Liner Notes
Cat. No. NWCR574
Release Date: 2007-01-01
Juilliard String Quartet: [Robert Mann, violin; Robert Koff, violin; Raphael Hillyer, viola; Arthur Winograd, cello]; Alyssa Hess, harp; Janet Lyman Hill, viola; Brooklyn Philharmonic; Lukas Foss, Conductor; Susan Davenny Wyner, soprano; Yehudi Wyner, piano; Linda Quan, violin; Lois Martin, viola; Christopher Finckel, cello
Irving Fine wrote a collection of graceful, eloquent, exquisitely crafted compositions that can legitimately be called “beautiful.”
Fine’s mature work might be described as a particularly Romantic neo-Classicism. In lieu of the desiccated brittleness that typifies much American work in the neo-Classical genre, we find in Fine’s music a lush, heartfelt, and seemingly spontaneous lyricism that always remains within the formal boundaries the composer has set for himself.
The late critic David Ewen put it well in his book American Composers: a Biographical Dictionary, “The best of [Fine’s compositions] are of the highest standards in craftsmanship, creative imagination, and in the realization of a personalized style. He started out as a neo-Classicist, digressed into the twelve-tone system, which he bent to his own artistic needs, and finally, fashioned a mature style, rich in cohesive melodic, polyphonic, and rhythmic invention.”
This title, originally issued on the CRI label, is now available as a burn-on-demand CD (CD-R) or download in MP3/320, FLAC or WAV formats. CD-Rs come in a protective sleeve; no print booklet or jewel case included. Liner notes are accessible via the link above.
Irving Fine wrote a collection of graceful, eloquent, exquisitely crafted compositions that can legitimately be called “beautiful.”
Fine’s mature work might be described as a particularly Romantic neo-Classicism. In lieu of the desiccated brittleness that typifies much American work in the neo-Classical genre, we find in Fine’s music a lush, heartfelt, and seemingly spontaneous lyricism that always remains within the formal boundaries the composer has set for himself.
The late critic David Ewen put it well in his book American Composers: a Biographical Dictionary, “The best of [Fine’s compositions] are of the highest standards in craftsmanship, creative imagination, and in the realization of a personalized style. He started out as a neo-Classicist, digressed into the twelve-tone system, which he bent to his own artistic needs, and finally, fashioned a mature style, rich in cohesive melodic, polyphonic, and rhythmic invention.”
This title, originally issued on the CRI label, is now available as a burn-on-demand CD (CD-R) or download in MP3/320, FLAC or WAV formats. CD-Rs come in a protective sleeve; no print booklet or jewel case included. Liner notes are accessible via the link above.
Music of Irving Fine
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A *.pdf of the notes may be accessed here free of charge.
Track Listing
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String Quartet: Allegro risoluto
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String Quartet: Lento
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Notturno for Strings: I. Lento
Irving Fine
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Notturno for Strings: II. Animato
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Notturno for Strings: III. Adagio
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Childhood Fables for Grownups - Set 1: Polaroli
Irving Fine
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Childhood Fables for Grownups - Set 1: Tigeroo
Irving Fine
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Childhood Fables for Grownups - Set 1: Lenny The Leopard
Irving Fine
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Childhood Fables for Grownups - Set 1: The Frog and The Snake
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Childhood Fables for Grownups - Set 2: Two Worms
Irving Fine
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Childhood Fables for Grownups - Set 2: The Duck and The Yak
Irving Fine
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Fantasia for String Trio: I. Adagio ma non troppo
Irving Fine
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Fantasia for String Trio: II. Scherzo: Allegro molto ritmico
Irving Fine
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Fantasia for String Trio: III. Lento assai tranquillo
Irving Fine
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