Paul Zukofsky , violin Charles Wuorinen, piano
Parnassus , Anthony Korf conducting
Donald MacCourt, bassoon Susan Jolles, harp Gordon Gottlieb, timpani
New World Records 80517-2

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WORKS FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO (1969-1983)
Six Pieces, The Blue Bamboula, Spinoff, The Long and the Short, Fantasia
Benjamin Hudson, violin Garrick Ohlsson, piano
Speculum Musicae
Bridge Records BCD9008

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PERCUSSION MUSIC
Percussion Symphony
New Jersey Percussion Ensemble Charles Wuorinen conducting
Elektra/Nonesuch 9 79150-2

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CHAMBER WORKS
Third String Quartet, Sonata for Violin and Piano, Fast Fantasy
The Group for Contemporary Music
New World Records NW 385-2

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CHARLES WUORINEN
A Winter’s Tale, Horn Trio, Horn Trio Continued, A Song to the Lute in Musicke, Christes Crosse
Southwest Chamber Music
Cambria CD8802

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MUSIC OF TWO DECADES, VOLUME I
String Trio, Arabia Felix, Piano Variations, Speculum Speculi, Flute Variations I & II, Bearbeitungen über das Glogauer Liederbuch
Speculum Musicae
The Group for Contemporary Music, Charles Wuorinen conducting
Easley Blackwood, piano
Harvey Sollberger , flute
Music & Arts CD-800

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MUSIC OF TWO DECADES, VOLUME II
Grand Bamboula, Ringing Changes, Chamber Concerto for Cello, Concerto for Amplified Violin & Orchestra
Light Fantastic Players, Dan Schulman conducting
New Jersey Percussion Ensemble, Charles Wuorinen conducting
Fred Sherry, cello The Group for Contemporary Music, Charles Wuorinen conducting
Paul Zukofsky , violin University of Iowa Orchestra, James Dixon conducting
Music & Arts CD-801

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MUSIC OF TWO DECADES, VOLUME III
Time’s Encomium, First String Quartet, First Piano Sonata
Fine Arts Quartet
Robert Miller, piano
Music & Arts CD-932

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AMERICA
Saxophone Quartet
Rascher Saxophone Quartet
BIS CD953 

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AMERICAN PIANO MUSIC OF OUR TIME
The Blue Bamboula
Ursula Oppens , piano
Music & Arts CD862

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JEFFREY SWANN
Second Piano Sonata
Jeffrey Swann
Music & Arts CD763

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A WINTER’S TALE
A Winter’s Tale
Phyllis Bryn-Julson , soprano Mark Markham, piano
Music & Arts CD900

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SHEER PLUCK
Guitar Variations
Todd Seelye , guitar
Music & Arts CD1032

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CUM JUBILO
Missa Brevis
Choir of Saint Ignatius of Antioch, Harold Chaney conducting
Music & Arts CD798

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THE UNIVERSAL FLUTE
Second Trio: Piece for Stefan Wolpe
Rachel Rudich , flute Fred Sherry, cello Margaret Kampmeier, piano
Music & Arts CD1012

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CHARLES WUORINEN: AMERICAN MASTER
Two-Part Symphony, Chamber Concerto for Tuba, First Piano Concerto, Chamber Concerto for Flute
American Composers Orchestra, Dennis Russell Davies conducting
David Braynard, tuba The Group for Contemporary Music, Charles Wuorinen conducting
Charles Wuorinen , piano Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, James Dixon conducting
Harvey Sollberger , flute The Group for Contemporary Music, Charles Wuorinen conducting
CRI CD744 

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THE MISSION OF VIRGIL
The Mission of Virgil, Piano Quintet, Lightenings viii, Percussion Quartet
The Group for Contemporary Music Ursula Oppens, piano
New Jersey Percussion Ensemble
Richard Moredock & Cameron Grant, pianos
Elizabeth Farnum , soprano James Winn, piano
Koch International Classics 3-7410-2

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TRIOS (1981-1985)
Horn Trio, Horn Trio Continued, Double Solo for Horn Trio, Trombone Trio, Trio for Bass Instruments, Piano Trio
The Group for Contemporary Music
Koch International Classics 3-7123-2
 
     
     

A WINTER’S TALE
String Sextet, A Winter’s Tale, New York Notes, Album Leaf, Twang
Phyllis Bryn Julson, soprano The Group for Contemporary Music, Charles Wuorinen conducting
Koch International Classics 3-7172-2

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THE OCEAN THAT HAS NO WEST AND NO EAST
Bagatelle
Peter Serkin, piano
Elizabeth Farnum , soprano James Winn, piano
Koch International Classics 3-7450-2

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FORTUNE
Fortune, Tashi, Violin Variations, Cello Variations II, Album Leaf
The Group for Contemporary Music
Koch International Classics 3-7242-2
 
     

FIVE
Five, Archangel, Archaeopteryx, Hyperion
The Group for Contemporary Music
Koch International Classics 3-7242-2
Fred Sherry, cello Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Charles Wuorinen conducting
David Taylor , bass trombone St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble, Charles Wuorinen conducting
Koch International Classics 3-7110-2

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Five

Hyperion

     

NEW STRING QUARTETS
Second String Quartet
The Group for Contemporary Music
Koch International Classics 3-7121-2

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STRAVINSKY: THE FLOOD
A Reliquary for Igor Stravinsky
London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen conducting
Deutsche Grammophon 447068-2

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BROKEN CONSORT
Fenton Songs
Elizabeth Farnum , soprano Cygnus Ensemble
CRI CD834

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DIARY OF A SEDUCER
Sonata for Guitar and Piano
Willian Anderson, guitar Joan Forsyth, piano
CRI CD838

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FREEWAY
Divertimento for Alto Saxophone and Piano
Dan Goble , alto saxophone Jeff Hellmer, piano
CRI CD876

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H.C.E. (HERE COMES EVERYBODY)
Percussion Duo
John Ferrari , mallets Margaret Kampmeier, piano
CRI CD772

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WINDFALL
Windfall
Rutgers University Wind Ensemble, William Berz conducting
Mark Custom MCD-2002
     

FANFARE FOR RUTGERS
Fanfare for Rutgers
Rutgers Wind Ensemble, William Berz conducting
Mark Custom MCD-4186

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BORN IN AMERICA IN 1938
An Orbicle of Jasp
The Fischer Duo
Gasparo GSCD-351

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NEW YORK NEW MUSIC ENSEMBLE
New York Notes
New York New Music Ensemble, Robert Black conducting
GM Recordings GM2028

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BORN TO BE WILD
Janissary Music
Steven Schick, percussion
Newport Classics NPD85566

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