Fromm Foundation, 20th Century Composers Series

Mr. Mike

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May 13, 2020, 11:59:47 PM5/13/20

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Fromm Music Foundation, Twentieth Century Composers Series, 10 CDs,
being released May 15, 2020 for $47.98 US or $57.95 CDN on January 1,
2022 (!!! WTF !!!).

Amazon ASIN B083X6NLMQ

CONTENTS

Kirchner, L: Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano

Nathan Rubin (violin), George Neikrug (cello), Leon Kirchner
(piano)

Kirchner, L: Sonata Concertante for violin and piano

Ludwig Shapero (violin), Leon Kirchner (piano)

Killmayer: Missa Brevis

The New York Concert Choir & Orchestra

Harrison, L: Mass for Mixed Chorus, Trumpet, Harp and Strings

The New York Concert Choir & Orchestra

Lees: String Quartet No. 1

Juilliard String Quartet (string quartet)

Denny: String Quartet No. 2

Juilliard String Quartet

Rosen, J: String Quartet No. 1

The New Music String Quartet

Usmanbas: String Quartet

The New Music String Quartet

Krenek: Sestina for Voice and Instrumental Ensemble

Bethany Beardslee (soprano)

Krenek: Lamentatio Jeremiae Prophetae, Op. 93

Bethany Beardslee (soprano)

Weber, B: Fantasia (Variations)

William Masselos (piano)

Weber, B: Concertino for flute, oboe, clarinet and string quartet, Op.
45

Julius Baker (flute), Harry Shulman (oboe), Alexander Williams
(clarinet), Galimir String Quartet

Weber, B: Serenade for Strings, Op. 46

Frederick Fuller (baritone)

Dallapiccola: Liriche Greche per soprano e diversi gruppi strumentali

Elisabeth Söderström (soprano)

Dallapiccola: Due liriche di Anacreonte

Elisabeth Söderström (soprano)

Dallapiccola: Canti di Prigionia

Elisabeth Söderström (soprano)

Dallapiccola: Goethe-Lieder

Elisabeth Söderström (soprano)

Dallapiccola: Concerto per la notte di Natale dell'anno

Elisabeth Söderström (soprano)

Carter, E: Double Concerto for Harpsichord & Piano with Two Chamber
Orchestras

Ralph Kirkpatrick (harpsichord), Charles Rosen (piano)

Kirchner, L: Concerto for Violin, Cello, Ten Winds and Percussion

Tossy Spivakovsky (violin), Aldo Parisot (cello)

Carter, E: Piano Sonata

Charles Rosen (piano)

Foss: Echoi

The Group For Contemporary Music At Columbia University

Foss: Time Cycle

Grace-Lynne Martin (soprano)

Copland: Piano Sonata in G major (1920-21)

Leon Fleisher (piano)

Sessions: From my diary

Leon Fleisher (piano)

Kirchner, L: Piano Sonata

Leon Fleisher (piano)

Rorem: Three Barcarolles

Leon Fleisher (piano)

Mr. Mike

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May 14, 2020, 1:41:16 AM5/14/20

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From January 1957 to March 1962 Columbia Masterworks in collaboration
with the Fromm Music Foundation released a series of 9 highly
acclaimed LPs in the Twentieth Century Composer Series with music by
composers including Elliott Carter, Luigi Dallapiccola, William Denny,
Leon Kirchner, Ernst Krenek, Benjamin Lees, Jerome Rosen, Ilhan
Usmanbas and Ben Weber. Sony Classical with kind support by the Fromm
Music Foundation is now properly documenting the meritorious
cooperation between Columbia Masterworks and the Fromm Music
Foundation with the release of a special 9 (+1) album boxed set,
remastering the remaining 6 LPs with repertoire by Foss, Harrison,
Killmayer, Kirchner, Krenek, Weber and Dallapiccola from the 2- and
3-track analogue tapes, and thus making this special repertoire
available worldwide and in high resolution audio. The Fromm Music
Foundation was founded by the late Paul Fromm in 1952. Since 1972, it
has been located at Harvard University where it has operated in
partnership with the Harvard University Music Department. Over the
course of its existence, the Fromm Foundation has commissioned over
400 new compositions and their performances. The Fromm Foundation has
also sponsored hundreds of new music concerts and concert series,
among them Tanglewood's Festival of Contemporary Music, American
Composers Orchestra, and the Fromm Concert Series at Harvard
University.

Aaron Ziegel

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May 14, 2020, 1:03:38 PM5/14/20

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Pre-order release date on Amazon now shows a more reasonable May 15, 2020.

Mr. Mike

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May 14, 2020, 5:51:10 PM5/14/20

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On Thu, 14 May 2020 10:03:31 -0700 (PDT), Aaron Ziegel
<aaron...@gmail.com> wrote:

>Pre-order release date on Amazon now shows a more reasonable May 15, 2020.

>Fromm Music Foundation, Twentieth Century Composers Series, 10 CDs,
>being released May 15, 2020 for $47.98 US or $57.95 CDN on January 1,
>2022 (!!! WTF !!!).

Oops, May 15th date is for Amazon.com, January 1, 2022 (?!?!?!?) is
for Amazon.ca. Amazon.co.uk is also tomorrow (May 15th) as is
Amazon.de!!!

Mr. Mike

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May 14, 2020, 6:06:14 PM5/14/20

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I have uploaded booklets for other CDs and CD sets in the same Rosbaud
series including

Tchaikovsky
Brahms
Schumann
Wagner
Weber & Mendelssohn
Haydn
Chopin

http://www.mjq.net/PDF

Aaron Ziegel

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May 15, 2020, 7:36:40 AM5/15/20

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Sorry. Guess I didn’t read the first post carefully enough. I see that some of the albums (maybe all?) have appeared earlier in Qobuz already. Showing April 23 release date there. But none appear to have “Fromm Foundation” in their titles, so they are not particularly easy to find.

number_six

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Jun 4, 2020, 2:25:05 PM6/4/20

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I just ordered a copy of this box

Amazon has dropped the price

Néstor Castiglione

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Jun 4, 2020, 11:09:12 PM6/4/20

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Got this one a few weeks ago. Some of this has made it on CD elsewhere. But very well worth having. Some of this music hasn't been recorded again, at least to my knowledge. Wonderful box. Grab it while you can, because Sony seems like they barely keep these things around anymore, at least stateside.

Al Eisner

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Jun 6, 2020, 6:12:42 PM6/6/20

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Amazon weems to have more (after listing only one in stock a day or two ago(,
also new from seveal marketplace sellers. Price not quite as low.

The Amazon description refers to this as a 9(+1) CD set. What is the +1?
[I'm trying to determine if I actually want this, since I already have
three of the CD's in other boxes.] Thanks.
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Al Eisner

JohnA

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Jun 6, 2020, 6:49:36 PM6/6/20

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The 10th disc is Leon Fleisher's disc of Copland, Kirchner, Sessions & Rorem on Epic, previously released in the Fleisher box set.

Al Eisner

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Jun 6, 2020, 7:16:58 PM6/6/20

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Hamm - I was assuming that was one of the 9 (and it's one I have).
The listing at Presto does appear to simply be 10 CD's (so far as
I can tell from the list of works and performers). Presto, unlike
Amazon, does say 10 CD's. I should probably drop that question. :)
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Al Eisner

JohnA

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Jun 6, 2020, 7:28:26 PM6/6/20

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The Box lists the Fleisher disc as a "bonus" and is not part of the Fromm Music Foundation series.