Charles Harold Bernstein
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Charles Harold Bernstein (August 11, 1917 – March 10, 2016[1]) was an American composer.
Biography[2][edit]
Bernstein was born in Los Angeles, United States. He was a child prodigy pianist at the age of nine, performing as a soloist with orchestras. However, due to a serious health problem, his young musical career ended at the age of nineteen; and Bernstein switched to a career in business and commerce.
As music still remained an important form of expression to him e, he studied music theory and later began composing in 1970. This lead him to collaborate with artists such as violinists Yoshiko Nakura (a founding member of the Tokyo String Quartet), Milton Thomas and Adam Korniszewski.
Bernstein did not use nor write music for piano despite starting off as a pianist, instead he composed a wide variety of classical music works ranging from solo to orchestral works, including two operas. His works have been performed in North America and Europe.
He was married to Florence Bernstein and they had a daughter, Valerie Bernstein Stalvey.[1]
Compositions[2][edit]
Solo Instrumental[edit]
- London Flute (1972)
- In appreciation, for solo bassoon (1979)
- Clarinet Sonata (1982)
- Les Trois Jonas (The Three Jonas), for solo cello (1983)
- Melody for Mariel, for solo flute (1983)
- Dreams and Awakenings, for solo viola (1984)
- Suzi-Q, for solo viola (1984)
- Reverie & Eglise, for solo English horn (1985)
- Trumpet Solo (1985)
- Flute Trilogy (1985)
- Oboe Trilogy (1985)
- Outline and Drawings, for solo cello (1988)
- Introduction and 24 Variations for Solo Violin, Book I (1997, revised 2010)
- Rhapsodie Israelienne, for solo violin
- Elegy for Yehudi, for solo violin
- Romantic Suite, for solo violin (1984)
- A huit heure
- La commande
- Presto ma non troppo
- Poeme Transcendental
- Rhapsodic Outline And Drawings, for solo cello
- Revelations, for solo for oboe d’amore
Chamber Music[edit]
Duos[edit]
- A Cabris, for flute and bassoon (1983)
- Blending, for clarinet and violin (1985)
- Dimensions, for percussion and English horn (1985)
- Horn Duo, for two French horns (1985)
- Poem Tones, for cello and bassoon (1985)
- Ararat Suite, five pieces for flute and trumpet (1986)
- Trumpet bass duo (1986)
- Suite Elegante, for flute and oboe d'amore
- Gary Farmer Suite, for clarinet and bassoon
Trios[edit]
- Interlude, for flute, violin and viola, (1970, rev. 1992) (Orchestrated in 1997)
- String Trio 'Nostalgique', (1971, rev. 1981)
- La Tristesse, for clarinet, viola and cello (1980, rev. 1986)
- Dissonant Trio, for flute, clarinet and cello (1984)
- Caprice, for three cellos
Quartets & Quintets[edit]
- Quartet in 'C' (1975, rev. 1982/1992)
- Amphion Suite, for flute, violin, viola and cello (1975, rev. 1982)
- Wanderer (String Quartet No. 2) (1979, rev. 1985)
- Alanal (String Quartet No. 3) (1981)
- Clarinet Quintet, (1986)
- Woodwind Quintet, (1986, rev. 1993)
- The Last Quartet (1993)
- Lost Quartet (2009)
- Found Quartet (2010)
- Passion, for recorder quartet (2001)
Orchestral[edit]
- Strawberry Creek Concerto, for flute, bassoon and orchestra (1987)
- Interlude for Orchestra (1997)
- Introduction and Variations, for violin and orchestra (1998)
- Concerto for cello and orchestra (2000)
- Valflorian Suite (2002)
- Concerto for clarinet and orchestra (2006)
Vocal[edit]
- Apologyana, for solo soprano voice (1977)
- Leda and Six Songs without Words, for soprano and violin (1987)
- The Woman Speaks, for mezzo-soprano and orchestra, to a poem of D.H. Lawrence (1991)
- Swan, for soprano and orchestra, to a poem of D.H. Lawrence (1994)
- Leda and the Swan, to a poem by William Butler Yeats, for soprano and violin (2006)
- Swan, for soprano and piano (transcription of orchestral work)
- Martyr à la Mode, for baritone and orchestra, to a poem of D.H. Lawrence (may be unfinished)
Stage Works[edit]
- Grigorii Rasputin, opera with a libretto by Ina Jo Scheid (2006)
- Nero and Seneca, opera with a libretto by Ina Jo Scheid (2008)
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Charles Harold Bernstein Obituary". Legacy.com. Los Angeles Times. April 19, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Charles Harold Bernstein | SEMPRE MUSICA". www.sempremusica.com. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
External Links[edit]
- Composer Biography & Repertoire on Sempre Musica
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