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Wallingford Riegger

1885-1961 US, Albany, Georgia
Composer of Classical
A.k.a. Wallingford Constantine Riegger

Wallingford Constantine Riegger (April 29, 1885 – April 2, 1961) was a prolific American music composer, well known for orchestral and modern dance music, and film scores. He was born in Albany, Georgia, but lived much of his life in New York City.He is noted for being one of the first American composers to use a form of twelve-tone technique.

     
Genres
  • Classical
  • Electronic
Popular Tracks   
New & Old, Op. 38 on Piano Music in America, 1900-1945 by Rogers Shields
Ave Maria, D. 839 - 2023 Remastered Version on The Lord's Prayer by Eugene Ormandy & Philadelphia Orchestra
Dance Rhythms, Op. 58 on Dance Rhythms by William Berz
Piano Concerto, Op. 53: I. Allegro on Riegger: Music for Piano & Winds by Wallingford Riegger & Gilbert Kalish
Dance Rhythms on Riegger, Avshalomov & Cazden: Orchestral Works by Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra & Orchestra of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia – Roma
Piano Concerto, Op.53: I. Allegro - Allegro on Poulenc: Sextet for Piano and Wind Quintet, Op. 100 - Riegger: Concerto for Piano and Woodwind Quintet, Op. 53 by The New York Woodwind Quintet
Piano Concerto, Op.53: III. Allegro molto on Poulenc: Sextet for Piano and Wind Quintet, Op. 100 - Riegger: Concerto for Piano and Woodwind Quintet, Op. 53 by The New York Woodwind Quintet
Piano Concerto, Op.53: II. Andante on Poulenc: Sextet for Piano and Wind Quintet, Op. 100 - Riegger: Concerto for Piano and Woodwind Quintet, Op. 53 by The New York Woodwind Quintet
Symphony No. 4, Op. 63: I. Allegro moderato on Wallingford Riegger: Variations for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 54, Variations for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 71, & Symphony No. 4, Op. 63 by Wallingford Riegger, The Louisville Orchestra & Robert Whitney
Piano Concerto, Op. 53: II. Andante on Riegger: Music for Piano & Winds by Wallingford Riegger & Gilbert Kalish

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Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Symphony No. 9 In E Minor / Mysterious Mountain / New Dance / ToccataLeopold Stokowski, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Alan Hovhaness, Wallingford Riegger, Paul Creston2004Album
Shapey • Riegger • Piston • Crumb • Sollberger • BergerPaul Zukofsky / Ralph Shapey • Wallingford Riegger • Walter Piston • George Crumb • Harvey Sollberger • Arthur Berger2002Album
Variations / Symphony No. 4Wallingford Riegger / The Louisville Orchestra2001Compil.
Quartet RomanticHenry Cowell, Lou Harrison, Wallingford Riegger, Ruth Crawford Seeger, John J. Becker1998Compil.
Music For Piano & WindsWallingford Riegger1996Album
Modern Music For BrassWallingford Riegger, Alvin Etler1994Album
Romanza, Dance Rhythms, Music for Orchestra, Concerto for Piano and Woodwind Quintet, Music for Brass Ensembles, Symphony No. 3Wallingford Riegger1990Compil.
20th Century American Chamber MusicThe Mirecourt Trio - Paul Reale, Samuel Barber, Roy Harris, Virgil Thomson, Paul Creston, Wallingford Riegger1986Album
Sue Ann Kahn Plays Schickele, Rochberg, Riegger, LueningSue Ann Kahn Plays Peter Schickele, George Rochberg, Wallingford Riegger, Otto Luening1986Album
Works By: Henry Cowell / Wallingford Riegger / John J. Becker / Ruth Crawford SeegerHenry Cowell, Wallingford Riegger, John J. Becker, Ruth Crawford Seeger1978Album
Modern Music For Two PianosWallingford Riegger, Vincent Persichetti, Nicolai Berezowsky1974Album
Rhapsody For Orchestra, Symphony VIII / Night Music / DichotomyRoger Sessions / Thea Musgrave / Wallingford Riegger1973Album
String Quartet No. 2 / Elegy / Timepiece / Fantasy For Violin And PianoWallingford Riegger / Lawrence Moss / Donald Harris1973Album
Elegaic Variations / Lamentation For Orchestra / DichotomyRánki György / Wallingford Riegger - The Louisville Orchestra, Jorge Mester1971Album
Symphony No. 8 / Study In Sonority, Op. 7The Louisville Orchestra, Jorge Mester, Vincent Persichetti, Wallingford Riegger1970Album
Fantasy And Fugue / Nocturne / Synthesis For Orchestra And Electronic Sound / Fantasia For OrganWallingford Riegger / Colin McPhee / Otto Luening1966Album
Ben-Haim: To The Chief Musician Metaporphoses For Orchestra, Riegger: Variations For Violin And Orchestra, Op. 71Paul Ben-Haim, Wallingford Riegger, The Louisville Orchestra, Robert Whitney1960Album
New Dance / Concerto No. 1 For Orchestra ("Arevakal") / Symphony No. 4Wallingford Riegger / Alan Hovhaness / Henry Cowell1956Album
Symphony No. 6 / Variations For Piano And Orchestra / NotturnoPeter Mennin / Wallingford Riegger / Ernst Toch - The Louisville Orchestra, Robert Whitney1955Album
Wallingford Riegger Symphony No 3 Peter Mennin Symphony No 3Wallingford Riegger, Peter Mennin, Howard Hanson, Dimitri Mitropoulos, Eastman Rochester Symphony Orchestra, The Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of New York1954Album
Modern American Music SeriesDouglas Moore, Wallingford Riegger1953Album
New Dance / Ballad And Dance From Symphony No. 4Wallingford Riegger / Henry Cowell1953Single
Symphony No. 3 / The Song Of SongsWallingford Riegger, Lukas FossAlbum
Riegger: Romanza - Music For Orchestra, Dance Rhythms / Avshalomov: The Taking Of T'ung Kuan / Cazden: Three Ballads From The CatskillsWallingford Riegger / Jacob Avshalomov / Norman CazdenAlbum
Trio For Piano, Violin And CelloWallingford RieggerAlbum
The Minotaur / Symphony No. 4 / New DanceElliott Carter, Henry Cowell, Wallingford Riegger / Howard Hanson Conducting The Eastman-Rochester OrchestraAlbum
Riegger: Canon And Fugue In D Minor / Becker: Concerto Arabesque For Piano And Orchestra / Ives: Thanksgiving (1904)Wallingford Riegger / John J. Becker / Charles Ives - Jan Henrik Kayser & Oslo Filharmoniske Orkester / Iceland Symphony Orchestra / Iceland State Radio Chorus - William StricklandAlbum
Concerto For Piano And Woodwind Quintet / Theme, Variations And Finale For Winds And StringsWallingford Riegger, New Art Wind Quintet, Harriet Wingreen / Ezra Laderman, New York Woodwind Quintet, The Saidenberg Chamber Players, Samuel BaronAlbum
Sextet For Piano, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet And Horn - Concerto For Piano And Woodwind Quintet, Op. 53 (1953)Francis Poulenc, Wallingford Riegger / New York Woodwind QuintetAlbum
Poulenc: Sextet And Winds Riegger: Concerto For Piano And Woodwind Quintet, Op. 53 (1953)Francis Poulenc, Wallingford Riegger / New York Woodwind QuintetAlbum
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