JOHN CERMINARO: A LIFE OF MUSIC Historic Live Performances

John Cerminaro

A LIFE OF MUSIC Historic Live Performances

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Live performances from Japan, Australia and the US spanning 40 years in the career of classical music's greatest living hornist, John Cerminaro.

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A rare collection of four live performances recorded around the world, this unique recording spans horn player John Cerminaro’s career over the past five decades, and showcases his innate musicality and supreme technical command.

Widely acknowledged as one of the greatest horn players of our time, John Cerminaro is currently Principal Horn with the Seattle Symphony, a post he has held since 1995. In an illustrious career spanning five decades, he has also held principal horn positions with the New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Aspen Festival Orchestra. Mr. Cerminaro has guested as a principal with numerous orchestras across the country, including the Dallas Symphony, Milwaukee Symphony, and Houston Symphony, to name a few, and has performed in music festivals throughout the United States, Europe and Asia.
As a recording artist, Mr. Cerminaro can be heard on numerous recordings. His discography is varied, and includes four solo recordings for Crystal Records, an acclaimed CD of the four Mozart Horn Concertos with conductor Gerard Schwarz and the Seattle Symphony (also Crystal Records) as well as the John Williams’ score for NBC’s Nightly News.
Respected for his teaching methods as well as his performance skills, John Cerminaro has been a member of the faculty at The Juilliard School, the Aspen Music Festival, The California Institute of the Arts and was a Landsdowne Lecturer at Victoria College. He is the author of a treatise for performers entitled, “The Greater Glory.” A recipient of the esteemed Naumberg Award, First Prize in the Concert Artist’s Guild Competition and a Prague International Competition winner, Mr. Cerminaro received his musical education at The Juilliard School and the Aspen Music School.

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  • marvelous cd!!!
    author: jose zarzo

    this cd featuring john cerminaro in live performances,showcases perfectly,why mr.cerminaro is considered by many, including myself(i am principal hornist in a mayor symphony orchestra)to be one of the greatest hornists of all time.also his recordings for crystal records(including a beautiful rendition of the 4 mozart horn-concertos)are a must in every hornplayers cd collection! get this truly awesome cd, highly recomended

  • Superb musicianship and incredible technique
    author: Kit Stycket

    The Gliere with the Aspen Festival Orchestra brought back memories from summers spent there as a student. I think Mr. Cerminaro's sound and musicianship is something that horn players will appreciate. I have never heard such an incredible live recording-nor have I heard one played better, by anyone, in the last 50 years.

  • Wow!
    author: Lauren

    I love this cd! It is fantastic!!

  • One of the very few brave hornists active today!
    author: Andrew Pelletier

    John Cerminaro has been at the pinnacle of horn artistry for decades and this CD proves why. No splicing for every flaw, no overdubbing to correct poor technique, no re-taking sections to create a player who does not exist. Here is the artist as he really is: live, unedited and more stylish and breath-taking than you could possibly imagine! A must for all MUSICIANS!

  • A totally stunning and memorable CD
    author: Tony Halstead

    It's difficult not to get too 'emotional' but this is an utterly awesome CD that I will always treasure for its wonderful and totally involving performances by that 'magician of the horn' John Cerminaro.

  • Awesome Gliere and Amram concertos!!!!
    author: O. Weizner

    Really remarkable Gliere concerto, and the Amram was truly awesome. First time we've heard it. Everything was just great, even the sounds of the audience coughing once in awhile to remind us it was a LIVE concert!

  • Best, nothing else but that!! Thanks, John.
    author: Joel Pereira - Horn Accessories Intl

    My horn collection is complete now. Fantastic, definitive performances without the studio tricks!!

  • Trust me, you're never going to hear it better!
    author: Charlie C-Note

    Cerminaro's Gliere horn concerto will knock your sox off. His Mozart concerto will break your heart. Nobody plays like the kid, nobody. His CD is all live concerts, but sounds perfect, like they made it in a recording studio. Hey, don't believe me. Your loss. Or trust me, and get the CD for the musical thrill of a life time.

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