VERDEHR TRIO DISCOGRAPHY

Walter Verdehr, Violin; Elsa Ludwig-Verdehr, Clarinet; Silvia Roederer, Piano.

Volumes 1 through 10 have Gary Kirkpatrick on piano.  Volume 11 has Kathryn Brown on piano and Volume 12 has Kim Schmidt and Gary Kirkpatrick on piano.  The rest have Silvia Roederer on 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 00941477412-5 ORDER NOW


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Mozart Trio:  Mvt 1 (Allegro)   Mvt 2 (Andante)   Mvt 3(Allegro molto)   Hovhaness Lake Samish:  Mvt 1(Andante-Fugue)   Mvt 2(Allegro)   Mvt 3   Mvt 4   Mvt 5    Frescobaldi:  Canzoni  No. 2   No. 5    Pasatieri: Theatrepieces  No. 1  No. 2   No. 3    Bartok: Mvt 1   Mvt 2   Mvt 3

 

 

 

 

CD742:  VERDEHR TRIO, The Making of a Medium, vol. 2 (violin, clarinet, piano).  Ned Rorem: The End of Summer;  Thea Musgrave: Pierrot;  Thomas Christian David: Schubertiade;  Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 13 (arr Zearott);  Jan Vanhal: Trio in Eb.  "It really has been a pleasure to make this unusual and unusually good trio's [recorded] acquaintance",   Fanfare   UPC 00941477422-4 ORDER NOW

 

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Vanhal Trio:  Mvt 1(Allegro)   Mvt 2(Grazioso)   Mvt 3(Allegretto)     Rorem End of Summer: Mvt 1(Capriccio)  Mvt 2(Fant)  Mvt 3(Mazurka)    David: Schubertiade    Musgrave: Pierrot  Mvt 1  Mvt 2  Mvt 3  Mvt 4  Mvt 5  Mvt 6  Mvt 7  Mvt 8    Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 13

 

 

CD743:  THE VERDEHR TRIO, The Making of a Medium, vol. 3:  Gunther Schuller, A Trio Setting; William Averitt, Tripartita: Nathan Currier, Adagio & Variations.  Walter Verdehr, Violin; Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr, Clarinet; Gary Kirkpatrick, Piano.  Third volume in a series of commissions of a veritable Who's Who of composers.   "A true ensemble of outstanding players who have obvious love for the music."  American Record Guide.  UPC 00941477432-3 ORDER NOW

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Schuller Trio:  Mvt 1(Fast and Explosive)  Mvt 2(Slow and dreamy)  Mvt 3(Allegretto Scherzando)  Mvt 4(Molto Agitato)    Averitt Tripartita: Mvt 1(Elaborations)   Mvt 2(Dances)   Mvt 3(Blues with Variations)    Currier: Adagio & Variations



CD744: THE VERDEHR TRIO, The Making of a Medium, Vol. 4   Walter Verdehr, violin; Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr, clarinet; Gary Kirkpatrick, piano. Peter Dickinson, Hymns, Rags and Blues (1985); Karel Husa, Sonata a tre (1982); Don Freund, Triomusic (1980); James Niblock, Trio (1980). UPC 00941477442-2 ORDER NOW

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Dickinson Hymns, Rags and Blues:  Mvt 1(Intro)   Mvt 2(Rag & cadenzas)   Mvt 3(Blues)   Mvt 4(Rag & Cadenzas)   Mvt 5(Blues)   Mvt 6(Rag)    Husa: Sonata  Mvt 1   Mvt 2   Mvt 3    Freund: Triomusic  Part I   Part II   Niblock: Trio  Mvt 1   Mvt 2   Mvt 3   Mvt 4

 

 

 

CD745: THE VERDEHR TRIO, The Making of a Medium, Vol. 5. Alexander Arutiunian, Suite; Thomas Christian David, Triple Concerto (with the TonkŸnstler Orchestra); Peter Sculthorpe, Dream Tracks; Peter Schickele, Serenade for Three.   UPC 00941477452-1 ORDER NOW

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Arutiunian Suite:  Mvt 1(Lento)   Mvt 2(Allegretto)   Mvt 3(Adagio)   Mvt 4(Allegro non troppo)    Sculthorpe: Dream Tracks    Schikele: Serenade  Mvt 1   Mvt 2   Mvt 3    David: Triple Concerto  Mvt 1   Mvt 2   Mvt 3

 

 

 

CD746: THE VERDEHR TRIO, The Making of a Medium, Vol 6.  David Diamond, Trio & Violin Sonata; Peter Sculthorpe, Night-Song and From Nourlangie; John Corigliano, Violin Sonata   UPC 00941477462-0 ORDER NOW

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Sculthorpe:  Night Song    From Nourlangie     Diamond Sonata: Mvt 1(Adagio;Allegro)   Mvt 2(Molto Vivo)     Diamond Trio: Mvt 1(Allegretto)   Mvt 2   Mvt 3   Mvt 4    Corigliano: Sonata  Mvt 1   Mvt 2   Mvt 3  Mvt 4

 

 

 

CD747: THE VERDEHR TRIO, Music of James Niblock. Vol. 7.  Il Penseroso e Allegro, Terzina, Medieval Suite, Palindrome, Paganiana, MSU Fight Song UPC 00941477472-9 ORDER NOW

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Il Penseroso e Allegro     Terzina:  Mvt 1(Presto)   Mvt 2(Adagio)   Mvt 3(Allegro)    Medieval Suite: Mvt 1(Allegro)   Mvt 2(Adagio)   Mvt 3(Andante)   Mvt 4(Adagio; Allegro Molto)    Trio in B-Flat: Mvt 1(Allegro)   Mvt 2(Adagio)   Mvt 3(Molto Presto)    Palindrome    Paganiana    MSU Fight Song

 

 

 

CD748: TRIPLE CONCERTOs by David Ott and William Wallace.  Vol. 8. The Verdehr Trio with Solista di Praga and the Janacek Philharmonic, Leon Gregorian and Jack Bowman, conductors.  UPC 00941477482-8 ORDER NOW

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Ott Triple Concerto:  Mvt 1(Andante)   Mvt 2(Adagio)   Mvt 3(Allegro)    Wallace Triple Concerto:  Mvt 1(Allegro)   Mvt 2(Moderato)   Mvt 3(Allegro)

 

 

 

CD749: TRIO WITH ORCHESTRA. Music by Stanislaw Skrowaczewski and Thomas Christian David.  Vol. 9.  The Verdehr Trio with Solisti di Praga, the Janacek Philharmonic, and the Michigan State University Wind Symphony; Leon Gregorian, Jack Bowman, and Kenneth Bloomquist, conductors. UPC 00941477492-7 ORDER NOW

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Skrowaczewski Triple Concerto:  Mvt 1(Misterioso)   Mvt 2(Aria)   Mvt 3(Presto)   Mvt 4(Adagio)   Mvt 5(Finale)    David: Carmen  Mvt 1(Intro: Allegro Moderato)   Mvt 2(Moderato)   Mvt 3(Lento Assai)   Mvt 4(Allegro Moderato)   Mvt 5(Moderato)    David: Sinfonia  Mvt 1(Adagio-Allegro)   Mvt 2(Intermezzo)   Mvt 3(Presto)

 

CD940: The Making of a Medium, Vol. 10.  THE VERDEHR TRIO: Walter Verdehr, violin; Elsa Verdehr, clarinet; Gary Kirkpatrick, piano. Beethoven Trio, op. 6; Tchaikovsky, Meditation; Max Bruch, Trio, op. 83, numbers 6 & 7; Libby Larsen, Slang; Jacob Druckman, Glint; William Bolcom, Trio for Clarinet, Violin, & Piano.   UPC 00941479402-4 ORDER NOW

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Beethoven Trio:  Mvt 1  (Allegro molto)   Mvt 2  (Moderato)    Bruch Trio: Mvt 1  (Nocturne)   Mvt 2  (Allegro vivace)     Larsen: Slang    Druckman: Glint    Tchaikovsky: Souvenir d'un lieu cher    Bolcom: Trio  Mvt 1(Twist of Fate)   Mvt 2(Mazurka)   Mvt 3(Apotheosis)   Mvt 4(Dithyramb)

 

 

CD941: Spanning the 20th Century. Vol. 11.  The Verdehr Trio: Walter Verdehr, violin; Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr, clarinet; Kathryn Brown, piano.  Gian Carlo Menotti, Trio for Violin, Clarinet, and Piano;  Max Bruch, Two Pieces, op. 83, no. 8 & 4; Dinos Constantinides, The Oracle at Delphi; Jon Deak, Lad, a Dog: The Trio.   UPC 00941479412-3

This is volume 11 of the Verdehr's Making of a Medium series.  This is one of Menotti's last works.  ORDER NOW

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Constantinides: Oracle at Delphi    Menotti Trio:  Mvt 1  (Capriccio)  Mvt 2  (Romanza)  Mvt 3  (Envoi)   Bruch Two Pieces: Mvt 1  (Moderato)    Deak: Lad, a Dog   Part I   Part II

 

CD942: AMERICAN IMAGES:Verdehr Trio. Vol. 12. 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. 
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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 3

CD943: AMERICAN IMAGES 2. The Verdehr Trio.  Vol. 13.  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 NOW

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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.  Vol. 14.  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 00941479442-0 ORDER NOW

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.  Vol. 15. Walter Verdehr, Violin; Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr, Clarinet; Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic, Kirk Trevor, Conductor; Slovak Radio Orchestra, Jiri Tomasek, Conductor. UPC 00941479452-9ORDER NOW
        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)

File written by Adobe Photoshop¨ 4.0CD946: International Connections.  The Verdehr Trio.  Vol. 16.  Jennifer Higdon, Dash; Gernot Wolfgang, Reflections; Bright Sheng, Tibetan Dance; Stephen Chatman, Trio; Wolfgang Rihm, GesangstŸck.  UPC 00941479462-8  ORDER NOW

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.

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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.  Vol. 17.  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   ORDER NOW

           
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.

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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. 3

 CD948: THE VERDEHR TRIO, Making of a Medium, ÒMusic from Down UnderÓ Vol. 18.   UPC 00941479482-6.  ORDER NOW  
Peter Sculthorpe, Baltimore Songlines; Barry Conyngham, Playground; Douglas Knehans, rivŽ; Richard Mills, Four Miniatures; Christopher Marshall, Three Aspects of Spring.
            The Verdehr Trio – Walter Verdehr, violin; Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr, clarinet; Silvia Roederer, piano – is an acknowledged leader in the field of new music.  This is the 18th CD in ÒThe Making of a MediumÓ series, in which the Verdehr Trio has recorded more than 60 premiere recordings, a part of over 200 works that the group has commissioned. ÒThe breadth of these commissions is amazing.Ó (Fanfare)  The quality of the results is astonishingly high.Ó (STRAD Magazine). This CD features music written for the group by composers from Australia and New Zealand.

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Sculthorpe: Baltimore Songlines    Conyngham: Playground    Knehans: rive    Mills: Four Miniatures  Lento   Allegro   Adagio   Presto    Marshall: Three Aspects of Spring  October Idyll   Bushwalk   Synergy

 

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