Stephan Wolpe Stephan Wolpe. Joseph Haydn The Piano Sonatas. Sure On This Shining Night20thCentury Romantic Songs of America. Music of Paul Bowles. Music Composers. http://www.artistactoractress.com/composers/wolpe_stephan.html
STEFAN WOLPE Brief biography, compositions, writings, references, discography, links to relevant materials. http://graham.main.nc.us/~bhammel/MUSIC/wolpe.html
Extractions: Introduction The list of Wolpe's known compositions is not near complete; and some of the years of composition I do not know. I would be thankful for any additional information that anyone reading this page might be able to give me. Submissions for additional references, recordings and reviews of them will also be greatly appreciated and added to this page, with acknowledgement. NB All umlauted vowels in German are indicated in a traditional convention of simply following the vowel with an 'e'. This avoids difficulties of browser and terminal capabilities regarding fonts. Acknowledgements My thanks to John M. Johnsen of Texas Instruments Inc., for providing information to double the original size of this page, to David Bloch Prof. of Musicology, Tel-Aviv University and Director, The Group for New Music and the Terezin Music Memorial Project for contribution of material, and Tania Snoep for proof reading and error detection. Many thanks to Dr. Austin Clarkson, curator of the Stefan Wolpe Archive at York Univerity in Ontario, Canada for much information that has yet to find its way into this page.
STEFAN WOLPE BIOGRAPHY A brief biography (b. Berlin, August 25, 1902; d. New York City, April 4, 1972). http://graham.main.nc.us/~bhammel/MUSIC/SW/bio.html
Extractions: A Brief Biography Stefan Wolpe was born in Berlin, August 25, 1902, and received instruction in piano and theory as a boy of 14. The stifling atmosphere of the State Academy of Music made his stay there a short one; nonetheless, he attended and graduated from the Berlin Academy of Music, during which years he had the friendship and counsel of Ferrucio Busoni. He was a student of Ferruccio Busoni, Anton v. Webern and Hermann Scherchen (Brussels 1938). He was influenced by Hans Schrecker, Scriabin, Hindemith, Satie and Paul Whiteman, and many artists of the Bauhaus School. Raoul Pleskow once said there was a period of time when the avant garde consisted of Wolpe and Varese. Morton Feldman, Ralph Shapey, David Tudor, Yehuda Yannai were some of his pupils. His music and thoughts influenced such composers as Elliot Carter, John Cage, Raoul Pleskow , and Howard Rovics . He died in New York City in 1972. In 1933 he left Berlin, arriving practically penniless in Vienna where he met, was befriended by, and studied with Anton v. Webern. He reached Palestine by way of Bucharest and remained in Palestine 1934-38, where he became head of the composition department at the Conservatory of Jerusalem. In 1938 he left Palestine and emigrated to the United States, via Brussels in 1939, becoming a citizen of the US. He became head of composition at the Music Academy and the Settlement Music School in Philadelphia. In 1948 Wolpe founded the Contemporary Music School in New York City whose alumni are composers of music both classical and jazz. In 1949, he received the Award of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. "... in recognition of his devotion to highest musical ideals expressed in his own music with striking originality ...". In 1952, Wolpe became musical director at the experimental
Extractions: Amazon USA Stephan Wolpe He is something of a cult figure, recently recorded fairly extensively on CD. His Enactments In contrast to the Wolpe, I found the Sessions concerto failed to engage or retain my interest; a rather academic and dour piece, which I would not seek to hear again. Wolpe can more easily be approached through his piano music, which is recorded by Geoffrey Douglas Madge on CPO 999 055-2 [mid-price] , and on Largo 5120 by the composer's daughter Katerina Wolpe (who is not quite equal to Stephan Wolpe's extreme virtuosic demands). Peter Grahame Woolf see also review by Rob Barnett Return to Index Reviews from previous months You can purchase CDs, tickets and musician's accessories and Save around 22% with these retailers: Concert and Show tickets
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MusicMoz - Composition: Composers: W: Wolpe, Stephan Stefan wolpe Short biography and pictures. stephan wolpe - Brief biography, compositions,writings, references, discography, links to relevant materials. http://musicmoz.org/Composition/Composers/W/Wolpe,_Stephan/
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Wolpe, Stefan Biographical data, CDs, books and sheet music, bibliography, link to stephan wolpe Society and links to biographical essays from Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers. http://stevenestrella.com/composers/composerfiles/wolpe1972.html
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Zamir Chorale: Index Of Jewish Choral Music Forces Publisher Year Brought to you by the Zamir Chorale ofBoston. stephan wolpe. Al Admateynu (1938 p). lyrics Lifschutz,M http://www.zamir.org/composers/WolpeStephan.html
Extractions: A Freylachs (from "The Three Brides") Gilrod/Sandler A Nign Lazar Weiner A Psalm of Praise Samuel Adler A Simcha Tantz (from "At Grandmother's Knee") Simon Sargon Abi Gezint Abraham Ellstein Ach'shav Kulam Beyachad Kobi Oshrat Acharei Moti Emanuel Amiran Acharei Moti (Eulogy) Leo Low Acharey HaShkiya BaSadeh Naomi Shemer Achi HaTsa'ir Yehudah Yochanan Zarai Ad Eymatai Chorshin Andre Hajdu Adam b'chayav Dov Carmel Adijo Kerida folk Adir Bimlucha Joel Engel Adir Hu (from "Passover Songs") Yehezkel Braun Adir Hu (from "Six Short Hebrew Anthems") Herbert Fromm Adir Kevodo (from "Four Festive Songs") Mordecai Seter Adon Olam anonymous Yehezkel Braun David Burger Charles Davidson ... Robert Stern Adon Olam medley various Adon Olawm Louis Lewandowski Adonai Malach Emanuel Amiran Adonoi Zechoronu David Nowakowsky Adonoy Mawlawch Louis Lewandowski Adoration (Baruch Shem Kevod) Zoltan Kodaly Af'apey erev Dov Carmel Agada Chananya Kartchevsky Ahuvati (My Love) Yehudah Engel Akedat Yitzhak Aharon Harlap Al Admateynu Stephan Wolpe Al Chomotayich Yerushalayim Emanuel Amiran Al Giv'ot Shekh Avreik Mordecai Zeira Al Givot Shech Avrek Mordecai Zeira Al HaNissim Dov Frimer Al HaRachamim (On Mercy) Tzvi Avni Al HaShvil (Oyfn Veg) folk Al Hanissim Herbert Fromm Al Har Gavoha (Super Montem Excelsum) Yehezkel Braun Al Kol Eileh Naomi Shemer Al Naharot Bavel Emanuel Amiran Salamone Rossi Al Sefod Pavel Haas Al Tir'i Adama Shlomo Yaffe Al Tira (from "Six Short Hebrew Anthems") Herbert Fromm Aley Dvai Marc Lavri (Lavry) Aley Neyri Chaim Parchi Ali Be'er Efraim Ben-Haim Alle Brider Morris Winshevsky Alu Ze Banegev
Zamir Chorale: Index Of Jewish Choral Music 1936. Tsedaktem Habonim Hatseirim stephan wolpe. 1936 p. Vig lid folk. 1937. 1938.Kol Nidre Arnold Schoenberg; Zot Hi Habaladah stephan wolpe. 1938 p. http://www.zamir.org/db/year.html
Extractions: (no text) Marc Lavri (Lavry) A Yiddisheh neshomeh Simon Sargon A bissel frid Abraham Ellstein A shtetl iz amerikeh Arnold Perlmutter/Herman Wohl Achai Vereyai Carlo Grossi Carlo Grossi Acharey moti Leo Low Acharey moti sif'du kacha Emanuel Amiran Achi ha-tsa'ir Yehudah Yochanan Zarai Ad eymatai chorshin Andre Hajdu Adama admati Mordecai Zeira Adamah admati rechumah Mordecai Zeira Adir Hu Yehezkel Braun Herbert Fromm Adir Kevodo Mordecai Seter Adir bimluchah Joel Engel Adon OLam Yehezkel Braun Adon Olam asher malach David Burger Robert Stern Adon olam asher malach Charles Davidson folk Salamone Rossi Adon olam asher malakh anonymous various Adon olawm asher mawlach Louis Lewandowski Adonai malach ge'ut lavesh Emanuel Amiran Adonoi Zechoronu yevorech David Nowakowsky Af tsu lochis aleh sonim folk Ah, Pit'chu Li Sha'arey Tsedek Nisim Cohen Melamed Aharey moti sifdu kacha li Yehezkel Braun Ahuvati ani cholem Yehudah Engel Akdamut milin vesharayut shuta Joshua Jacobson Al Hdvash ve'al ha'okets Naomi Shemer Al admateynu Stephan Wolpe Al hadesheh ani nach Eric Sternberg Al hagader kafatz ankor Mordecai Seter Al hanegev yored kvar Sasha Argov Sasha Argov Al hanissim Herbert Fromm Al hanissim v'al hapurkan Dov Frimer Al har gavoha ali lach Yehezkel Braun Al hashvil/ Oyfn veg folk Al mishkavi baleylot bikashti Yehezkel Braun Al na tomar hiney darki ha-ach'ronah folk?
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Berlin 1929-1933 Stephan Wolpe Translate this page Berlin 1929-1933 stephan wolpe. Titre Artistes stephan wolpe Rubriques ContemporaineRubriques Classique Titres sur CD Dvorak Antonin Légendes / La http://www.rockboutique.com/Stephan-Wolpe-Berlin-1929-1933-B00005BCWB.html
Music Composers Translate this page Williams, John. Wolf, Hugo. Wolfe, Julia. Wolff, Christian. wolpe, stephan. Wuorinen,Charles. Xenakis, Yannis. Young, La Monte. Ysaye, Eugene. Zaimont, Judith Lang. http://www.artistactoractress.com/composers/
Extractions: Amazon USA Wolpe was born in Berlin and died in New York City. In his teens he took up music. He attended the Academy of Music in Berlin and studied composition with Paul Juon and Franz Schreker. Later he worked with Brecht and Webern. He came strongly under the influence of Schoenberg's music and quickly laid down deep foundations in dissonance and atonality. Driven, like so many others, from Germany by Nazism he came, via the then Palestine, to the USA in 1938. Wolpe's symphony was written in 1955-6 commissioned, strangely enough, by Rodgers and Hammerstein. Bernstein supported the score and arranged for its premiere with the NYPO but not under his baton. It was 1964 before the premiere happened and this was only two-thirds of the piece and it was revised for that performance. Wolpe described it as a 'structured field of pitches'. The relations of the various tones are disturbed and then restored: calm, simplicity, tension and relaxation. Harold Schonberg felt that the serial nature of the work went far beyond the second Viennese school. Roger Sessions was, on the other hand, born in the USA (Brooklyn). He too is a purveyor of dissonance although his earliest works are more tensely Stravinskian than Webern-like. The violin concerto was started in 1931 and finished in 1935. It is a dodecaphonic work in which the role of the violin's solo line is emphasised by removing the violins from the accompanying orchestra. The work had to wait until 1940 for its premiere with orchestra however its second life began with a performance by Tossy Spivakovsky in New York with the Phil conducted by Bernstein (1964). The present excellent recording was made in 1974 being close-up and very solid. If you like the Schoenberg Concerto or the Frankel you will have no trouble with appreciating this work. It is hazily Semitic, extremely romantic, occasionally Bachian, brilliantly spick and span, a ferment of melody - thorny, yes but unmistakably melodic.
