AMY BEACH or MRS. H.H.A. BEACH (1867-1944)
ORCHESTRAL WORKS:
Eilende Wolken, Segler die Lüfte (F. von Schiller), A. opus 18, orch, 1892, vs (1892)
Scores:
Fleisher Collection 320P. MS score and parts
Critical edition: Maria Stuart: Scena and Aria for Alto and Orchestra, op. 18 (Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy), includes sample pages.
Instrumentation: 2 fl, 2 ob, 2 cl (A), 2 bsn, 4 hn, 2 tpt (F – modern transpositions in C & Bb), 2 tbn, b. tbn, timpani, alt solo and strings
Recordings:
None known. duration: 34 minutes
Bal masque for Orchestra (opus 22, 1893).
Scores:
Critical edition of Beach’s (1894) orchestration of this work, originally for piano. Score and parts.
Bal Masqué, Op. 22 for Orchestra - Women's Philharmonic Advocacy (wophil.org), Chris A. Trotman, ed.
Instrumentation: Picc; 2 fl (fl. II/picc); 2 ob; 2 cl in A (Bb available); 2 bsn; 4 hn; 2 tpt (Bb); glockenspiel, timpani, triangle (requires 3 percussion players, one for each part); harp and strings)
Recording:
(orchestral version): Music by Amy Beach
CD: Centaur Records #2990 (2009)
duration: 5:04
Bal masque for Chamber Orchestra (opus 22, 1893)
Scores:
Critical edition of work for solo piano and chamber orchestra. Score and parts.
Bal Masqué, Op. 22 for Chamber Orchestra - Women's Philharmonic Advocacy (wophil.org), Chris A. Trotman, ed.
Instrumentation: 2 fl, 2 ob, 2 cl (Bb), 2 bsn, 2 hn, triangle, timpani and strings.
Recording:
(piano version): Music by Amy Beach (CD: Centaur Records #2990 (2009)
Bal masque for String Orchestra (opus 22, 1893)
Scores:
Critical edition of work for solo piano and string orchestra. Score and parts.
Bal Masqué, Op. 22 for String Orchestra - Women's Philharmonic Advocacy (wophil.org), Chris A. Trotman, ed.
Recording:
(piano version): Music by Amy Beach (CD: Centaur Records #2990 (2009)
Romance, op 23 (1893; originally written for violin and piano;
Scores:
Critical edition (orchestra and parts), Lili Tobias, editor (2021).
Romance, Op. 23 for Violin, Harp & Strings (score) - Women's Philharmonic Advocacy (wophil.org), Chris A. Trotman, ed.
Instrumentation: Solo violin, harp, and string orchestra
IMSLP has violin/piano score (Duration: 6:35)
Recordings:
1. Old Dominion University, Paul Sanho Kim, conductor; Emily Pollard, violin
Duration: 6:35
“Gaelic” Symphony, e, opus 32. 1894–6, fs (1897)
Scores:
Critical edition of orchestral score and parts (in modern transposition)
Symphony in E minor, Op. 32, "Gaelic" - Women's Philharmonic Advocacy (wophil.org), Chris A. Trotman, ed.
Instrumentation: picc, 2 fl, 2 ob, cor anglais, 2 cl (A and Bb needed), b cl (Bb), 2 bsn, 4 hn, 2 tpt (Bb & C), 2 tbn, b tbn, tba, triangle, timpani and strings.
Recordings:
1. Detroit SO, Neeme Järvi, conductor. (Duration: 41:12)
2. Orquesta Sinfónica de Xalapa, Lanfranco Marcelletti, conductor (Duration: 46:21)
3. Ulster Orchestra, Joanne Faletta, conductor (Duration: 40:22)
Piano Concerto, c#, opus 45, 1899, arr. 2 pf (1900)
Scores:
Boston: A.P. Schmidt, 1900. IMSLP has this score
New scholarly edition:
Concerto for Pianoforte and Orchestra in C-sharp minor, opus 45, Laurine Celeste Fox, ed. (Subito Music Corp)
Instrumentation: pno; 2,1 2 2,1 2; 4231; timp, stgs
Recordings:
1. English Chamber Orchestra, Paul Goodwin, conductor; Joanne Polk, pianist. (Duration: 37:57)
2. Nashville SO, Kenneth Schermerhorn, conductor. Alan Feinberg, pianist (Duration: 36:38)