Oregon Symphony discography explained

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The Oregon Symphony, based in Portland, Oregon, was founded in 1896 as the Portland Symphony Society; it is the sixth oldest orchestra in the United States (and the oldest in the Western United States),[1] and claims to be one of the largest arts organizations in the Pacific Northwest.[2] The Symphony has released nineteen studio albums and one compilation album through the record labels Delos, Koch International Classics, Albany and PentaTone Classics. The first recording, Bravura (1987), was released under the artistic leadership of James DePreist. It received favorable reviews and was the first of three released through Delos.[3] [4] The next two recordings were collections of compositions by Sergei Rachmaninoff (The Sea and the Gulls, 1987) and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture; The Tempest; Hamlet, 1989).

In 1992, the orchestra released its first record through Koch,[5] with works by Gian Carlo Menotti, Ronald Lo Presti and Norman Dello Joio. DePreist and the Symphony then issued two special edition albums not available commercially: Romeo and Juliet (1992), featuring Tchaikovsky's Fantasy Overture Romeo and Juliet, and Roman Festivals (1993), a re-issue of the performance of Respighi's Feste Romane from Bravura. On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in 1995, the Symphony released its second album through Koch, with works by Joseph Schwantner and Nicolas Flagello; more than 30 United States radio stations broadcast Schwantner's piece on the holiday to commemorate the civil rights leader.[6] The album reached a peak position of number three on Billboard Classical Albums chart and remains the Symphony's best-selling album to date.[7] [8] [9] Later that year, to commemorate its centenary, the Symphony released its first compilation album, Centennial Collection, which contained material from previously released recordings. Erich Wolfgang Korngold: The Sea Hawk; Symphony in F-Sharp followed in 1998.

During DePreist's final five years as music director, the Symphony was able to fund two recording sessions per year due to a $1 million bequest that established the Gretchen Brooks Recording Fund. The first two resulting albums were Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring; The Firebird Suite (2001) and Respighi's Rome (2001), which completed the "Roman Triptych" of Respighi started by Bravura and continued with Roman Festivals.[10] The remaining albums released through Delos included American Contrasts (2003), Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11 "The Year 1905" (2003), Sibelius: Symphony No. 2; Symphony No. 7 (2004), Walton: Suite from Henry V; Cello Concerto; Violin and Piano Sonata; Bernard Rands: Tre Canzoni Senza Parole (2005) and Tragic Lovers (2008). Each of these featured DePreist as conductor, though some were released following his departure from the Oregon Symphony in April 2003.[11] In 2003, the orchestra also released Orchestral Works by Tomas Svoboda, its first album through Albany. The recording of Tomáš Svoboda's Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra, featuring percussionist Niel DePonte, received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance with Orchestra.[12] The orchestra released 17 albums conducted by DePreist.[13]

In 2011, the Symphony released Music for a Time of War, which debuted and peaked at number 31 on Billboard Classical Albums chart and received Grammy Award nominations for Best Orchestral Performance and Best Engineered Album, Classical.[14] [15] This England and Spirit of the American Range followed in 2012 and 2015, respectively. These recordings marked the first three of four albums to be produced by the Symphony and the Dutch record label PentaTone by the end of the 2014–15 season,[16] [17] all under the artistic leadership of current conductor Carlos Kalmar.[18]

Studio albums

Title! scope="col" width="30%"
Album detailsConductorWorks
Bravuradata-sort-value="1987"
  • Released: 1987
  • Label: Delos
  • Format: CD
data-sort-value="DePreist, James" James DePreist[19]
[20]
The Sea and the Gullsdata-sort-value="1987"
  • Released: 1987
  • Label: Delos
  • Format: CD
data-sort-value="DePreist, James" James DePreist[21]
[22]
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture; The Tempest; Hamletdata-sort-value="1989"
  • Released: 1989
  • Label: Delos
  • Format: CD
data-sort-value="DePreist, James" James DePreist[23]
[24]
Menotti: Apocalypse (World Premiere Recording); Dello Joio: Meditations on Ecclesiastesdata-sort-value="1992" data-sort-value="DePreist, James" James DePreist[25]
[26]
Romeo and Julietdata-sort-value="1992b"
  • Released: 1992
  • Format: CD
data-sort-value="DePreist, James" James DePreist[27]
Roman Festivalsdata-sort-value="1993"
  • Released: 1993
  • Format: CD
data-sort-value="DePreist, James" James DePreist[28]
data-sort-value="1995" data-sort-value="DePreist, James" James DePreist[30]
[31]
Erich Wolfgang Korngold: The Sea Hawk; Symphony in F-Sharpdata-sort-value="1998"
  • Released: 1998
  • Label: Delos
  • Format: CD
data-sort-value="DePreist, James" James DePreist[32]
[33]
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring; The Firebird Suitedata-sort-value="2001"
  • Released: 2001
  • Label: Delos
  • Format: CD
data-sort-value="DePreist, James" James DePreist[34]
[35]
Respighi's Romedata-sort-value="2001b"
  • Released: 2001
  • Label: Delos
  • Format: CD
data-sort-value="DePreist, James" James DePreist[36]
[37]
American Contrastsdata-sort-value="2003"
  • Released: 2003
  • Label: Delos
  • Format: CD
data-sort-value="DePreist, James" James DePreist[38]
[39]
Orchestral Works by Tomas Svobodadata-sort-value="2003b" data-sort-value="DePreist, James" James DePreist[41]
[42]
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11 "The Year 1905"data-sort-value="2003c"
  • Released: 2003
  • Label: Delos
  • Format: CD
data-sort-value="DePreist, James" James DePreist[43]
[44]
Sibelius: Symphony No. 2; Symphony No. 7data-sort-value="2004"
  • Released: 2004
  • Label: Delos
  • Format: CD
data-sort-value="DePreist, James" James DePreist[45]
Walton: Suite from Henry V; Cello Concerto; Violin and Piano Sonata; Bernard Rands: Tre Canzoni Senza Paroledata-sort-value="2005"
  • Released: 2005
  • Label: Delos
  • Format: CD
data-sort-value="DePreist, James" James DePreist[46]
[47]
Tragic Loversdata-sort-value="2008"
  • Released: September 30, 2008[48]
  • Label: Delos
  • Format: CD
data-sort-value="DePreist, James" James DePreist[49]
[50]
Music for a Time of Wardata-sort-value="2011" Carlos Kalmar[51]
[52]
This Englanddata-sort-value="2012"
  • Released: November 13, 2012
  • Label: PentaTone Classics
  • Format: CD
Carlos Kalmar[53]
[54]
Spirit of the American Rangedata-sort-value="2013"
  • Released: February 10, 2015
  • Label: Pentatone
  • Format: CD
Carlos Kalmar[55]
[56]
Aspects of Americadata-sort-value="2018"
  • Released: September 7, 2018
  • Label: Pentatone
  • Format: CD
data-sort-value="Kalmar, Carlos"Carlos Kalmar [57]
Gospel Christmasdata-sort-value="2018"
  • Released: November 2, 2018
  • Label: Pentatone
  • Format: CD
data-sort-value="Floyd, Charles"Charles Floyd
  • DeMarcus Williams – "King of Kings"
  • Bill Winston – "Sacrifice of Praise"
  • Milton Biggham – "Jesus Is Born"
  • Terry Davis – "And His Name Shall Be Called"
  • Michael McElroy / Joseph Joubert / Buryl Red – "You Oughta Know"
  • Norman Hutchins – "Emmanuel"
  • Gary Hemenway / Charles Floyd – "Jesus Savior, Come as a Child"
  • James Fortune (arr. Ayron Lewis) – "Got Tell It – Wonderful Child"
  • Joseph Pace II – "Zion Rejoice"
  • George Frideric Handel – "Hallelujah"
  • Various – "Christmas Worship Medley"
  • George Frideric Handel – "Joy to the World"
[58]

Compilation albums

Title! scope="col" width="30%"
Album detailsConductorWorks
Centennial Collection
  • Released: 1995
  • Format: CD
data-sort-value="DePreist, James" James DePreist[59]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Oregon Symphony after Elaine Calder: an introduction. February 11, 2013. June 17, 2012. Barry. Johnson. Oregon ArtsWatch. January 12, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130112020447/http://www.orartswatch.org/the-oregon-symphony-after-elaine-calder-an-introduction/. live.
  2. Web site: Auditions. Oregon Symphony. February 11, 2013. January 16, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130116013135/http://orsymphony.org/orchestra/auditions.aspx. live.
  3. News: James DePreist: Scenes from a musical life. David. Stabler. February 8, 2013. February 13, 2013. The Oregonian. Advance Publication. 8750-1317. Portland, Oregon. September 24, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924143049/http://www.oregonlive.com/performance/index.ssf/2013/02/james_depreist_scenes_from_a_m.html. live.
  4. News: The Maestro. Bill. Smith. Willamette Week. Portland, Oregon. City of Roses Newspapers. February 11, 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130331054358/http://wweek.com/___ALL_OLD_HTML/25-1981.html. March 31, 2013.
  5. Keeping Score. 54. February 13, 2013. October 12, 1991. Horowitz. Is. 0006-2510. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. 103. 41.
  6. Keeping Score. Heidi. Waleson. February 14, 2013. January 14, 1995. 31. 107. 2. 0006-2510. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc..
  7. News: Oregon Symphony's CD hits Billboard's classical chart. David. Stabler. February 21, 2013. November 30, 2011. The Oregonian. Advance Publications. Portland, Oregon. 8750-1317. December 4, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111204033010/http://www.oregonlive.com/performance/index.ssf/2011/11/oregon_symphonys_cd_hits_billb.html. live.
  8. Web site: Oregon Symphony to Record American Repertoire. May 1, 2001. February 21, 2013. NewMusicBox. New Music USA. March 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304113108/http://www.newmusicbox.org/articles/Oregon-Symphony-to-Record-American-Repertoire/. dead.
  9. Web site: Oregon Symphony: A Brief History. Oregon Symphony. February 21, 2013. March 25, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130325210544/http://www.orsymphony.org/about/history.aspx. live.
  10. Keeping Score. June 16, 2001. 37. February 25, 2013. Billboard. Steve. Smith. 113. 24. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. 0006-2510.
  11. Web site: James DePreist Finishes Classical Season with "Emperor" Piano Concerto Performed by Pianist Horacio Gutiérrez and Brahms' Symphony No. 4. April 18, 2003. Oregon Symphony. April 22, 2013. October 24, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121024005027/http://orsymphony.org/news/0203/apr18_CL14.html. live.
  12. News: Oregon Symphony gets Grammy nomination. February 13, 2013. December 5, 2003. The Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. May 6, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170506094853/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1310&dat=20031205&id=CExWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8OsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3902,878048. live.
  13. News: James DePreist, Oregon Symphony conductor, matched Portland's growing ambitions. David. Stabler. February 11, 2013. February 8, 2013. The Oregonian. Advance Publication. 8750-1317. Portland, Oregon. February 13, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130213072331/http://www.oregonlive.com/performance/index.ssf/2013/02/james_depreist_oregon_symphony_1.html. live.
  14. Classical Albums: Week of November 19, 2011. October 18, 2012. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 0006-2510.
  15. News: Oregon Symphony in the running for a Grammy – update! – two Grammys!. January 11, 2013. Oregon Music News. December 5, 2012. James. Bash. Portland, Oregon. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121213074021/http://oregonmusicnews.com/2012/12/05/oregon-symphony-in-the-running-for-a-grammy/. December 13, 2012.
  16. News: Oregon Symphony Orchestra review: Lush, gentle strings and warm bass highlight performance. February 19, 2012. James. McQuillen. October 25, 2012. The Oregonian. Advance Publications. Portland, Oregon. 8750-1317. March 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304105948/http://www.oregonlive.com/performance/index.ssf/2012/02/oregon_symphony_orchestra_revi.html. live.
  17. News: Oregon Symphony CD makes Alex Ross's top 10 list. James. Bash. October 25, 2012. December 8, 2011. Oregon Music News. Portland, Oregon. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140908181253/http://oregonmusicnews.com/2011/12/08/oregon-symphony-cd-makes-alex-rosss-top-10-list/. September 8, 2014.
  18. Web site: Oregon Symphony Renews Carlos Kalmar's Contract. August 31, 2011. October 26, 2012. Oregon Symphony. October 24, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121024004532/http://orsymphony.org/news/1112/110831_ors_ck.html. live.
  19. Bravura. Oregon Symphony. 1987. booklet. Delos.
  20. Web site: Bravura. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. 2013-02-12. 2013-02-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20130218055840/http://www.allmusic.com/album/bravura-mw0001810307. live.
  21. The Sea and the Gulls. Oregon Symphony. 1987. booklet. Delos.
  22. Web site: The Sea and the Gulls: Rachmaninov. February 11, 2013. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. February 18, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130218060935/http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-sea-and-the-gulls-rachmaninov-mw0001838930. live.
  23. Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture; The Tempest; Hamlet. Oregon Symphony. 1989. booklet. Delos.
  24. Web site: Tchaikovsky: 1812, Hamlet, Tempest / DePreist. Delos. February 26, 2013. April 8, 2013. https://archive.today/20130408215004/http://browse.delosmusic.com/Tchaikovsky-1812-Hamlet-Tempest-DePreist-p/de%203081.htm. live.
  25. Menotti: Apocalypse (World Premiere Recording); Dello Joio: Meditations on Ecclesiastes. Oregon Symphony. 1992. Rudy. Ennis. booklet. Koch International Classics.
  26. Book: Hixon, Donald L.. Gian Carlo Menotti: A Bio-Bibliography. 87. February 26, 2013. Greenwood Publishing Group. 2000. 0742-6968. 0-313-26139-3.
  27. Romeo and Juliet. Oregon Symphony. 1992. booklet. Note: Special edition recording, not available commercially.
  28. Roman Festivals. Oregon Symphony. 1993. booklet. Note: Special edition recording, not available commercially.
  29. Forever King. Billboard Magazine. February 14, 2013. 10. January 28, 1995. 107. 4. 0006-2510. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. May 6, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240506230157/https://books.google.com/books?id=sgsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA10#v=onepage&q&f=false. live.
  30. Joseph Schwantner: New Morning for the World; Nicolas Flagello: The Passion of Martin Luther King. Oregon Symphony. 1995. booklet. Koch International Classics. Jim. Svejda.
  31. Web site: Joseph Schwantner: New Morning for the World; Nicolas Flagello: The Passion of Martin Luther King. February 11, 2013. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. February 8, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160208222058/http://www.allmusic.com/album/joseph-schwantner-new-morning-for-the-world-nicolas-flagello-the-passion-of-martin-luther-king-mw0001374811. live.
  32. Erich Wolfgang Korngold: The Sea Hawk; Symphony in F-Sharp. Oregon Symphony. 1998. booklet. Delos.
  33. Web site: Erich Wolfgang Korngold: The Sea Hawk; Symphony in F-Sharp. February 11, 2013. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Robert. Cummings. February 17, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130217062125/http://www.allmusic.com/album/erich-wolfgang-korngold-the-sea-hawk-symphony-in-f-sharp-mw0001824706. live.
  34. Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring; The Firebird Suite. Oregon Symphony. 2001. booklet. Delos.
  35. Web site: Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring; The Firebird Suite. February 11, 2013. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. February 17, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130217065258/http://www.allmusic.com/album/stravinsky-the-rite-of-spring-the-firebird-suite-mw0001373057. live.
  36. Respighi's Rome. Oregon Symphony. 2001. booklet. Delos. Jim. Svejda.
  37. Web site: Respighi's Rome. February 11, 2013. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. February 17, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130217072656/http://www.allmusic.com/album/respighis-rome-mw0001870070. live.
  38. American Contrasts. Oregon Symphony. 2003. booklet. Delos.
  39. Web site: American Contrasts. February 11, 2013. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. February 17, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130217064352/http://www.allmusic.com/album/american-contrast-mw0001419556. live.
  40. Web site: French Twist. January 30, 2014. Friends of Chamber Music. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140202095741/http://focm.org/concerts-events/2011-12-dinner-with-friends/french-twist/103/. February 2, 2014.
  41. Orchestral Works by Tomas Svoboda. Oregon Symphony. 2003. booklet. Albany Records.
  42. Web site: Orchestral Works by Tomas Svoboda. February 21, 2013. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Blair. Sanderson. September 21, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140921013119/http://www.allmusic.com/album/orchestral-works-by-tomas-svoboda-mw0001848652. live.
  43. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11 "The Year 1905". Oregon Symphony. 2003. booklet. Delos.
  44. Web site: DSCH CD Review: Symphony No. 11, The Year 1905, opus 103. James DePreist, Oregon Symphony.. February 26, 2013. W. Mark. Roberts. DSCH Journal. dead. https://archive.today/20130408023729/http://dschjournal.com/reviews/cd_reviews/rvs21op103.htm. April 8, 2013.
  45. Web site: Sibelius: Symphony No. 2; Symphony No. 7. February 11, 2013. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. James. Leonard. February 17, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130217062407/http://www.allmusic.com/album/sibelius-symphony-no-2-symphony-no-7-mw0001842992. live.
  46. Walton: Suite from Henry V; Cello Concerto; Violin and Piano Sonata; Bernard Rands: Tre Canzoni Senza Parole. Oregon Symphony. 2005. booklet. Delos.
  47. Web site: Walton: Suite from Henry V; Cello Concerto; Violin & Piano Sonata; Rands: Tre Canzoni Senza Parole. February 11, 2013. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. February 18, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130218101516/http://www.allmusic.com/album/walton-suite-from-henry-v-cello-concerto-violin-amp-piano-sonata-rands-tre-canzoni-senza-parole-mw0001850454. live.
  48. Web site: Tragic Lovers (CD – Delos #DE3369). April 22, 2013. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. October 11, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181011214506/https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/tragic-lovers-mr0002097149. live.
  49. Tragic Lovers. Oregon Symphony. 2008. booklet. Delos. Jim. Svejda.
  50. Web site: Tragic Lovers. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. March 1, 2013. February 17, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130217065737/http://www.allmusic.com/album/tragic-lovers-mw0001408043. live.
  51. Music for a Time of War. Oregon Symphony. 2011. Kruger. Steven. booklet. PentaTone Classics.
  52. Web site: Music for a Time of War. February 11, 2013. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Mike D. Brownell. February 17, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130217072452/http://www.allmusic.com/album/music-for-a-time-of-war-mw0002216825. live.
  53. This England. Oregon Symphony. 2012. Kruger. Steven. booklet. PentaTone Classics.
  54. Web site: This England. February 11, 2013. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. February 17, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130217062421/http://www.allmusic.com/album/this-england-mw0002432436. live.
  55. Spirit of the American Range. Oregon Symphony.
  56. Web site: Carlos Kalmar / Oregon Symphony: Spirit of the American Range. AllMusic. April 11, 2015. December 24, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151224144948/http://www.allmusic.com/album/spirit-of-the-american-range-mw0002800598. live.
  57. Web site: Aspects of America. Pentatone. November 6, 2018. September 27, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180927085808/http://www.pentatonemusic.com/oregon-kalmar-aspects-of-america-bunch-currier-barber-rouse-shepherd. live.
  58. Web site: Gospel Christmas. Pentatone. November 6, 2018. November 6, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181106171652/https://www.pentatonemusic.com/gospel-christmas-oregon-symphony-floyd. live.
  59. Centennial Collection. Oregon Symphony. booklet. Note: Special edition recording, not available commercially.

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