Paul Freeman - Black Composer Series, Vol. 1-9 (2019) [Hi-Res]

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Artist: Paul Freeman
Title: Black Composer Series, Vol. 1-9
Year Of Release: 2019
Label: Sony Classical
Genre: Classical
Quality: flac lossless / flac 24bits - 192.0kHz
Total Time: 06:00:27
Total Size: 1.5 mb / 12.7 gb
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Tracklist

Black Composer Series, Vol. 1
01. Symphony No. 1 in G Major, Op. 11, No. 1: I. Allegro
02. Symphony No. 1 in G Major, Op. 11, No. 1: II. Andante
03. Symphony No. 1 in G Major, Op. 11, No. 1: III. Allegro assai
04. String Quartet No. 1 in C Major, Op. 1, No. 1: I. Allegro
05. String Quartet No. 1 in C Major, Op. 1, No. 1: II. Rondeau: Tempo di minuetto; Grazioso
06. Symphonie Concertante in G Major for Two Violins and Orchestra, Op. 13: I. Allegro
07. Symphonie Concertante in G Major for Two Violins and Orchestra, Op. 13: II. Rondeau
08. Symphonie Concertante in G Major for Two Violins and Orchestra, Op. 13: Scena from "Ernestine" (Remastered)

Black Composer Series, Vol. 2
01. Afro-American Symphony: I. Moderato assai
02. Afro-American Symphony: II. Adagio
03. Afro-American Symphony: III. Animato
04. Afro-American Symphony: IV. Lento con risolutione
05. Two Arias from Highway 1, U.S.A.: What Does He Know of Dreams ?
06. Two Arias from Highway 1, U.S.A.: You're Wonderful, Mary
07. Two Arias from Highway 1, U.S.A.: Onaway! Awake, Beloved from "Hiawatha's Wedding Fest" (Remastered)
08. Two Arias from Highway 1, U.S.A.: Danse Nègre (Remastered)

Black Composer Series, Vol. 3
01. Markings (Remastered)
02. Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra: I. Allegro
03. Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra: II. Grave
04. Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra: III. Allegro

Black Composer Series, Vol. 4
01. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra: I. Largo - Allegro strepitoso - Allegro moderato
02. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra: II. Lento
03. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra: III. Allegro vigoroso
04. Eight Miniatures for Small Orchestra: I. Marcha Grotesca
05. Eight Miniatures for Small Orchestra: II. Meditación
06. Eight Miniatures for Small Orchestra: III. Pasillo
07. Eight Miniatures for Small Orchestra: IV. Danzonete
08. Eight Miniatures for Small Orchestra: V. Nocturno
09. Eight Miniatures for Small Orchestra: VI. Mejorana
10. Eight Miniatures for Small Orchestra: VII. Plegaria
11. Eight Miniatures for Small Orchestra: VIII. Allegro Final

Black Composer Series, Vol. 5
01. Requiem Mass: I. Introitus: Requiem aeternam
02. Requiem Mass: II. Kyrie eleison
03. Requiem Mass: III. Gradual: Requiem aeternam
04. Requiem Mass: IV. Sequence: Dies irae - Ingemisco - Inter oves
05. Requiem Mass: V. Offertorio: Domine Jesu Christe
06. Requiem Mass: VI. Sanctus - Beneditcus
07. Requiem Mass: VII. Agnes Dei
08. Requiem Mass: VIII. Communio: Lux aeternam

Black Composer Series, Vol. 6
01. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra: I. Allegro
02. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra: II. Adagio ma non troppo
03. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra: III. Allegro moderato
04. Sonata for Cello and Piano: I. Fast
05. Sonata for Cello and Piano: II. Blues
06. Sonata for Cello and Piano: III. Fast

Black Composer Series, Vol. 7
01. Sahdji (Ballet for Orchestra & Chorus) (Remastered)
02. Music from African Suite for String Orchestra: I. Joyful Day
03. Music from African Suite for String Orchestra: II. Nostalgia
04. Music from African Suite for String Orchestra: III. Akinla
05. Music from African Suite for String Orchestra: Lyric for Strings (Remastered)

Black Composer Series, Vol. 8
01. Akwan for Piano, Electronic Piano, Amplified Strings, and Orchestra (Remastered)
02. Squares (An Essay for Orchestra) (Remastered)
03. Visions of Ishwara (Remastered)

Black Composer Series, Vol. 9
01. Piano concerto: I. quarter note = 72
02. Piano concerto: II. quarter note = 63
03. Piano concerto: III. quarter note = 120
04. Piano concerto: Celebration (Remastered)
05. Piano concerto: Ritual And Incantations (Remastered)

Conductor Paul Freeman pursued an active career on both sides of the Atlantic. He received his Ph.D. from the Eastman School of Music and later studied with Ewald Lindemann in Berlin as a Fulbright scholar. He received several awards, including first prize in the Mitropoulos International Conducting Competition, the Mahler Award for the European Union of Arts, and honorary doctorate degrees from Dominican and Loyola Universities. He appeared as guest conductor with over 100 orchestras, such as the Moscow Philharmonic, the National Symphony, the New York Philharmonic, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony, the London Philharmonic, the Royal Philharmonic, the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, the Warsaw Philharmonic, the National Orchestra of Mexico, the Israel Sinfonietta, the Leipzig Radio Orchestra, the Berlin Symphony Orchestra, the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, and the Bratislava Philharmonic. Freeman was the music director of the Chicago Sinfonietta, which he founded in 1987. In 1996, he was also appointed music director and chief conductor of the Czech National Symphony Orchestra in Prague. Other positions he held include music director of the Victoria (Canada) Symphony, principal guest conductor of the Helsinki Philharmonic, associate conductor of the Dallas and Detroit symphony orchestras, and music director of the Opera Theatre of Rochester (New York). He was nominated for two Emmy awards for his televised performances. One of America's most-recorded conductors, Freeman has a discography of over 200 releases. One of his earliest recordings to attract critical attention was a series for Columbia tracing the accomplishments of black symphonic composers. Freeman has made a traversal of the complete piano concertos of Mozart (with the London Philharmonic), as well as those of Haydn (with the English Chamber Orchestra), and Beethoven (with the Berlin Symphony), all with pianist Derek Han. Freeman was also prolific in recording light classics and music theater. He conducted the Orchestra of the Americas in an eight-disc series entitled Aspects of Broadway, featuring excerpts from some 40 Broadway musicals. In 1974, he won the Koussevitzky International Recording Award for his recording of the Cordero violin concerto. Freeman retired in 2011, donating his collection of scores and other materials to the Center for Black Music Research at Columbia College Chicago.