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Benjamin Lees
1924-2010 US, Harbin
Composer of Classical
Benjamin Lees (January 8, 1924 – May 31, 2010) was an American composer of art music.
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Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra: I. Allegro con brio on Delights and Dances by Mei-Ann Chen Symphony No. 4, "Memorial Candles": I Visitations (Slow, Unhurried) 'Someone Blew the Shofar' on Lees: Symphony No. 4, 'Memorial Candles' by Benjamin Lees & Theodore Kuchar Concerto for French Horn and Orchestra: I. Boldly on Balada/Lees/Zwilich: Concerti by William Caballero, Cynthia Koledo DeAlmeida, Nancy Goeres, Lorin Maazel & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra: II. Andante candando on Delights and Dances by Mei-Ann Chen Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra: III. Allegro energico on Delights and Dances by Mei-Ann Chen Concerto for French Horn and Orchestra: III. Lively on Balada/Lees/Zwilich: Concerti by William Caballero, Cynthia Koledo DeAlmeida, Nancy Goeres, Lorin Maazel & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Concerto for French Horn and Orchestra: II. Calmly on Balada/Lees/Zwilich: Concerti by William Caballero, Cynthia Koledo DeAlmeida, Nancy Goeres, Lorin Maazel & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Violin Concerto: I. Andante con moto on Bloch, E.: Violin Concerto / Lees, B.: Violin Concerto by Elmar Oliveira & John McLaughlin Williams Passacaglia on Lees, B.: Passacaglia / Persichetti, V.: Symphony No. 4 / Daugherty, M.: Hell's Angels by James DePreist Symphony No. 3: Andante-Molto calmo-Postlude: Andante on Symphonies by Benjamin Lees, Staatsphilharmonic Rheinland-Pfalz, Stephen Gunzenhauser & Texas Festival OrchestraTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Journey To America: 20th Century American Piano Music | Youmee Kim, Benjamin Lees, James Primosch, Henry Cowell, Libby Larsen | 2017 | Album |
| String Quartets Nos. 1, 5 And 6 | Benjamin Lees, Cypress String Quartet | 2009 | Album |
| Piano Music 1947-2005 | Benjamin Lees - Mirian Conti | 2008 | Album |
| Symphony No. 2, No. 3, & No. 5 | Benjamin Lees – Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz, Stephen Gunzenhauser / Texas Festival Orchestra, James Dick, Robert Spano | 2003 | Album |
| American Contrasts | Benjamin Lees, Vincent Persichetti, Michael Daugherty, James DePreist, Oregon Symphony Orchestra | 2003 | Album |
| Piano Concerto No. 2 • Piano Concerto • Crooning • Dance Overture | Benjamin Lees • Allen Shawn • Andrew Bishop • Paul Creston – Ian Hobson, Ursula Oppens, Albany Symphony Orchestra, David Alan Miller | 2001 | Album |
| Symphony No. 4 "Memorial Candles" | Benjamin Lees, Kimball Wheeler, James Buswell, National Symphony Orchestra Of Ukraine, Theodore Kuchar | 1999 | Album |
| Benjamin Lees · Ellen Taaffe Zwilich · Leonardo Balada | Benjamin Lees, Leonardo Balada, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Lorin Maazel | 1996 | Album |
| American Concertos | Benjamin Lees, Robert Starer, Meyer Kupferman, Michael Colgrass, Lou Harrison, Walter Piston, William Bergsma | 1995 | Compil. |
| Music By Bergsma ∗ Bloch ∗ Diamond ∗ Lees | William Bergsma, Benjamin Lees, David Diamond, Ernest Bloch -- Portland Youth Philharmonic / Jacob Avshalomov | 1992 | Album |
| Sonata No. 1 For Violin & Piano And American Violin Sonatas | John Corigliano / David Diamond / Peter Mennin / Benjamin Lees | 1990 | Album |
| Bartók: Suite, Op. 14 / Prokofiev: Sonata No. 2 / Lees: Sonata No. 4 | Béla Bartók, Sergei Prokofiev, Benjamin Lees - Gary Graffman | 1978 | Album |
| Violin Concerto / Concerto For Viola, Strings And Percussion | Benjamin Lees, Robert Starer | 1977 | Album |
| Symphony No. 3 / Concerto For String Quartet And Orchestra | Roger Sessions / Benjamin Lees - Igor Buketoff, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | 1968 | Album |
| Ongaku For Orchestra/Symphony No. 2 | The Louisville Orchestra / Henry Cowell, Benjamin Lees | 1959 | Album |
| String Quartet No. 1 / String Quartet No. 2 | Benjamin Lees / William Denny - Juilliard String Quartet | 1957 | Album |
| Sonata No. 2 For Violin And Piano / Night Music For Violin And Piano | Benjamin Lees, Ned Rorem | Album | |
| Concerto For Orchestra / Movements For Orchestra / Uno Espressione | Benjamin Lees / Ronald Herder / Luigi Nono - The Louisville Orchestra, Robert Whitney | Album | |
| Elegy And Dance / The World Of Paul Klee / Chameleon Variations / Prologue, Capriccio And Epilogue | Roy Harris, David Diamond, William Bergsma, Benjamin Lees / Portland Junior Symphony / Jacob Avshalomov | Album |
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