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M. William Karlins - Quartet for Strings, Concerto Grosso No 1, Four Inventions and a Fugue, Song for Soprano, Reflux, Kindred Spirits / Hungaroton Classic Audio CD 2001 Stereo / HCD 32037
UPC 5991813203724
Martin William Karlins (b. New York City, February 25, 1932; d. Northbrook, Illinois, May 11, 2005) was an American composer of contemporary classical music.
He obtained B.M. and M.M. degrees from the Manhattan School of Music, and, in 1965, a Ph.D. from the University of Iowa. His composition instructors were Frederick Piket, Philip Bezanson, Richard Hervig, Stefan Wolpe, and Vittorio Giannini.
Karlins taught composition at Northwestern University beginning in 1967. His notable students include Augusta Read Thomas, Maggi Payne, and David Gaines.
He composed for the double bass player Bertram Turetzky and the saxophonist Frederick Hemke.
He died at his home in Northbrook, Illinois, on May 11, 2005.
The M. William Karlins papers are held at the Northwestern University Archives.
| Label: | Hungaroton Classic – HCD 32037 |
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| Format: |
CD
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| Country: | Hungary |
| Released: |
2001 |
| Genre: | Classical |
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Tracklist:
1-3 QUARTET FOR STRINGS, with soprano in the last movement (1959-1960) (J. Joyce) 13:08
4-6 CONCERTO GROSSO No 1 for nine instruments (1959-1960) 15:22
7-11 FOUR INVENTIONS AND A FUGUE, for bassoon, piano and female voice (1962) (J. Joyce) 10:56
12 SONG FOR SOPRANO, with alto flute and cello (1963) (W. Blake) 3:59
13-14 REFLUX*, a concerto for amplified double bass and solo wind ensemble, piano and percussion (1972) 18:40
15 KINDRED SPIRITS, for mandolin, guitar and harp (1998) 8:08
- Soprano - Katharina Réssner
- Violins - Péter Somogyi & Erzsébet Barnacz
- Viola - Balazs Toth, Kathryn Steely
- Cello - Laszlo Polus, Benjamin Noyes
- Flute, Piccolo - Jennifer Binney
- Oboe - Naomi Bensdorf
- Clarinet - Kathleen Costello
- Bassoon - Nicholos Hofmeister, Jeffrey McCray
- Horn - Bernhard Scully
- Trombone - Steven Duncan
- Violin - Jenny Grégoire
- Conducted By - Mariusz Smolij, John P. Paynter
- Piano - Diana Schmuck
- Alto Flute - Caroline Pittman
- Double Bass - Bertram Turetzky
- Mandolin - Dimitris Marinos
- Guitar - Paul Bowman
- Harp - Alison Attar
