Biography of Wallingford Riegger (1885-1961)
29.04.1885
Born in Albany (Georgia)
1907
Degree at the Institute of Musical art as student of the first year and afterwards studies in Berlin with Max Bruch
Works as cellist and conductor in Europe and the United States
1918
Several academic jobs at Drake University, the Institute of Musical Arts New York and the Ithace Concervatory
1928
Settles in New York
1930
Three Canons for Woodwinds, op. 9
1943
Duos for Three Woodwinds, op. 35
1952
Wind Quintet op. 51
1953
Concerto for Piano and Woodwind Quintet op. 53 supported by the Serge Koussevitsky Foundation
02.04.1961
Dies in New York
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CDs with/from Wallingford Riegger
Samuel Baron, Gilbert Kalish, Donald MacCourt, Charles Neidich, New York Woodwind Quintet, Ronald Roseman
- Allegro (04:09:00)
- Andante (04:33:00)
- Allegro molto (03:52:00)
- Prelude (00:53:00)
- Angles and Curves (01:02:00)
- Wishful Thinking (01:39:00)
- Grotesque (01:01:00)
- Moderato-Allegro (02:38:00)
- Andante con moto (02:46:00)
- Vivace (02:18:00)
- Moderato (01:25:00)
- Andante affettuoso (01:09:00)
- Tema con variazioni (03:46:00)
- Lento (02:36:00)
- Intermezzo (01:02:00)
- Finale (00:54:00)
- The Augmented Triad (00:34:00)
- The major Second (00:00:00)
- The Tritone (00:38:00)
- The Twelve Tones (00:37:00)
- Shifted Rhythm (00:54:00)
- Twelve Upside Down (01:08:00)
- Seven Times Seven (02:07:00)
- Chromatics (00:48:00)
- Dissonant Counterpoint (01:13:00)
- Tone Clusters (00:00:02)
- Polytonality (00:00:01)
- Fourths and Fifths (01:03:00)
- Moderato (02:10:00)
- Allegretto grazioso (03:39:00)
- Allegro (03:45:00)
- Petite Etude (01:16:00)
- Wind Quintet Op. 51 (07:08:00)
Concerto for Piano and Woodwind Quintet, op. 53:
Four Tone-Pictures:
Duos for Three Woodwinds, Op. 35 / Duo for Flute and Oboe:
Duos for Three Woddwinds, Op. 35 / Duo for Flute and Oboe:
Duos for Three Woodwinds, Op. 35 / Duo for Oboe and Clarinet:
Duos for Three Woodwinds, Op. 35 / Duo for Flute and Clarinet:
The New and Old:
Three Canons for Woodwinds op. 9:
Ein weiterer moderner amerikanischer Komponist. Ich wollte unbedingt eine Aufnahme von Samuel Baron, das ist sie.
Die Duette für gemischte Bläser haben einen leicht koboldhaften Charakter.
Literature von/über Wallingford Riegger
- Toff, Nancy: Monarch of the FluteThe Life of Georges BarrèreOxford: Oxford University Press,2005. - ISBN: 13-978-0-19-517016-0
Last edit 02.05.2020