Leon Kirchner, RIP

[Chuck Nessa]

NYT obit

[Teasing the Korean]

I know the name but am unfamiliar with his music. Can you recommend any good orchestral pieces by him?

[Larry Kart]

This probably is the disc you want, though it's not all orchestral and the largest pieces are for ensembles of twelve or so:

http://www.amazon.com/Leon-Kirchner-Concer...3716&sr=1-2

[Mark Stryker]

If you can find it, this is a tremendous survey of Kirchner's works for orchestra, chamber music, voice and solo piano. There are two orchestral pieces, one of which is the essential Piano Concerto: http://www.amazon.com/Kirchner-Historic-Re...8217&sr=8-7

I've posted it before, but if anyone is interested in more about Kirchner, here's a profile from 2007, including a video, that we reprinted the other day after he died. http://freep.com/article/20090918/ent04/90918051

[MomsMobley]

for those who've never seen Kirchner string quartet live before

steinberg cond. fleisher in piano concerto 2, throbbing

 

Edited August 9, 2015 by MomsMobley

[Stefan Wood]