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Stefan Wolpe: Piece for Trumpet and Seven Instruments (1971)

David Philip Hefti - Conductor

Recorded live on September 14, 2023, at the Zermatt Festival, Academy Concert IV

Full performance: youtu.be/m-x4smQIoHc?...
S. Wolpe, Piece for trumpet and seven instruments - L. Papaux / Zermatt Festival Academy
YouTube video by Lucien Papaux
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August 5, 2025 at 8:07 AM
For Stefan Wolpe (1986), for chorus and two vibraphones is Feldman’s tribute to his venerated teacher. It alternates between vocal and instrumental passages.

Performed by Helsinki Chamber Choir, Nils Schweckendiek, conductor, at the Helsinki Music Centre

Full recording: youtu.be/1vebYEAYS3Y?...
Morton Feldman: For Stefan Wolpe (live)
YouTube video by Helsingin kamarikuoro
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August 5, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Stefan Wolpe: Rag Caprice (1927), arrangement by Geert van Keulen of a pianopiece from “Suite of the Twenties”.

The Ebony Band (cond. Werner Herbers), April 25, 2013 in the Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ @muziekgebouw, Amsterdam.

Full recording: youtu.be/6Y2g-ioHEms?...
Stefan Wolpe (1902-1942) : Rag Caprice (1927)
YouTube video by Ebony Band
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August 5, 2025 at 7:42 AM
George Crumb: Ancient Voice of Children

Performed by faculty and fellows at the 2016 Bang on a Can Summer Marathon at the Summer Festival at MASS MoCA

Full performance video: youtu.be/yagtwfsBADw?...
George Crumb "Ancient Voice of Children"
YouTube video by Bang on a Can
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July 14, 2025 at 7:26 AM
John Cage: Imaginary Landscape No. 4

Recorded December 10, 2019
Boston University, CFA Hall

Full performance video: youtu.be/buHYowtQz5w?...
Time's Arrow- John Cage, Imaginary Landscape No. 4
YouTube video by Rodney Lister
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July 14, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Toru Takemitsu: Air for flute solo

Toru Takemitsu’s “Air” (1995) for solo flute is a compact study in fragility and decay, where the line constantly dissolves as it forms.

Full score video: youtu.be/KHlfkThK8xM?...
Toru Takemitsu (武満徹) - Air『エア』for Flute solo
YouTube video by Contemporary Ongaku 現代音楽
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July 14, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Edgard Varèse: Ionisation (1931), for 13 percussions and 1 piano

Full performance video: youtu.be/wClwaBuFOJA?...
Edgard Varèse, Ionisation - Ensemble intercontemporain
YouTube video by Ensemble Intercontemporain
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July 14, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Wolpe on Wolpe: Piece for Two Instrumental Units (1963) - see link below for full notes by Stefan Wolpe

Excerpt from the conversation with Eric Salzman in 1962 and broadcast over WBAI in April, 1963 (Wolpe, 1999, pp. 406-407).
July 1, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Recollection of Wolpe by Toshi Ichyanagi - see link below for full recollection

“Toshi Ichyanagi (b. 1933), Japanese composer and pianist. Went toNew York to study at the Juilliard School. He met John Cage, who influenced his future path as composer and performer.”
July 1, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Franco Donatoni: Triplum - see link below for full recording

Constance Volk, flute
Andrew Nogal, oboe
Katherine Jimoh, clarinet

October 5, 2024 at the University of Chicago’s Logan Center for the Arts in Chicago, IL.

Full recording: youtu.be/mD8FRLjrMwE?...
Triplum by Franco Donatoni
YouTube video by Chicago Center For Contemporary Composition
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July 1, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Xenakis: Pour Maurice (1982) - see link below for full score-video

Baritone - Vincent Ranallo
Piano - Olivier Godin

Full score-video: youtu.be/S5ZuW0el45A?...
Xenakis - Pour Maurice (1982) (with score)
YouTube video by Contemporary Classical
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July 1, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Edgard Varèse: Poème électronique (1958) - see link below for full video

Video created with Sonic Visualizer, OpenShot and vokoscreen on an openSUSE 13.2 Linux System.

Full video: youtu.be/JLDbBqHCslw?...
Edgard Varèse – Poème électronique (1958)
YouTube video by Sebastian Ars Acoustica
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July 1, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Stefan Wolpe: Symphony No. 1 (1956) - see links below for full recordings and notes by Wolpe.

Full recording: youtu.be/nPFf6vnd4U8?...

Full Wolpe on Wolpe notes: stefanwolpe.org/wolpe-on-wol...
June 20, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Anton Webern: Five Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 10 (1913)

Ensemble intercontemporain
Matthias Pintscher, conductor

“Each movement lasts under a minute but is meticulously crafted, with sounds treated as discrete, almost pointillistic events…”

Full performance video: youtu.be/HwX7jPdFsD4?...
Anton Webern, Cinq Pièces, op. 10 - Ensemble intercontemporain
YouTube video by Ensemble Intercontemporain
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June 16, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Shai Cohen: “Rag Caprice” (Stefan Wolpe) [w/ score]

“Rag Caprice is a short composition for Trumpet, Piano, Bass and Accordion inspired by Stefan Wolpe, 1927 Piano Pieces No 3 Rag-Caprice. Performed live at Bar-Ilan university 2003.“ - Shai Cohen

Full score-video: youtu.be/LwbgVN0LpIM?...
"Rag Caprice" Shai Cohen (Stefan Wolpe) [w/ score]
YouTube video by Shai Cohen
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June 16, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Recollection of Wolpe by Ursula Mamlok, see link below for full recollection.

Born in Berlin (1928) Ursula Mamlok immigrated to the United States in 1941. She studied at the Mannes College and also took private instruction from Wolpe, Sessions, Steuermann, and Shapey.
June 12, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Stefan Wolpe: Trio in Two Parts for Flute, Cello and Piano (1964)

Harvey Sollberg, flute
Fred Sherry, violoncello
Charles Wuorinen, pianoforte

Full recording: youtu.be/N0kWhFXcOUo?...

Full recollection: stefanwolpe.org/wolpe-on-wol...
June 10, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Morton Feldman: Rothko Chapel (1971)

John Stulz, alto
Géraldine Dutronc, celesta
Samuel Favre, percussions
Adèle Carlier, soprano solo
Les Cris de Paris
Ensemble Intercontemporain
Gregor A. Mayrhofer, conductor

Full performance recording: youtu.be/ks_mZJR-lAQ?...
Morton Feldman, Rothko Chapel - Les Cris de Paris - Ensemble intercontemporain
YouTube video by Ensemble Intercontemporain
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June 10, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Recollection of Wolpe by Elmer Bernstein - see link below for full recollection.

Pianist, composer, and conductor Elmer Bernstein (b. 1922) was educated at New York University. Mr. Bernstein is the past president of the Young Musicians Foundation and currently is president of the Film Music Society
June 5, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Representation of the world’s first turntable performance (1920) by Stefan Wolpe - with eight gramophones, see link below for full performance video.

A reconstructed performance based on a story in “Lecture on dada” by Stefan Wolpe.

Full performance video: youtu.be/nZRW21HQIDI?...
The world’s first turntable performance by Stefan Wolpe (1920)
YouTube video by aaaxt
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June 3, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Nathan Hall: Tbilisi - see link below for full graphic score-video.

Composition by Nathan Hall.
Performed by David Bernabo - Korg MS-20, Pittsburgh Modular synths, pedal steel guitar, voice, percussion, melodica.

Full graphic score-video: youtu.be/F0lvmbClmbE?...
Nathan Hall "Tibilisi" (Score Video | Graphic Score)
YouTube video by Ongoing Box
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May 31, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Elie Yarden: Festival Song, in cooperation with the Stefan Wolpe Society & Marsyas Productions - see link below for full performance recording.

Sharon Harms soprano
Stephen Beck, piano

Full recording: youtu.be/0_1R36ehu6U?...
TVT '22 - Sharon Harms & Steve Beck perform Elie Yarden's Festival Song
YouTube video by Marsyas Productions
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May 29, 2025 at 8:20 PM
György Ligeti: Chamber Concerto (1969-1970) - see link below for full performance video.

Performed by Ensemble intercontemporain, Tito Ceccherini, conductor.

Full performance video: youtu.be/hboFvSaKUHU?...
György Ligeti, Concerto de chambre - Ensemble intercontemporain - Tito Ceccherini
YouTube video by Ensemble Intercontemporain
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May 26, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Stefan Wolpe: String Quartet (1969) - see link below for full performance video.

Performed by the Momenta Quartet, presented by the Stefan Wolpe Society.

DiMenna Center for Classical Music, October 23, 2014.

Full performance video: youtu.be/j-mEVKOhJiY?...
Momenta Quartet performs Stefan Wolpe: String Quartet (1969)
YouTube video by Momenta Quartet
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May 24, 2025 at 10:16 AM
John Cage: Water Walk, for solo television performer (1959) - see link below for full score-video with live-performance.

Performed by John Cage.

Second Performance, 24 February 1960, “I’ve got a secret”.

Full score-video: youtu.be/234j2Av1EOM?...
John Cage: Water Walk [ʍ/ score] (1959)
YouTube video by grinblat
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May 22, 2025 at 8:33 AM