William Schuman: On Freedom's Ground

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Release Date: 15th Aug 2011
Catalogue No: TROY1280
Label: Albany
Length: 71 minutes

Schuman: American Festival Overture

Work length10:20

$1.50

$2.10

Sinfonia da Camera, University of Illinois Chorale and Oratorio Society
Ian Hobsn

Schuman: A Free Song

Work length13:39

$2.00

$2.80

Ricardo Herrera
University of Illinois Chorale and Oratorio Society, Sinfonia da Camera
Ian Hobson

Schuman: Prelude for Full Chorus

Work length7:30

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Ingrid Kammin
University of Illinois Chorale, Sinfonia da Camera
Fred Stoltzman

Schuman: On Freedom's Ground

Work length40:01

Album only

Ricardo Herrera
University of Illinois Chorale and Oratorio Society, Sinfonia da Camera
Ian Hobson

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The four compositions on this disc effectively portray both sides of William Schuman’s musical personality — from the spirited energy of American Festival Overture and the uninhibited patriotic fervor of A Free Song to the much darker character of Prelude and the profoundly moving On Freedom’s Ground. One of the 20th century America’s most important composers and arts administrators, William Schuman (1910-1992) went from being a Tin Pan Alley song plugger to professor at Sarah Lawrence to president of Juilliard and finally, to president of Lincoln Center. With the exception of the oft-recorded American Festival Overture, these are world premiere recordings and represent the many sides of this extraordinarily creative musical mind. Joseph Polisi, the current president of Juilliard and author of American Muse: The Life and Times of William Schuman has provided the notes.

William Schuman: On Freedom's Ground

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