Pulitzer Prize winning composer, Bernard Rands shares his thoughts on his catalogue of over a hundred published works and recordings with Seth. From his 1963 premiere at Darmstadt to 1986 Kennedy Center Friedheim Award winning orchestral suites Le Tambourin, to his 2011 Chicago Symphony Orchestra commission, Danza Petrificada and beyond.
Composer Spotlight: Bernard Rands
Playlist
Tre Espressioni, by Bernard Rands
Ursula Oppens, piano
Preludes, mvt. IV Elegia, by Bernard Rands
Robert Levin, piano
Canti Lunatici, mvt. I Ed è Subito Sera, by Bernard Rands
Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Lucy Shelton, soprano; Gil Rose, conductor
Canti Lunatici, mvt. IV La Luna Asoma, by Bernard Rands
Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Lucy Shelton, soprano; Gil Rose, conductor
Canti Lunatici, mvt. VIII Mondsand, by Bernard Rands
Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Lucy Shelton, soprano; Gil Rose, conductor
Canti Lunatici, mvt. IX The Moon, by Bernard Rands
Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Lucy Shelton, soprano; Gil Rose, conductor
Canti Lunatici, mvt. XV Finita e la Notte, by Bernard Rands
Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Lucy Shelton, soprano; Gil Rose, conductor
Preludes, mvt. VI Toccata, by Bernard Rands
Robert Levin, piano
Now and Again, by Bernard Rands
Network for New Music; Jan Krzywicki, conductor
Canti del Sole, mvt. I Mattina, by Bernard Rands
Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Douglas Ahlstedt, tenor; Gil Rose, conductor
Canti del Sole, mvt. II The Dawn Verse, by Bernard Rands
Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Douglas Ahlstedt, tenor; Gil Rose, conductor
Canti del Sole, mvt. III The Masque of the Twelve Months, by Bernard Rands
Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Douglas Ahlstedt, tenor; Gil Rose, conductor
Canti del Sole, mvt. IV Soleil et Chair, by Bernard Rands
Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Douglas Ahlstedt, tenor; Gil Rose, conductor
Canti del Sole, mvt. V Portami il girasole, by Bernard Rands
Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Douglas Ahlstedt, tenor; Gil Rose, conductor
Canti del Sole, mvt. VI Vision and Prayer, by Bernard Rands
Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Douglas Ahlstedt, tenor; Gil Rose, conductor