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Elliott Carter (11 Dec 1908 - 05 Nov 2012)

Male Person - United States classical composer

Releases (4)

Official

Album

  1. Oboe Concerto / Esprit rude / Esprit doux / A Mirror on Which to Dwell / Penthode 2001

Album - Compilation

  1. Holiday Overture / Suite From Pocahontas / Syringa 1991
  2. A Nonesuch Retrospective 24 Feb 2009

Relationships (6)

Students

  1. Ramón Sender (1948 - 1951)
  2. Joel Chadabe
  3. Florence Baschet
  4. Robert Xavier Rodriguez
  5. Edward Burlingame Hill

Married

  1. Helen Carter

Recordings by (55)

  1. A Mirror On Which To Dwell - Six Poems of Elizabeth Bishop: I. Anaphora 3:51 (1980)
  2. A Mirror On Which To Dwell - Six Poems of Elizabeth Bishop: II. Argument 2:54 (1980)
  3. A Mirror On Which To Dwell - Six Poems of Elizabeth Bishop: III. Sandpiper 2:30 (1980)
  4. A Mirror On Which To Dwell - Six Poems of Elizabeth Bishopl: IV. Insomnia 3:19 (1980)
  5. A Mirror On Which To Dwell - Six Poems of Elizabeth Bishopl: V. View Of The Capitol From The Library Of Congress 3:04 (1980)
  6. A Mirror On Which To Dwell - Six Poems of Elizabeth Bishop: VI. O Breath 4:01 (1980)
  7. Elegy 4:51 (1992)
  8. A Celebration of some 100 x 150 Notes for Orchestra 3:25 (1995)
  9. Clarinet Concerto 19:46 (1999)
  10. Gra, for solo clarinet 3:44 (1999)
  11. Concerto For Orchestra 23:52 (2014)
  12. Interventions 17:10 (2017)
  13. Dialogues 13:06 (2017)
  14. Dialogues II 4:31 (2017)
  15. Soundings 8:13 (2017)
  16. 2 Controversies and a Conversation: No. 1, Controversy I 1:45 (2017)
  17. 2 Controversies and a Conversation: No. 2, Controversy II 1:56 (2017)
  18. 2 Controversies and a Conversation: No. 3, Conversation 6:46 (2017)
  19. Instances 7:12 (2017)
  20. Epigrams: I. 1:09 (2017)
  21. Epigrams: II. 1:40 (2017)
  22. Epigrams: III. 0:57 (2017)
  23. Epigrams: IV. 1:17 (2017)
  24. Epigrams: V. 1:12 (2017)
  25. Epigrams: VI. 0:49 (2017)
  26. Epigrams: VII. 1:01 (2017)
  27. Epigrams: VIII. 0:44 (2017)
  28. Epigrams: IX. 0:59 (2017)
  29. Epigrams: X. 1:28 (2017)
  30. Epigrams: XI. 1:17 (2017)
  31. Epigrams: XII. 1:30 (2017)
  32. Canon for 3 "In Memoriam Igor Stravinsky" (Performance on 3 Trumpets) 1:48 (2017)
  33. Canon for 3 "In Memoriam Igor Stravinsky" (Performance on Trumpet, Cornet & Flugelhorn) 1:39 (2017)
  34. [talking about On Conversing with Paradise] 3:41 ()
  35. The Minotaur - Scene I - Overture 1:00 ()
  36. The Minotaur - Scene I - Queen Pasiphae 3:48 ()
  37. The Minotaur - Scene I - Entrance of the Bulls 0:37 ()
  38. The Minotaur - Scene I - Dance of the Bulls 2:36 ()
  39. The Minotaur - Scene I - Interlude 1:18 ()
  40. The Minotaur - Scene II - Building the Labyrinth 2:00 ()
  41. The Minotaur - Scene II - Entrance of King Minos 1:44 ()
  42. The Minotaur - Scene II - Selection of Greek Victims 1:08 ()
  43. The Minotaur - Scene II - Ariadne 4:25 ()
  44. The Minotaur - Scene II - Greek Victims Driven into the Labyrinth 1:40 ()
  45. The Minotaur - Scene II - Theseus' Farewell to Ariadne 1:53 ()
  46. The Minotaur - Scene II - Ariadne Unwinds Her Thread 1:19 ()
  47. The Minotaur - Scene II - Theseus Kills the Minotaur 1:14 ()
  48. The Minotaur - Scene II - Ariadne Rewinds the Tread 1:55 ()
  49. The Minotaur - Scene II - The Thread Breaks 1:31 ()
  50. The Minotaur - Scene II - Theseus Emerges 1:03 ()
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On Recordings (12)

Vocals

  1. Elliott Carter in Conversation With Charles Rosen 6:38 Elliott Carter, Charles Rosen (1997) spoken vocals
  2. [talking about On Conversing with Paradise] 3:41 Elliott Carter () spoken vocals
  3. [interview] 40:02 Elliott Carter, Ursula Oppens, Irvine Arditti () spoken vocals

Produced

  1. A Mirror on Which to Dwell: Anaphora 3:40 Ensemble intercontemporain, Pierre Boulez, Phyllis Bryn‐Julson (1995)
  2. A Mirror on Which to Dwell: Sandpiper 2:22 Ensemble intercontemporain, Pierre Boulez, Phyllis Bryn‐Julson (1995)
  3. A Mirror on Which to Dwell: View of the Capitol From the Library of Congress 3:03 Ensemble intercontemporain, Pierre Boulez, Phyllis Bryn‐Julson (1995)
  4. Penthode 19:23 Ensemble intercontemporain, Pierre Boulez (1995)
  5. A Mirror on Which to Dwell: O Breath 4:07 Ensemble intercontemporain, Pierre Boulez, Phyllis Bryn‐Julson (1995)
  6. A Mirror on Which to Dwell: Insomnia 3:04 Ensemble intercontemporain, Pierre Boulez, Phyllis Bryn‐Julson (1995)
  7. A Mirror on Which to Dwell: Argument 2:24 Ensemble intercontemporain, Pierre Boulez, Phyllis Bryn‐Julson (1995)
  8. Esprit rude / Esprit doux 4:52 Sophie Cherrier, Andre Trouttet (1995)
  9. Concerto for Oboe 19:57 Ensemble intercontemporain, Pierre Boulez, Heinz Holliger (1995)

Credited as (77)

  1. Elliott Carter
  2. Elliott Carter; Joel Krosnick, Paul Jacobs, Gilbert Kalish, Contemporary Chamber Ensemble, Arthur Weisberg
  3. Elliott Carter; Nashville Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Schermerhorn, Mark Wait
  4. Elliott Carter; Nicolas Hodges, Fred Sherry, London Sinfonietta, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Asko Ensemble, Oliver Knussen
  5. Elliott Carter; Michael Collins, London Sinfonietta, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Oliver Knussen
  6. Elgar, Carter; Alisa Weilerstein, Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim
  7. Ives, Carter; New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein
  8. Ives, Carter, Gershwin; Seattle Symphony, Ludovic Morlot
  9. Elliott Carter; Charles Rosen
  10. Elliott Carter; Pacifica Quartet
  11. Elliott Carter; Isang Yun, Heinz Holliger, Thomas Zehetmair, Ruth Killius, Thomas Demenga
  12. Elliott Carter; Juilliard String Quartet
  13. Cage, Carter, Babbitt, Schuller; Chicago Symphony Orchestra, James Levine
  14. Elliott Carter, Paul Griffiths; Peter Eötvös
  15. Carter, Berio, Takemitsu; Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim
  16. Igor Stravinsky, Elliott Carter; Lucy Shelton, John Constable
  17. Elliott Carter, John Adams; Ursula Oppens
  18. Janáček, Kodály, Enescu, Carter, Denisov; Anssi Karttunen, Tuija Hakkila
  19. Elliott Carter; The Composers Quartet
  20. Elliott Carter; Winston Choi
  21. Elliott Carter; The Arditti String Quartet
  22. Elliott Carter; Arditti String Quartet, Oppens
  23. Elliott Carter; The Group for Contemporary Music
  24. Elliott Carter; Chicago Pro Musica
  25. Elliott Carter; Speculum Musicae
  26. Elliott Carter, Charles Rosen
  27. Elliott Carter; New Music Concerts Ensemble, Robert Aitken
  28. Johann Sebastian Bach, Elliott Carter; Thomas Demenga
  29. Elliott Carter; London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen, Ole Böhn
  30. Elliott Carter; SWF Symphony Orchestra, Michael Gielen, Ursula Oppens
  31. Elliott Carter; Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Michael Gielen, Ursula Oppens
  32. Carter, Copland, Schuman-Ives, Dallapiccola; Louisville Orchestra, Robert Whitney
  33. Elliott Carter; Ursula Oppens
  34. Elliott Carter, William Schuman; Juilliard String Quartet
  35. Elliott Carter / William Schuman, Juilliard String Quartet
  36. Elliott Carter; Arditti Quartet, Ursula Oppens, Lucy Shelton, Andre Solomon-Glover, Ensemble Sospeso
  37. Elliott Carter, Ursula Oppens, Irvine Arditti
  38. Webern, Carter, Varèse, Berio; Pierre Boulez, Ensemble intercontemporain, London Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic
  39. Schoenberg, Berio, Carter, Kurtág, Xenakis; Pierre Boulez
  40. Copland, Creston, Crumb, Carter, Cage
  41. Carter, Sessions, Eckardt; Miranda Cuckson, Blair McMillen
  42. Carter, Babbitt; Mari Asakawa
  43. Barber, Carter, Griffes, Ives, Zaimont; Drew Petersen
  44. Vaughan-Williams, Berkeley, Carter, Rorem, Rogers, Chambers; Kyle Horch, Pamela Lidiard, Fenella Barton
  45. Helen Grime, Elliott Carter, Sir Harrison Birtwistle; Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta, Ryan Wigglesworth
  46. Elliott Carter; John Oliver Chorale, John Oliver
  47. Bartók, Penderecki, Benjamin, Carter, Kurtág; Tamsin Waley-Cohen
  48. Copland, Bernstein, Crumb, Carter, Barber; Paul Watkins, Huw Watkins
  49. Elliott Carter; Swiss Chamber Soloists
  50. Elliott Carter; Nouvel Ensemble Moderne, Lorraine Vaillancourt
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Works (317)

Arranged

  1. Pastoral for Clarinet and Piano (1945)
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Composed

  1. Tarantella (1936)
  2. To Music (1937)
  3. Harvest Home (1937)
  4. Let’s Be Gay (1937)
  5. Heart Not So Heavy as Mine (1938)
  6. Suite From Pocahontas (1939)
  7. Pocahontas (1939)
  8. Suite From Pocahontas: I. Overture (1939)
  9. Suite From Pocahontas: II. John Smith and Rolfe Lost in the Virginia Forest (1939)
  10. Suite From Pocahontas: III. Princess Pocahontas and Her Ladies (1939)
  11. Suite From Pocahontas: IV. Torture of John Smith (1939)
  12. Suite From Pocahontas: V. Pavane - Farewell of Pocahontas (1939)
  13. Pastoral for English Horn and Piano (1940)
  14. Pastoral for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1940)
  15. Pastoral for Clarinet and Piano (1940)
  16. The Defense of Corinth (1941)
  17. Symphony no. 1: III. Vivaciously (1942)
  18. Three Poems by Robert Frost: II. The Rose Family (1942)
  19. Three Poems by Robert Frost: III. The Line Gang (1942)
  20. Three Poems by Robert Frost: I. Dust of Snow (1942)
  21. Three Poems by Robert Frost (1942)
  22. Three Poems by Robert Frost: II. The Rose Family (1942)
  23. Three Poems by Robert Frost: III. The Line Gang (1942)
  24. Three Poems by Robert Frost (1942)
  25. Three Poems by Robert Frost: I. Dust of Snow (1942)
  26. Symphony no. 1: I. Moderately, wistfully (1942)
  27. Symphony no. 1: II. Slowly, gravely (1942)
  28. Symphony no. 1 (1942)
  29. Elegy (1943)
  30. Elegy (1943)
  31. Voyage (1943)
  32. Warble for Lilac Time (1943)
  33. Elegy (1943)
  34. Holiday Overture (1944)
  35. The Harmony of Morning (1944)
  36. Musicians Wrestle Everywhere (1945)
  37. Piano Sonata: I. Maestoso - Legato scorrevole (1945 - 1946)
  38. Piano Sonata: II. Andante - Allegro giusto (1945 - 1946)
  39. Piano Sonata (1945 - 1946)
  40. The Minotaur: Scene 2, Before the Labyrinth: XII. The Greeks and Theseus, Forgetting Ariadne, Leave Crete (1947)
  41. The Minotaur (1947)
  42. The Minotaur: Scene 2, Before the Labyrinth: VI. Theseus' Farewell to Ariadne as He Enters the Labyrinth (1947)
  43. The Minotaur: Scene 2, Before the Labyrinth: VII. Ariadne Unwinds Her Thread as Theseus, Entering the Labyrinth, Pulls the Thread After Him (1947)
  44. The Minotaur: Scene 2, Before the Labyrinth: VIII. Theseus Fights and Kills the Minotaur (as His Movements are Transmitted to Ariadne who is Holding the Other End of the Thread) (1947)
  45. The Minotaur: Scene 2, Before the Labyrinth: IX. Ariadne Rewinds Her Thread to Lead Theseus out of the Labyrinth (1947)
  46. The Minotaur: Scene 2, Before the Labyrinth: X. The Thread Breaks. Ariadne is Greatly Dismayed (1947)
  47. The Minotaur: Scene 2, Before the Labyrinth: XI. Theseus and Some of the Greeks Emerge From the Labyrinth and Rejoice (1947)
  48. The Minotaur: Scene 1, King Minos' Palace in Crete: V. Interlude: Pasiphaë's heartbeat becomes the Pounding of Hammers Used in Building the Labyrinth (1947)
  49. The Minotaur: Scene 2, Before the Labyrinth: I. Building the Labyrinth to Imprison the Minotaur who Destroys Men (1947)
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Links (15)

Official Homepages

  1. http://elliottcarter.com/

Other Databases

  1. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6xd116t
  2. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50032381
  3. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n50032381
  4. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13892212v
  5. https://www.ibdb.com/person.php?id=11498
  6. https://d-nb.info/gnd/119086964
  7. https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1239333

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/516538

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/502814

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000055136

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3183723/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/5117116

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q318835

Stream For Free

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