Short bio George Perle
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George Perle was an American composer, music theorist, musicologist, and teacher, born on May 6, 1915, and died on January 23, 2009, at the age of 93. He was a celebrated figure of the Second Viennese School, a group of composers led by Arnold Schoenberg , Anton Webern, and Alban Berg, for whom he had great admiration.
Perle's music sought to break away from traditional harmonies and explored new techniques in atonality and twelve-tone music, for which he became known worldwide. He was also very prolific as a music theorist, having written extensively on the works of Schoenberg and Berg.
Perle taught at several prestigious universities, including the University of California, Berkeley, Queens College, and the City University of New York, where he was a distinguished professor of music. He was also awarded a Pulitzer Prize for his work as a composer.
Although Perle was not widely recognized during his lifetime, his innovative approach to music was highly influential, and his works continue to be performed and recorded today. He famously said that a good composer should be able to just sit down and write a string quartet in D minor , a statement that reflects his confidence in his own abilities and the high standard he set for himself and other composers.
George Perle is a significant figure in the world of modern classical music, and his contributions to the field will be remembered for generations to come.
Compositions featuring George Perle
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bassoon Music | 5:54 min | Chamber Music | 2004 |
| 2 | Triptych, for violin & piano | 9:41 min | Chamber Music | 2002 |
| 3 | Critical Moments 2, for ensemble | 11:28 min | Chamber Music | 2001 |
| 4 | Nine Bagatelles for piano | 7:59 min | Keyboard | 1999 |
| 5 | String Quartet No. 9 ("Brief Encounters") | 27:20 min | Chamber Music | 1998 |
| 6 | Musical Offerings: In Celebration of Leon Fleisher at 70, for piano, left-hand | 11:17 min | Keyboard | 1997 |
| 7 | Chansons Cachées, for piano | 14:09 min | Keyboard | 1997 |
| 8 | Transcendental Modulations, for orchestra | 25:50 min | Orchestral | 1993 |
| 9 | Adagio for orchestra | 9:18 min | Orchestral | 1992 |
| 10 | Piano Concerto No. 2 | 19:27 min | Concerto | 1992 |
| 11 | Sinfonietta II | 27:04 min | 1990 | |
| 12 | Piano Concerto No. 1 | 15:21 min | Keyboard | 1990 |
| 13 | String Quartet No. 8 ("Windows of Order") | 18:47 min | Chamber Music | 1987 |
| 14 | Lyric Intermezzo for piano | 18:31 min | Keyboard | 1987 |
| 15 | Sonatina for piano | 5:32 min | Keyboard | 1986 |
| 16 | Wind Quintet No. 4 | 18:11 min | Chamber Music | 1984 |
| 17 | New Etudes (6) for piano | 10:46 min | Keyboard | 1984 |
| 18 | Serenade for piano & orchestra No. 3 | 20:13 min | Concerto | 1983 |
| 19 | Ballade for piano | 9:02 min | Keyboard | 1981 |
| 20 | Celebratory Inventions (6), for piano | 8:46 min | Keyboard | 1981 |
| 21 | Concertino for piano, winds & timpani | 9:35 min | Concerto | 1979 |
| 22 | Dickinson Songs (13) for voice & piano, Nos 1-13, complete | 36:27 min | Vocal Music | 1979 |
| 23 | Sonnets to Orpheus (from Songs of Praise and Lamentation), for chorus | Choral | 1974 | |
| 24 | Etudes (6) for piano | Keyboard | 1973 | |
| 25 | Toccata for piano | 6:53 min | Keyboard | 1969 |
| 26 | Serenade No. 2 for 11 players | 17:09 min | Chamber Music | 1968 |
| 27 | Wind Quintet No. 3 | 13:50 min | Chamber Music | 1967 |
| 28 | Solo Partita, for violin & viola | 13:00 min | Chamber Music | 1965 |
| 29 | Monody 2 for solo double bass | 5:01 min | Chamber Music | 1964 |
| 30 | Three Inventions for solo bassoon | 5:21 min | Chamber Music | 1962 |
| 31 | Movements (3) for orchestra | 17:17 min | Orchestral | 1960 |
| 32 | Monody I for flute solo, Op 43 | 4:14 min | Chamber Music | 1960 |
| 33 | Wind Quintet No. 2 | 11:21 min | Chamber Music | 196? |
| 34 | Wind Quintet No. 1 | 11:10 min | Chamber Music | 1959 |
| 35 | French Christmas Carols (2), for chorus | 4:35 min | Choral | 1958 |
| 36 | String Quintet, Op. 35 | 28:55 min | Chamber Music | 1958 |
| 37 | Preludes (6) for piano, Op. 20b | 4:26 min | Keyboard | 1946 |
| 38 | Hebrew Melodies, for solo cello | 6:03 min | Chamber Music | 1945 |
| 39 | String Quartet No. 2 in D minor, Op. 14 | 22:20 min | Chamber Music | 1942 |
| 40 | Modal Suite for piano | 2:30 min | Keyboard | 1940 |
| 41 | Molto adagio, movement for string quartet | 12:31 min | Chamber Music | 1938 |
| 42 | Classic Suite, for piano | 7:07 min | Keyboard | 1938 |
| 43 | Pantomime, Interlude and Fugue for piano | 6:24 min | Keyboard | 1937 |
| 44 | String Quartet No. 5 | 14:32 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 45 | Suite for piano in C major | 12:25 min | Keyboard | - |
| 46 | Works for orchestra | Orchestral | - | |
| 47 | Sonata for cello & piano | Chamber Music | - | |
| 48 | Sonata a Quattro for flute, clarinet, violin & cello | Chamber Music | - | |
| 49 | Short sonata for piano | 8:23 min | Keyboard | - |
| 50 | Serenade No. 1 for viola & orchestra | 15:09 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 51 | Lyric Piece for cello & piano, Op 21 | 15:36 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 52 | Fantasy-Variations for piano | 7:04 min | Keyboard | - |
| 53 | Etude for piano No. 6 | 3:26 min | Keyboard | - |
| 54 | Etude for piano No. 5 | 2:00 min | Keyboard | - |
| 55 | Etude for piano No. 4 | 2:22 min | Keyboard | - |
| 56 | Etude for piano No. 3 | 1:31 min | Keyboard | - |
| 57 | Etude for piano No. 2 | 1:38 min | Keyboard | - |
| 58 | Etude for piano No. 1 | 0:58 min | Keyboard | - |
| 59 | Chamber and instrumental works | Chamber Music | - | |
| 60 | Anniversary Variations on a Theme of Reicha: Var. 2: Four Variations, for wind quintet (part of collaborative work) | 2:48 min | Chamber Music | - |
Albums featuring George Perle
| # | Сover | Name album | Year | Music label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Solos And Duos(2×CD, Album) | 2021 | Bridge Records (4) |
| 2 |  |
George Perle / Wenting Kang, Donald Berman, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Gil Rose – Serenades(CD, Album) | 2019 | BMOP/sound |
| 3 |  |
George Perle, Seattle Symphony, Ludovic Morlot, Jay Campbell – Orchestral Music (1965-1987)(CD, Album) | 2018 | Bridge Records (4) |
| 4 |  |
George Perle, Michael Brown (50) – Eight Pieces(CD, Album) | 2014 | Bridge Records (4) |
| 5 |  |
George Perle, Daedalus Quartet – String Quartets 2, 5 & 8; Molto Adagio(CD, Album) | 2013 | Bridge Records (4) |
| 6 |  |
A Retrospective(2×CD, Album) | 2006 | Bridge Records (4) |
| 7 |  |
Aaron Copland • Roger Sessions • George Perle • Bernard Rands - The American Symphony Orchestra, Leon Botstein – Inscape • Symphony No. 8 • Trancendental Modulations • ...Where The Murmurs Die...(CD, Album) | 2005 | New World Records |
| 8 |  |
Glière, Koussevitzky, Schubert - George Perle, Jacob Druckman, Lawrence Wolfe, Jonathan Feldman – Works Of Glière, Koussevitzky, Schubert, Perle, Druckman(CD, Reissue) | 1999 | Titanic (2) |
| 9 |  |
Cleveland Chamber Symphony / Edwin London , Conductor – Donald Erb • George Perle • William Duckworth • Salvatore Martirano – The New American Scene III(CD, Album) | 1999 | Albany Records |
| 10 |  |
Matt Haimovitz - Britten · Davidovsky · Harbison · Hindemith · Perle · Sessions – The 20th-Century Cello · Vol. 2(CD, Album) | 1997 | Deutsche Grammophon |
| 11 |  |
Paul Ben-Haim, Robert Starer, Herman Berlinski, George Perle, Mieczysław Weinberg – Darkness & Light(CD, Compilation) | 1995 | Albany Records |
| 12 |  |
George Perle, Richard Danielpour, Michael Boriskin, Utah Symphony, Joseph Silverstein – Concerto No. 2 For Piano And Orchestra / Six Etudes For Solo Piano / Metamorphosis For Piano And Orchestra(CD, ) | 1994 | Harmonia Mundi France |
| 13 |  |
The New York Virtuoso Singers, Harold Rosenbaum - Hans Werner Henze, David Lang, George Perle, William Schuman, Michael Dellaira And Luigi Dallapiccola – To Orpheus(CD, ) | 1992 | Composers Recordings Inc. (CRI) |
| 14 |  |
George Perle, David Del Tredici, Nicholas Thorne / Michael Boriskin – Works By George Perle, David Del Tredici, Nicholas Thorne | 1989 | New World Records |
| 15 |  |
George Perle - Dorian Wind Quintet – Complete Wind Quintets | 1988 | New World Records |
| 16 |  |
George Perle - Michael Boriskin – Piano Works | 1987 | New World Records |
| 17 |  |
George Perle - Richard Goode, Music Today Ensemble, Gerard Schwarz – Serenade No. 3 For Piano And Chamber Orchestra / Ballade / Concertino For Piano, Winds And Timpani | 1985 | Nonesuch |
| 18 |  |
The Da Capo Chamber Players - Glass / Perle / Ran / Schwantner / Tower / Wuorinen – The Da Capo Chamber Players Celebrate Their Tenth Anniversary(LP, Album) | 1981 | Composers Recordings Inc. (CRI) |
| 19 |  |
Bradford Gowen, Henry Cowell, George Perle, Samuel Adler, Robert Evett, Frederic Goossen, Wendell Keeney – Exultation | 1979 | New World Records |
| 20 |  |
George Perle - Bethany Beardslee, Morey Ritt – 13 Dickinson Songs / 2 Rilke Songs(LP) | 1979 | Composers Recordings Inc. (CRI) |
| 21 |  |
Perle / Blumenfeld – String Quartet No. 7 / Voyages(LP, Stereo) | 1978 | Composers Recordings Inc. (CRI) |
| 22 |  |
Andrew Cordle, Sheryl Schrock, Christine Daxelhofer - J.E. Galliard / P. Chagrin / G.P. Telemann / G. Perle / A. Cordle / A. Vivaldi – The Virtuoso Bassoon(LP) | 1977 | Orion |
| 23 |  |
Lewis / Perle – Symphonic Music (Symphony No. 2 / 3 Movements For Orchestra)(LP, Stereo) | 1975 | Composers Recordings Inc. (CRI) |
| 24 |  |
Charles Wuorinen, Stefan Wolpe, Yehudi Wyner, George Perle, Robert Miller (2) – Contemporary Piano Music(LP, Stereo) | 1974 | Composers Recordings Inc. (CRI) |
| 25 |  |
Ruth Crawford Seeger / George Perle / Milton Babbitt - The Composers Quartet – String Quartet / String Quartet No. 5 / String Quartet No. 2 | 1973 | Nonesuch |
| 26 |  |
George Perle / Leslie Bassett – Quintet For Strings, Opus 35 / Trio For Clarinet, Viola And Piano | 1961 | Composers Recordings Inc. (CRI) |
| 27 |  |
Orchestral Works(CD, Stereo) | - | Albany Records |
Videos featuring George Perle
III. Doppelganger
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III. Doppelganger · Howie Smith
The New American Scene, Vol. 2: Logan / Anderson, T.J / Jenkins, L. / White, D. / Baker, D.
℗ 1998 Albany
Released on: 1998-01-01
Orchestra: Cleveland Chamber Symphony
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Ruth Crawford Seeger , George Perle, Milton Babbitt - The Composers Quartet (1972)
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Orpheus Behind The Wire: I. What was Hell Like?
Provided to YouTube by The Orchard Enterprises
Orpheus Behind The Wire: I. What was Hell Like? · New York Virtuoso Singers · Hans Werner Henze · Harold Rosenbaum
To Orpheus
℗ 2010 Anthology of Recorded Music, Inc.
Released on: 1991-01-01
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Orpheus Behind The Wire: II. The Point to be Noted
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Orpheus Behind The Wire: II. The Point to be Noted · New York Virtuoso Singers · Hans Werner Henze · Harold Rosenbaum
To Orpheus
℗ 2010 Anthology of Recorded Music, Inc.
Released on: 1991-01-01
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Orpheus Behind The Wire: III. You Who Survived
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Orpheus Behind The Wire: III. You Who Survived · New York Virtuoso Singers · Hans Werner Henze · Harold Rosenbaum
To Orpheus
℗ 2010 Anthology of Recorded Music, Inc.
Released on: 1991-01-01
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Orpheus Behind The Wire: IV. It has Changed
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Orpheus Behind The Wire: IV. It has Changed · New York Virtuoso Singers · Hans Werner Henze · Harold Rosenbaum
To Orpheus
℗ 2010 Anthology of Recorded Music, Inc.
Released on: 1991-01-01
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Orpheus Behind The Wire: V. Orpheus
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Orpheus Behind The Wire: V. Orpheus · New York Virtuoso Singers · Hans Werner Henze · Harold Rosenbaum
To Orpheus
℗ 2010 Anthology of Recorded Music, Inc.
Released on: 1991-01-01
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By Fire
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By Fire · New York Virtuoso Singers · David Lang · Harold Rosenbaum · Cynthia Richards Hewes · Timothy Mount
To Orpheus
℗ 2010 Anthology of Recorded Music, Inc.
Released on: 1991-01-01
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Sonnets to Orpheus: I. Sonnet #1
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Sonnets to Orpheus: I. Sonnet #1 · New York Virtuoso Singers · George Perle · Harold Rosenbaum
To Orpheus
℗ 2010 Anthology of Recorded Music, Inc.
Released on: 1991-01-01
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Sonnets to Orpheus: II. Sonnet #9
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Sonnets to Orpheus: II. Sonnet #9 · New York Virtuoso Singers · George Perle · Harold Rosenbaum
To Orpheus
℗ 2010 Anthology of Recorded Music, Inc.
Released on: 1991-01-01
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Sonnets to Orpheus: III. Sonnet #5
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Sonnets to Orpheus: III. Sonnet #5 · New York Virtuoso Singers · George Perle · Harold Rosenbaum
To Orpheus
℗ 2010 Anthology of Recorded Music, Inc.
Released on: 1991-01-01
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Sonnets to Orpheus: IV. Sonnet #19
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Sonnets to Orpheus: IV. Sonnet #19 · New York Virtuoso Singers · George Perle · Harold Rosenbaum
To Orpheus
℗ 2010 Anthology of Recorded Music, Inc.
Released on: 1991-01-01
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Carols of Death: I. The Last Invocation
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Carols of Death: I. The Last Invocation · New York Virtuoso Singers · William Schuman · Harold Rosenbaum
To Orpheus
℗ 2010 Anthology of Recorded Music, Inc.
Released on: 1991-01-01
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Carols of Death: II. The Unknown Region
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Carols of Death: II. The Unknown Region · New York Virtuoso Singers · William Schuman · Harold Rosenbaum
To Orpheus
℗ 2010 Anthology of Recorded Music, Inc.
Released on: 1991-01-01
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Carols of Death: III. To All, To Each
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Carols of Death: III. To All, To Each · New York Virtuoso Singers · William Schuman · Harold Rosenbaum
To Orpheus
℗ 2010 Anthology of Recorded Music, Inc.
Released on: 1991-01-01
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Art and Isadora
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Art and Isadora · New York Virtuoso Singers · Michael Dellaira · Harold Rosenbaum
To Orpheus
℗ 2010 Anthology of Recorded Music, Inc.
Released on: 1991-01-01
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Prima serie cori di Michelangelo Buonarroti il Giovane: I. Il Coro delle Malmaritate
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Prima serie cori di Michelangelo Buonarroti il Giovane: I. Il Coro delle Malmaritate · New York Virtuoso Singers · Luigi Dallapiccola · Harold Rosenbaum
To Orpheus
℗ 2010 Anthology of Recorded Music,
Prima serie cori di Michelangelo Buonarroti il Giovane: II. Il Coro dei Malammogliatti
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Prima serie cori di Michelangelo Buonarroti il Giovane: II. Il Coro dei Malammogliatti · New York Virtuoso Singers · Luigi Dallapiccola · Harold Rosenbaum
To Orpheus
℗ 2010 Anthology of Recorded Music
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