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Daniel Gregory Mason. (Briefly Noted).(Sonata in G Minor for Violin and Piano, Op. 5; Sonata in C Minor for Violin and Piano, Op. 14)(Frederick Shepherd Converse. Sonata in A Major for Violin and Piano, Op. 1)(Sound Recording Review)
Daniel Gregory Mason. Sonata in G Minor for Violin and Piano, Op. 5; Sonata in C Minor for Violin and Piano, Op. 14. Frederick Shepherd Converse. Sonata in A Major for Violin and Piano, Op. 1. Kevin Lawrence; Phillip Bush. New World 80591-2, 2002.
Daniel Gregory Mason (1873-1953) and Frederick Shepherd Converse (1871-1940) were both students of John Knowles Paine, perhaps the most celebrated American composer in the romantic tradition, while the latter was a professor at Harvard. Paine's influence is felt strongly throughout the three violin sonatas presented here, though the works of Mason and Converse are markedly different in tone and style. Mason's two sonatas, both written in minor keys, are dark and heavy, and are characterized by an interesting blend of emotional reserve and harmonic adventure. At least, emotional reserve by romantic standards--there is plenty of passion lurking beneath the carefully ...
- Frederick Shepherd Converse.
- Picture from: NYPL Digital Gallery unknown January 1, 1934 700+ words
- Harvard Composers: Walter Piston and His Students, from Elliott Carter to...
- Magazine article from: Notes Faucett, Bill F. March 1, 1994 700+ words
...s own roster of students (though not necessarily his disciples) included Arthur Foote, Frederick Shepherd Converse, Daniel Gregory Mason, John Alden Carpenter, and Edward Burlingame Hill. Hill, who joined the music faculty in 1908...
- Notes for notes.
- Magazine article from: Notes Epstein, Dena J. September 1, 2004 700+ words
...thirty-three sketchbooks dating from 1879 to 1925. Letters to Chadwick include substantial correspondence from Frederick Shepherd Converse, Henry Lee Higginson, Helen Hopekirk, Horatio Parker, Carl Stoeckel, George Templeton Strong, and Theodore Thomas...
- HOLIDAY WEEKEND CONCERTS AT TANGLEWOOD
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe Richard Dyer, Globe Staff July 7, 1987 700+ words
...music director also offered a highly entertaining novelty, "Flivver Ten Million," a musical celebration by Frederick Shepherd Converse of the 10-millionth Model T off the Ford assembly line. The music is rich both in rude comedy (the score calls for...
- Charles Sanford Skilton.(Review)
- Magazine article from: Notes SMITH, CATHERINE PARSONS March 1, 2001 700+ words
...are better known. (For the record, these include most prominently Arthur Nevin's Poia, produced in 1907; Frederick Shepherd Converse's The Sacrifice, 1911; Victor Herbert's Natoma, 1911; Mary Carr Moore's Narcissa, 1912; Henry Hadley's Azora...
- Tennstedt steps down from the podium
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe Richard Dyer, Globe Staff November 11, 1994 700+ words
...features music by Hopekirk and some of her New England colleagues, Amy Cheney (Mrs. H. H. A.) Beach, Frederick Shepherd Converse, Edward MacDowell, Ethelbert Nevin and Clara Kathleen Rogers. Hopekirk, like Gebhard, a pupil of the legendary Theodore...
- Severstal Restates Interest in Acquiring Esmark Incorporated for $17.00 Per...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire June 19, 2008 700+ words
...ready to conclude a transaction expeditiously. We look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, By /s/ Gregory Mason Name: Gregory Mason Title: Chief Operating Officer OAO SEVERSTAL About Severstal: OAO Severstal is an international metals...
- Severstal International CEO leaving company.
- Newspaper article from: Russia & CIS Business and Financial Newswire July 23, 2009 700+ words
Severstal International CEO leaving company MOSCOW. July 23 (Interfax) - Gregory Mason, the CEO of Severstal International and general director of Severstal North America, has decided to tender his resignation...
