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George Walker (27 Jun 1922 - 23 Aug 2018)

Male Person - United States US composer

Relationships (2)

Married

  1. Helen Walker-Hill (23 Jul 1960 - Feb 1975)

Children

  1. Gregory Walker

Recordings by (29)

  1. Spatials: Variations for Piano 3:27 (25 Oct 1994)
  2. String Quartet No. 2 22:01 (Jul 2010)
  3. Poem (For Soprano And Chamber Ensemble) 15:36 (Jul 2010)
  4. Lyric For Strings (Version For String Quartet) 6:25 (Jul 2010)
  5. Five Fancies 9:30 (Jul 2010)
  6. Modus (For Chamber Ensemble) 9:12 (Jul 2010)
  7. I Never Saw A Moor 2:01 (Jul 2010)
  8. Response 2:26 (Jul 2010)
  9. Mother Goose (Circa 2054) 1:21 (Jul 2010)
  10. Take, O Take Those Lips Away 2:39 (Jul 2010)
  11. And Wilt Thou Leave Me Thus 3:10 (Jul 2010)
  12. Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra: I. Allegro 8:25 (18 Jan 2019)
  13. Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra: II. Grave 4:15 (18 Jan 2019)
  14. Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra: III. Allegro 3:50 (18 Jan 2019)
  15. Lyric for Strings 5:51 (18 Jan 2019)
  16. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra: I. ♩=72 11:41 (18 Jan 2019)
  17. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra: II. ♩=63 6:54 (18 Jan 2019)
  18. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra: III. ♩=120 5:57 (18 Jan 2019)
  19. Sinfonia No. 5 “Visions” 14:16 (05 Mar 2021)
  20. Antifonys for String Orchestra 6:01 (04 Nov 2022)
  21. Sinfonia No. 4 "Strands" 8:43 (04 Nov 2022)
  22. Lilacs for Voice and Orchestra: I. When lilacs last in the dooryard bloom'd 4:20 (04 Nov 2022)
  23. Lilacs for Voice and Orchestra: II. O powerful western fallen star! 2:22 (04 Nov 2022)
  24. Lilacs for Voice and Orchestra: III. In the dooryard fronting an old farm-house 3:02 (04 Nov 2022)
  25. Lilacs for Voice and Orchestra: IV. Sing on, sing on you gray-brown bird 4:22 (04 Nov 2022)
  26. Sinfonia No. 5 "Visions" 14:39 (04 Nov 2022)
  27. Cello Sonata - I. Allegro passionato - Molto meno mosso 8:18 (16 Feb 2024)
  28. Cello Sonata - II. Sostenuto 5:43 (16 Feb 2024)
  29. Cello Sonata - III. Allegro - Presto 3:28 (16 Feb 2024)

On Recordings (1)

Instruments

  1. Spatials: Variations for Piano 3:27 George Walker (25 Oct 1994) piano

Credited as (13)

  1. George Walker
  2. George Walker; Sinfonia Varsovia, Ian Hobson
  3. Mehmari, Walker, Crozier, Guarnieri, Barber, Guerra-Peixe; Gregory Sauer, Heidi Louise Williams
  4. George Walker; Cleveland Chamber Symphony, Edwin London, Gregory Walker
  5. George Walker; Steven Beck
  6. George Walker; The Cleveland Orchestra, Franz Welser‐Möst
  7. Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, George Walker, William Grant Still; Catalyst Quartet
  8. George Walker; National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gianandrea Noseda
  9. George Walker, Seattle Symphony Orchestra & Thomas Dausgaard
  10. George Walker; National Symphony Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda
  11. William Levi Dawson,George Walker,William Grant Still;Kellen Gray,Royal Scottish National Orchestra
  12. George Walker; Alexandre Dossin
  13. George Walker; Janet Stasio, Patricia Green, James Martin, Son Sonora String Quartet, Capitol Chamber Artists, Videmus Ensemble, Cygnus Ensemble

Works (92)

Revised

  1. Movements for Cello and Orchestra (2012)
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Composed

  1. Lyric for Strings (1946)
  2. Piano Sonata no. 1 (1953)
  3. Piano Sonata no. 1: I. Allegro energico (1953)
  4. Piano Sonata no. 1: II. Theme & Variations (1953)
  5. Piano Sonata no. 1: III. Allegro con brio (1953)
  6. Piano Sonata no. 2: I. Theme & 10 Variations (1956)
  7. Piano Sonata no. 2: II. Presto (1956)
  8. Piano Sonata no. 2: III. Adagio (1956)
  9. Piano Sonata no. 2: IV. Allegretto tranquillo (1956)
  10. Piano Sonata no. 2 (1956)
  11. Sonata for Cello and Piano: I. Allegro passionato (1957)
  12. Sonata for Cello and Piano: II. Sostenuto (1957)
  13. Sonata for Cello and Piano: III. Allegro (1957)
  14. Sonata for Cello and Piano (1957)
  15. Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra (1957)
  16. Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra: I. Allegro (1957)
  17. Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra: II. Grave (1957)
  18. Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra: III. Allegro (1957)
  19. Spatials (1960)
  20. Piano Sonata no. 3 (1975)
  21. Piano Sonata no. 3: I. Fantoms (1975)
  22. Piano Sonata no. 3: II. Bell (1975)
  23. Piano Sonata no. 3: III. Choral & Fughetta (1975)
  24. Mass for Soloists, Chorus, and Orchestra (1977)
  25. Movements for Cello and Orchestra (1981)
  26. Concerto for Cello and Orchestra (1981)
  27. Piano Sonata no. 4: I. (1984)
  28. Piano Sonata no. 4: II. (1984)
  29. Piano Sonata no. 4 (1984)
  30. Sinfonia no. 2 (1988)
  31. Lilacs (1995)
  32. Canvas (2000)
  33. Canvas: Extract I, Landscape "The View Below" (2000)
  34. Canvas: Extract II, Commentary "Voices in the Corridor" (2000)
  35. Canvas: Extract III, Psalm "The Horizon and Beyond" (2000)
  36. Icarus in Orbit (2002)
  37. Piano Sonata no. 5 (2003)
  38. Variations for Orchestra
  39. Praise ye the Lord
  40. A Babe is Born
  41. Three Lyrics for Chorus
  42. Stars
  43. With This Small Key
  44. Blow, blow thou winter wind
  45. O Lord God of Hosts
  46. Antifonys for String Orchestra
  47. Sinfonia no. 4 "Strands"
  48. Lilacs for Voice and Orchestra: I. When lilacs last in the dooryard bloom'd
  49. Lilacs for Voice and Orchestra: II. O powerful western fallen star!
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Links (6)

Official Homepages

  1. http://georgetwalker.com/

Other Databases

  1. https://d-nb.info/gnd/119403455

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/1915084

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/42647555

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1425389

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/2pPbwLIL97jlqzsKlzVdzz