Richard Danielpour

Margaret Garner, with a libretto by Nobel prize winner Toni Morrison, was premiered in 2005 at Michigan Opera Theater. This collection features three arias sung by the title character: Margaret's Lull...

Four arias sung by the character Edward Gaines in Danielpour's only opera, Margaret Garner. I Remember..., A Little Solace, and Nothing...) and one aria sung by Margaret's husband, Robert (Go Cry Girl...

More than anything else, Margaret Garner is an opera that reminds us that we all belong to the same human family, and it demonstrates what can happen when we forget this fundamental truth... - Richard...

For violin, violoncello and piano. Written in memory of Cole Carsan St. Clair, son of conductor Carl St. Clair, who passed away at the age of 18 months. 27 minutes.

A fascinating and deeply personal work from a major contemporary composer. Duration ca. 22 minutes.

Danielpour's Cello Concerto was premiered by Yo-Yo Ma and the San Francisco Symphony in 1994. In four movements: Invocation, Profanation, Soliloquy, Prayer and Lamentation. 31 minutes.

Four songs on texts by Toni Morrison. Composed for Jessye Norman.

This 1992 composition is the composer's personal portrait of New York City. It was premiered by the New York Philharmonic, with Leonard Slatkin conducting, on January 4, 1996. The title is drawn from...

Work for Orchestra by American composer Richard Danielpour, composed in 1988.

Symphonic Triptych for Orchestra.

G. Schirmer Concert Band - Grade 3-5 Contemporary composer Richard Danielpour has established himself as one of the most sought-after writers of his generation, with orchestral works performed around...

G. Schirmer Concert Band - Grade 3-5 Contemporary composer Richard Danielpour has established himself as one of the most sought-after writers of his generation, with orchestral works performed around...

Four songs on texts by Toni Morrison. The lyrics are an attempt to evoke both the meaning of and the passion in our desire for Paradise.

Commissioned by the Gilmore Foundation and premiered by Adam Golka at the 2009 National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy.

Work for Piano Solo.

Written in 1989 for the Saturday Brass Quintet on commission from Chamber Music America. The set of four dances - Riddle Dance, Burlesque, Shadow Dance, and Peripetia - form a snapshot of New York, th...

This Piano Quintet, written over the summer of 1988, is in three movements - a fast, desperate 'Anunciation', a lyrical and conversational 'Atonement' (the heart of the work) and the quick, rhythmic a...

This piece was commmissioned by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. The premiere performance was given January, 1989 in New York.

English Only. For Soprano and Chamber Ensemble.