VERDEHR TRIO DISCOGRAPHY May
2007
Walter Verdehr, Violin; Elsa Ludwig-Verdehr, Clarinet;
Gary Kirkpatrick, Piano; Silvia Roederer, Piano; Kathryn Borwn, Piano.
The Verdehrs have commissioned over 200 works
by the most important composers in the world for the
violin-clarinet-piano trio, thus effectively creating this medium.
Complementing this repertoire, the Trio transcribes works from earlier periods.
The Making of a Medium is a continuing project. The recordings have brought
critical acclaim for the music and the Verdehr Trio. "A true ensemble
of outstanding players who have obvious love for the music." -- American Record Guide
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CD741: VERDEHR TRIO, The Making of a Medium, vol. 1 . Mozart, Trio in D Major, K381;
Frescobaldi, Canzoni a due; Alan Hovhaness, Lake Samish, op. 415;
Thomas Pasatieri, Theatrepieces; Bela Bartok, Contrasts.
Walter Verdehr, violin; Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr, clarinet; Gary Kirkpatrick,
piano. "recommended", Fanfare UPC
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Mozart Trio: Mvt
1 (Allegro) Mvt
2 (Andante) Mvt
3(Allegro molto) Hovhaness
Lake Samish: Mvt
1(Andante-Fugue) Mvt
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This is volume 11 of the Verdehr's Making of a Medium
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CD743:
THE VERDEHR TRIO, The Making of a Medium, vol. 3:
CD745:
THE VERDEHR TRIO, The Making of a Medium, Vol. 5.
CD746:
THE VERDEHR TRIO, The Making of a Medium, Vol 6. 
CD747:
THE VERDEHR TRIO, Music of James Niblock. 
CD748:
TRIPLE CONCERTOs by David Ott and William Wallace.
CD940:
The Making of a Medium, Vol. 10. THE VERDEHR TRIO: Walter Verdehr,
violin; Elsa Verdehr, clarinet; Gary Kirkpatrick, piano. 
CD942: AMERICAN IMAGES:Verdehr
Trio (violin, clarinet, piano). Paul Chihara, Trio; David Diamond,
Duo for Violin & Clarinet; Marc Satterwhite, Time Considered as a Helix of
Semi-Precious Stones; Jonathan Kramer, Serbelloni Serenade; John Biggs,
Medieval Dance Suite; Donald Erb, Sunlit Peaks and Dark Valleys. UPC
00941479422-2
This is volume 12 of the Making of a Medium series. ORDER
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Chihara Trio: Mvt
1 (Andante) Mvt
2 (Moderato) Mvt
3 (Moderato) Diamond: Duo Satterwhite: Time
Considered Kramer: Serbelloni
Serenade Biggs: Medieval
Dance Suite Erb Sunlit
Peaks: Mvt
1 Mvt
2 (Childrens Song) Mvt
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CD943: AMERICAN IMAGES 2. The
Verdehr Trio. Sebastian Currier, Verge; Joan Tower, Rain Waves;
George Gershwin/William Brohn, I Got Variations; Dan Welcher, Phaedrus; John
Biggs, Renaissance Bouquet; Charles Hoag, Sweet Melancholy(lost your dolly)
SlowDrag Rag. UPC 00941479432-1.
The Verdehr Trio Violin: Walter Verdehr, Clarinet: Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr, Piano:
Silvia Roederer, piano. This is volume 13 of the Making of a Medium series, in
which the Verdehr Trio presents some of the 130 new works that it has
commissioned from many of the world's most prominent composers.
Sebastian Currier teaches at
Columbia University in NYC, Joan Tower from NYC lives in Hartford Conn.;
William David Brohn is a renowned orchestrator and arranger for Broadway shows
in NYC; Dan Welcher teaches at University of Texas at Austin; John Biggs lives
in Ventura, California; Charles Hoag is professor of music at the University of
Kansas in Lawrence. ORDER
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Currier Verge: Mvt
1(fast) Mvt
2(slow) Mvt
3(mechanical) Mvt
4(dark) Mvt
5(light) Mvt
6(fractured) Mvt
7(too much) Mvt
8(too little)
Mvt
9(calm) Tower: Rain
Waves Brohn: Variations Welcher Phaedrus: Mvt
1(Apollo's Lyre) Mvt
2(Dionysus' Dream) Biggs: Renaissance
Bouquet Hoag: Sweet
Melancholy
CD944, AUSTRIAN IMAGES. The Verdehr
Trio. Iv‡n Erod, Trio, op. 59*; Thomas Christian David, Trios
Numbers 1, 2, and 3**; Gottfried von Einem, Verdehr-Trio, op. 97*. UPC
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Walter Verdehr, violin; Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr, clarinet; Silvia Roederer* and
Gary Kirkpatrick**, piano. This is
volume 14 of the Making of a Medium series.
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Erod Trio: Mvt
1(Transitions) Mvt
2(Variations) David
Trio No. 1: Mvt
1(Allegro) Mvt
2(Andante) Mvt
3(Presto) von Einem
Trio: Mvt
1(Etwas bewegter) Mvt
2(Unruhig) Mvt
3(Gemessen) Mvt
4(Sturmisch) David
Trio No. 2: Mvt
1(Allegro) Mvt
2(Aria) Mvt
3(Presto) David Trio
No. 3: Mvt
1(Vivace) Mvt
2(Andante) Mvt
3(Moderato)
CD945: DOUBLE CONCERTOS FOR VIOLIN
AND CLARINET by William Wallace, Dinos
Constantinides, and James Niblock. Walter Verdehr, Violin; Elsa
Ludewig-Verdehr, Clarinet; Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic, Kirk Trevor,
Conductor; Slovak Radio Orchestra, Jiri Tomasek, Conductor. UPC 00941479452-9ORDER
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This is the 15th CD in the Verdehr
Trio's recordings of works they have commissioned, mostly for the trio
combination of violin, clarinet, and piano. This CD features the violin and
clarinet.. Strad Magazine called their series "Remarkable collection by
a remarkable ensemble" and the
American Record Guide said "Brilliant in every department." The Verdehrs teach at Michigan State University in
East Lansing, Michigan.
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Wallace Concerto: Mvt
1(Allegro) Mvt
2(Andante) Mvt
3(Allegro vivace)
Constantinides Concerto of Psalms: Mvt
1(From the Heart) Mvt
2(Eternal Song) Mvt
3(Paean) Niblock
Concerto:
Mvt 1(Allegro moderato) Mvt
2(Adagio) Mvt
3(Allegro)
CD946: International
Connections. The Verdehr Trio. Jennifer Higdon, Dash;
Gernot Wolfgang, Reflections; Bright Sheng, Tibetan Dance; Stephen Chatman,
Trio; Wolfgang Rihm, GesangstŸck. UPC 00941479462-8 ORDER
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This CD is volume 16 of the Making of a Medium series by the Verdehr Trio, which has commissioned more than 200 works for the violin, clarinet, piano ensemble. The Trio and the composers on this CD are a vibrant part of the international community. Performers in the Verdehr Trio are Walter Verdehr, violin; Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr, clarinet; and Silvia Roederer, piano.
Sound samples (uses RealPlayer) Click on the link to hear up to one minute of the movement shown. Higdon: Dash Wolfgang: Reflections Sheng: Tibetan Dance: Prelude Song Tibetan Dance Chatman: Trio: Scales Blues Dance Rihm: GesangstŸck
CD947: American Images 3: The
Michigan Connection. The Verdehr
Trio.
– Walter Verdehr, Violin; Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr, Clarinet; Silvia
Roederer, Piano. David Liptak, Commedia;
Arnold Black/William Bolcom, Envio; Robert Mann, Katchi-Katchi; Charles
Ruggiero, Collage; James Hartway, five postcards (from Michigan). UPC
00941479472-7 
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For over 30 years the Verdehr
Trio has been commissioning, performing, and recording new works for violin,
clarinet, and piano. Fanfare Magazine has said "the breadth of these
commissions is amazing" and Strad Magazine says "the quality of the results is
astonishingly high." The group is in-residence at Michigan State University and tours
worldwide regularly. This CD features composers with whom the Verdehr Trio has
had connections in Michigan.
Sound samples (uses RealPlayer) Click on the link to hear up to one minute of the
movement shown. Liptak: Commedia Mvt.
1 Mvt.2 Mvt.3 Mvt.4 Black/Bolcom: Envoi Mann: Katchi-Katchi Ruggiero:
Collage Hartway:
five postcards: motor
city carillon
tower the
falls mysterious
dunes fudge
island Curtis-Smith:
Trio Mvt.1 Mvt.2 Mvt.
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