classical music: Stephen Geber

classical music: Stephen Geber

classical music:

Stephen Geber

Bartok/Martinu/Janacek: Orchestral Works

Stephen Geber, Bela Bartok, ...

Polygram Records, 1995

Nice mix of 20th century compositions
These are wonderful recordings. It's my favorite rendition of Bartok's masterful Music for Strings, Percussion & Celeste (oddly described by the liner note writer as "abstract" - I would say intensely melodic...). The Clevelanders perform marvelously, and Dohnanyi's ...

Berlioz Symphonie fantastique/L'Invitation à la valse

Stephen Geber, Hector Berlioz, ...

Polygram Records, 1991

Something of a letdown
It's not often that Christoph von Dohnanyi and the Cleveland Orchestra disappoint me, so when they do, it's a real letdown. Such was the case with this CD--it's not bad at all, it's just not very good. The "Ball" movement of the Symphonie is taken at an absurdly slow ...

Brahms: Piano Quintet; Clarinet Trio
Stephen Geber, Franklin Cohen, ...

Polygram Records, 1990

Mozart: Quartet, K.370/Loeffler: Deux Rhapsodies/Paladilhe: Solo De Concert/Britten: Six Metamorphoses

Stephen Geber, Benjamin Britten, ...

Crystal Records, 1993

Mack is the Man
John Mack is, needless to say, an amazing musician and a brilliant oboe player, and this disc is an excellent representation of his art. I especially love the Loeffler trio, which I think is such a beautiful piece, and here we get to enjoy the combination of Mack's ...

Works By Robet Erickson; Harvey Sollberger; Peter Westergaard...

Robert Sylvester, Stephen Geber, ...

New World Records, 1999

Great Work
I am a classical musician (violin) and if you have any background in modern classical music the names here speak for themselves. This is a wonderful collection of music performed in an excellent manner. The recording quality is superb and all the pieces are interesting ...