Western Orpheus & Other Works
Release (2013): The music of David Ward-Steinman, conducted by David Amos and Donald Barra and featuring the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra (Czech Republic), San Diego New Music Ensemble, Jonathan McMurtry (narrator), and the California Ballet Orchestra. Album design by Korey I. Downey.
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5-Star review on Amazon.com: "This superb cd is a long-awaited follow-up to the other two fine cd's of David-Steinman's chamber [Borobudur: Prisms and Reflections] and orchestral music [Three Concertos]. It was definitely worth the wait! These highly original and unique compositions—2 for orchestra, 1 for chamber ensemble, 1 for soprano, narrator and chamber ensemble, and one improvisation duo for clarinet and piano—are excellent well chosen examples of this composer's eclectic and listener-friendly style...
Ward-Steinman's works always have their own personalities and are full of rewarding surprises. There's not a dull moment on this cd, from the choice of works, and the music itself, this is a winner all around and one of the best cd's so far of the 2010's. (Roy Kalish)
(Peter Jacobi, in the Hoosier Times, Feb. 24, 2013: "Five of his pieces, each quite different from the others, have found their way onto "Western Orpheus and Other Works," an at-all-moments interesting, sometimes surprising combine. Western Orpheus "dances, even without dancers," and The Tale of Issoumbochi, for narrator, soprano, and small ensemble, is "charming."
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5-Star review on Amazon.com: "This superb cd is a long-awaited follow-up to the other two fine cd's of David-Steinman's chamber [Borobudur: Prisms and Reflections] and orchestral music [Three Concertos]. It was definitely worth the wait! These highly original and unique compositions—2 for orchestra, 1 for chamber ensemble, 1 for soprano, narrator and chamber ensemble, and one improvisation duo for clarinet and piano—are excellent well chosen examples of this composer's eclectic and listener-friendly style...
Ward-Steinman's works always have their own personalities and are full of rewarding surprises. There's not a dull moment on this cd, from the choice of works, and the music itself, this is a winner all around and one of the best cd's so far of the 2010's. (Roy Kalish)
(Peter Jacobi, in the Hoosier Times, Feb. 24, 2013: "Five of his pieces, each quite different from the others, have found their way onto "Western Orpheus and Other Works," an at-all-moments interesting, sometimes surprising combine. Western Orpheus "dances, even without dancers," and The Tale of Issoumbochi, for narrator, soprano, and small ensemble, is "charming."
Duo for Cello and Piano
Music for Cello & Piano by David Ward-Steinman and Sergei Prokoviev. Originally recorded on LP by Edgar Lustgarten, the cellist who commissioned Ward-Steinman's Duo, and John Williams, piano; reissued on CD by Orion Marquis. (2007)
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Borobudur—Prisms
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Three Concertos
"World Premiere Recording" (2000)
1–3. Cello Concerto. Howard Colf, cello. (1964-1966) 4–6. Cinnabar Concerto for Viola and Chamber Orchestra. Karen Elaine Bukunin, viola. (1991-1993) 7–9. Chroma Concerto for Multiple Keyboards, Percussion, and Chamber Orchestra. John Flood, percussion; Patrice Madura, toy piano; Loie Flood, celeste; David Ward-Steinman, fortified piano and synthesizer. (1985) David Amos, conductor (all). www.fleurdeson.com |
John Lewis
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Modern Masters
Featuring the compositions of David Ward-Steinman, Paul Turok, Norman Dello Joio, Henry Cowell, and Paul Creston, performed by the City of London Sinfonia and conducted by David Amos. David's Concerto No. 2 for Chamber Orchestra is featured as the first cut on this CD.
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Modern Masters II
Recorded in London, released internationallly. Conductor David Amos and the City of London Sinfonia once again feature the compositions of "Modern Masters" David Ward-Steinman (Concerto No. 2 for Chamber Orchestra), Paul Turok, Norman Dello Joio, Henry Cowell, and Paul Creston in Volume II. (1992)
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EKTA
David appears as piano soloist in Brent Heisinger's EKTA (for Solo Piano, Solo Percussion-Indian tabla, jazz drumset and bass, and String Orchestra) with the San Jose Chamber Orchestra, Barbara Day Turner, conductor, on a CD produced by the San Jose Chamber Orchestra. There is improvisation on a raga, then in jazz, then a cadenza, all supported by the rest of the ensemble. (2006)
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Holidays for a New Era
The first in a new series of recordings of new Holiday music from living composers—from piano and voice to solo choir works to full symphonic works with chorus and vocal soloists! 2 CD set. Includes music of David Ward-Steinman (Season's Greetings), Brandon, Dal Porto, Golub, Karlen, Knight, Marshall, Mathews, Meachem, Pan, Powers, Reese, Schroeder, Stephenson, Stoop, Stroobach, Wagner, and Williams. www.ermmedia.org |
Fragments from Sappho
David Ward-Steinman’s composition, Fragments from Sappho, has been reissued on CD by New World Records, NY. Originally released on LP in 1969, it featured Phyllis Curtin (soprano), Samuel Baron (flute), David Glazer (clarinet), and David Ward-Steinman (piano). The CD also includes songs by Ned Rorem.
Recorded 1967–68; reissued 2010. Anthology of Recorded Music, Inc. Click here for review. www.newworldrecords.org www.amazon.com |
Images
Recorded live on April 2, 2000 at The Art Center, San Deigo, California, featuring the music of David Ward-Steinman's Voices From the Gallery, Freidrich Kuhlau, Paul de Wailly, and Maurice Ravel. Presented by the chamber music ensemble "Camarada," conducted by John Lorge. |
Under the Tall Trees
Ward-Steinman's Lullaby for Iluka is included on this album by Imogen Manins (cello), Tony Gould (piano), and David Jones (percussion). Recorded in 2007 in Melbourne Australia at Move Record Studios.
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