Frederica von Stade Sings DOMINICK ARGENTO A GRAMMY AWARD® WINNER Minnesota Orchestra, Eiji Oue Frederica von Stade, Mezzo-Soprano Burt Hara, Clarinet RR-100CD [HDCD] Everything Argento writes, whether sprung from a vocal text or cast in purely instrumental language, originates in his love for the voice. His subject is selfdiscovery - the human condition illuminated by music of extraordinary lyric beauty. "My interest is people," he says. The Argento catalogue is substantial, for he has been consistently productive throughout a 40-year teaching career, freed only by occasional sabbaticals and two Guggenheim Fellowships. From the Diary of Virginia Woolf, a song cycle premiered by Janet Baker in Minneapolis, earned Argento the 1975 Pulitzer Prize for Music. Its success affirmed his confidence that he had been right to stay his own course, distinct from the experimenters of his generation. which came of age after World War II. Reference Recordings CD wins a Grammy ® Award This Reference Recordings CD featuring Frederica von Stade with the Minnesota Orchestra conducted by Eiji Oue of Casa Guidi, and other works by Dominick Argento has been awarded a Grammy ® Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition. (A Composer's Award for a contemporary classical composition composed within the last 25 years, and released for the first time during the Eligibility Year.) The award was anounced at the 46th Grammy Award ceremony held in Los Angeles on February 8, 2004.
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