Biography : Curriculum Vitae : Recordings
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Chester Biscardi • David Olan, NWCR565 (New York, 2007) / CRI CD 565 (New York, 1988):
Piano Sonata (1986; revised 1987) 10:00
Mestiere, for piano (1979) 5:29
Anthony de Mare, piano
Trasumanar, for twelve percussionists and piano (1980) 13:32
The New Jersey Percussion Ensemble; Gary Van Dyke, conductor
with three works by David Olan: Composition for Clarinet and Tape (1976), Laura Flax, clarinet; After Great Pain, for soprano and electronic sounds (1982), Judith Bettina, soprano; Prism, for six percussionists and tape (1978), The New Jersey Percussion Ensemble, Peter Jarvis, conductor.
Liner notes by the composer.
Traverso, for flute and piano (1987) 7:50
Tara Helen O’Connor, flute
Edmund Niemann, piano
The Gift of Life, for soprano and piano (1990-1993) 9:37
Text: Emily Dickinson, Denise Levertov and Thornton Wilder
Judith Bettina, soprano
James Goldsworthy, piano
Companion Piece (for Morton Feldman), for piano (1989/1991) 6:44
Incitation To Desire (Tango), for piano (1984) 3:18
Anthony de Mare, piano
Mestiere, for piano (1979) 5:38 
Robert Weirich, piano
Tenzone, for two flutes and piano (1975) 7:43
Robert Dick and Keith Underwood, flutes
Robert Weirich, piano
At the Still Point, for orchestra (1977) 13:10
Trio: Jeanne Ingraham, violin; Susan Palma, flute; Gilbert Kalish, piano
American Composers Orchestra
Paul Lustig Dunkel, conductor
CD mastered by Charles Harbutt, Engineer; Sony Classical Productions.
Liner notes by the composer.
Incitation To Desire (Tango), for piano (1984) [from CRI CD 686 (New York, 1995)] 3:18
Anthony de Mare, piano
with works by Robert Helps, Lee Hoiby, Lou Harrison, Ned Rorem, David Del Tredici, Robert Maggio, Conrad Cummings, William Hibbard, Jerry Hunt and Chris DeBlasio, featuring the Kronos Quartet, Phyliss Bryn-Julson, soprano, Peter Stewart, baritone, Gamelan Sekar Kembar, and others.
Liner notes by the composer.
Resisting Stillness, for two guitars (1996) 5:06
Anderson/Fader Duo
William Anderson and Oren Fader, guitars
with Sebastian Currier Broken Consort, John Halle Spooks, Charles Wuorinen Fenton Songs, David Lang Frag, William Anderson Ear Conception, Anthony Braxton Composition No. 186, and Robert Pollock Cygnature Piece; all performances by Cygnus.
Liner notes by Robert Carl.
Traverso, for flute and piano (1987) 8:01
Göran Marcusson, flute; Joakim Kallhed, piano
with Lowell Lieberman Sonata, Aaron Copland Duo, Walter Piston Sonata, and Eldin Burton Sonatina.
Liner notes by P G Berfors (translated by Linda Schenck).
Incitation to Desire (Tango), for piano (1984) 3:19
Yvar Mikhashoff, piano
with tangos by Michael Sahl, John Cage, Dane Rudhyar, William Duckworth, William Schimel, Lukas Foss, Scott Pender, Richard Rodney Bennett, Ivana Ludova, Colin Bright, Laszlo Sa`ry, Conlon Nancarrow, Jackson Hill, Raschke, Aaron Copland, David Jaggard and Robert Berkman.
Liner notes by Ingram Marshall.
Piano Sonata (1986; revised 1987) 10:23
Elena Ivanina, piano
with Marilyn Bliss Fantasies, Hayg Boyadjian Evocations, Joel Feigen Nexus (Alexander Korneyev, flute), Binnette Lipper Three for Five (Alexander Korneyev, flute, Alexei Sheyin, oboe, Alexei Sizov, bassoon, and Alexander Suyorov, percussion).
Liner notes by Raymond Stults.
Incitation to Desire (Tango) for piano (1984) 3:19
Oscar Macchioni, piano
The Tango in American Piano Music: Selected Tangos by Virgil Thompson, Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber, David Jaggard, Chester Biscardi and William Bolcom.
Liner notes by Oscar Macchioni.
In Time’s Unfolding, for piano (2000) 6:36
Jeffrey Jacob, piano
with works by Daniel Kessner, Christopher Coleman, Laszlo Katai, and Joelle Wallach.
Liner notes by Chester Biscardi.
Incitation to Desire (Tango), for piano (1984) 4:02
Louise Bessette, piano
with tangos by Astor Piazzola, Barbara Kolb, William Schimmel, Jackson Hill, Robert Berkman, Michael Sahl, Colin Bright, Michael S. Horwod, Isaac Albeniz, Erwin Schulhoff, Igor Stravinsky, Ivana Loudová, and Raoul Sosa.
Liner notes by Dominique Olivier; translated from the French by Donald Kellough.
The following works appear on Music By My Friends, Albany Records TROY695-96 (Albany, New York, 2004):
Incitation to Desire (Tango), for piano (1984) 3:14
Mestiere, for piano (1979) 5:15
Bennett Lerner, piano
Nel giardinetto della villa, for piano four hands (1994) 9:26
Chester Biscardi and Bennett Lerner, piano
with works by Christopher Berg, Aaron Copland, Robert Helps, Donald Richie, Tison Street, and Roger Zahab.
Liner notes by Bennett Lerner and composers.
“Baby Song of the Four Winds,” for voice and piano (1994) 3:09
Text: Carl Sandburg
“Recovering,” for voice and piano (2000) 5:28
Text: Muriel Rukeyser
“Guru,” for voice(s) and piano (1995) 1:31
Text: Allen Ginsberg
Judith Bettina, soprano
James Goldsworthy, piano
with songs by Milton Babbitt, Christopher Berg, Tobias Picker, Mel Powell, and David Rakowski, featuring Tom Kolor, vibraphone, and Curtis Macomber, violin.
Liner notes by Hayes Biggs.
Piano Sonata (1986; revised 1987) 10:41
Blair McMillen, piano
with works by Lee Hyla, Eric Moe, Annie Gosfield, George Tsontakis, Perry Townsend, Conlon Nancarrow, Joan Tower, David Rakowski, Mischa Zupko; also with Stephen Gosling, piano.
Liner notes by the composers.
Chester Biscardi: In Time’s Unfolding, Naxos 8.559639 (Hong Kong, 2011):
In Time’s Unfolding (2000) 5:41
Marc Peloquin, piano
Tartini (1972) 4:45
Curtis Macomber, violin
Blair McMillen, piano
Piano Quintet (2004) 13:31
Blair McMillen, piano, and Curtis Macomber, violin
Yonah Zur, violin
Daniel Panner, viola
Greg Hesselink, violoncello
Mestiere (1979) 5:34
Blair McMillen, piano
Di Vivere (1981) 9:46
Da Capo Chamber Players
Meighan Stoops, clarinet, and Blair McMillen, piano
Patricia Spencer, flute
Curtis Macomber, violin
André Emelianoff, violoncello
The Viola Had Suddenly Become a Voice (2005) 4:34
Paul Neubauer, viola
James Goldsworthy, piano
Companion Piece (for Morton Feldman) (1989) 7:05
Mark Helias, contrabass
Marc Peloquin, piano
In Time’s Unfolding (2000) 5:51
Marc Peloquin, piano
Liner notes by the composer.
This recording was produced and engineered by 2012 Grammy Award-winning Producer, Judith Sherman.
Resisting Stillness, for two guitars (1996) 5:10
Anderson/Fader Duo (William Anderson and Oren Fader, guitars)
with works by Frank Brickle, Sidney Corbett, Scott Johnson, David Lang, Robert Pollock, Martin Rokeach, Gilliam Welch, and Charles Wuorinen.
Liner notes by Chester Biscardi.
The Viola Had Suddenly Become a Voice (2005) 4:34
Paul Neubauer, viola
James Goldsworthy, piano
including performances by Fritz Kreisler, David Oistrakh, Jascha Heifetz, Pablo Casals, William Primose, Jacqueline du Pré, among many others.
660 page booklet with photographs, 300 biographies, and selected recordings from 69 artists included in the 4 CD box set by David Milsom.
Piano Quintet (2004) 13:31
Blair McMillen, piano
Curtis Macomber, violin
Yonah Zur, violin
Daniel Panner, viola
Greg Hesselink, violoncello
with works by Nicolas Medtner, Lennox Berkeley, Arthur Foote, Franco Alfano, John Alden Carpenter, Friedrich Kiel, Charles Wuorinen, Alan Rawsthorne, Enrique Granados, Charles Wakefield Cadman, and Achille Longo.
The following work appears on And He’ll Be Mine: Love Songs by Gay American Composers, Perfect Enemy Records PER-1, (New York 2016):
Modern Love Songs (1997-2002) 14:21
Dennis Tobenski, tenor
Marc Peloquin, piano
with works by David Del Tredici, Zachary Wadsworth, Darien Scott Shulman, and Dennis Tobenski.
Liner notes by Chester Biscardi.
Incitation to Desire (Tango) for piano (1984) 3:15
Hanna Shabyeva, piano
with tangos by Coriún Aharonián, Milton Babbitt, Robert Berkman, Chester Biscardi, Brian Fennelly, Douglas Finch, Jackson Hill, Tom Johnson, Jeffrey Mumford, Şerban Nichifor, Marlos Nobre, Michael Nyman, Scott Pender, Astor Piazzolla, Frederic Rzewski, William Schimmel, Nils Vigeland, and Stefan Wolpe.
Liner notes by Carsten Dürer; translated by Saul Lipetz.
Incitation to Desire (Tango) for piano (1984) 3:19
Jeanne Golan, piano
Recovered voices and living composers: Chester Biscardi, Eric More, Erwin Schulhoff, Pablo Ortiz, Theodore Wiprud, Toby Twining, Wanda Landowska and Wilhelm Gros.
Liner notes by Jeanne Golan.
Recording Produced
The following work appears on Composers Recordings, Inc. (New World Records Recorded Anthology of American Music, Inc.):
The Music of Frank Wigglesworth, NWCR733 (New York, 2007) / CRI CD 733 (New York, 1996)
Executive Producers: Chester Biscardi and Jody R. Dalton.