Donald MacCourt


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Bassoonist and contrabassoonist. He has been the bassoonist of the New York Woodwind Quintet from 1973 until 2005. He is also a member of Speculum Musicae and plays principal bassoon in the New York City Ballet Orchestra. He played on recordings with the New York Woodwind Quintet, Speculum Musicae, the Contemporary Chamber Ensemble and the Group for Contemporary Music among others.

APPEARANCES +


Peter Serkin
The Complete RCA Album Collection
2020, 35xCD, RE, RM + Box, Comp, RCA Red Seal, Sony Classical, ,
Baroque/Classical/Contemporary/Modern/Romantic/Twelve-tone
Elliott Carter
A Nonesuch Retrospective
2009, 4xCD, RE + Box, Comp, Nonesuch, ,
Modern/Contemporary
Arnold Schoenberg
The Works Of Arnold Schoenberg Volume One (The Robert Craft Edition)
2009, 5xCD + Box, Comp, Naxos, ,
Twelve-tone
Schoenberg*, Mark Beesley • Simon Joly Chorale • New York Woodwind Quintet • Philharmonia Orchestra, Robert Craft
Chamber Symphony No. 2 (Die Glückliche Hand • Wind Quintet, Op. 26)
2008, CD, ,
Modern
Mozart*, The New York Philomusica*
The Complete Mozart Divertimentos CD 5
2002, CD, RE, NY Philomusica Records, ,
Classical
Mozart*, New York Philomusica*
The Complete Mozart Divertimentos CD 4
2002, CD, RE, NY Philomusica Records, ,
Classical
Mozart*, New York Philomusica Chamber Ensemble
The Complete Mozart Divertimentos CD 2
2002, CD, RE, NY Philomusica Records
Moondog
Moondog
2000, ,
Modern
Miriam Gideon
Music For Voice & Ensemble
1998, CD, Album, Composers Recordings Inc. (CRI), ,
Contemporary
George Crumb • Poul Ruders • John Anthony Lennon — David Starobin
Guitar Concertante
1997, CD, Comp, Bridge Records (4), ,
Contemporary/Classical Guitar/Concerto
Lee Hyla
We Speak Etruscan
1996, CD, Album, New World Records
Charles Wuorinen
The Winds
1996, CD, Album, Comp, New World Records
Wallingford Riegger, Gilbert Kalish, New York Woodwind Quintet
Music For Piano & Winds
1996, CD, Album, Bridge Records (4)
Schoenberg*
The Early Tonal Years 1894-1907
1995, CD, Comp, Sony Classical
Gerard Schwarz
The Age Of Splendour
1995, 2xCD, VoxBox
David Newman*
Bigger & Better / The Many Facets Of David Newman
1993, CD, ,
Fusion
Poul Ruders - David Starobin, Speculum Musicae, Donald Palma, Capricorn (14), Oliver Knussen
Psalmodies / Vox In Rama / Nightshade
1992, CD, Album, Bridge Records (4), ,
Contemporary
New York Woodwind Quintet / Martin Bresnick, Mel Powell, Ronald Roseman, Ralph Shapey
Works By Bresnik, Powell, Roseman, Shapey
1991, CD, Album, New World Records,
Schoenberg*, Rudolf Serkin
Serenade, Op. 24 • Chamber Symphony No. 1, Op. 9
1990, CD, ,
Modern/Twelve-tone
Elliott Carter - Speculum Musicae With Katherine Ciesinski, Jon Garrison, Patrick Mason (2), Jan Opalach, Christine Schadeberg
The Vocal Works (1975-1981)
1989, CD, Album, Bridge Records (4)
Johannes Brahms, New York Woodwind Quintet, Gilbert Kalish
String Quartet, Op. 51, No. 2 / Piano Quartet No. 1 Op. 25
1989, CD, Album, Musical Heritage Society
The Group For Contemporary Music - Charles Wuorinen / Harvey Sollberger / Nicolas Roussakis
Twentieth Anniversary Celebration Arabia Felix / Angel And Stone / Voyage)
1982, LP, Album, Composers Recordings Inc. (CRI), Composers Recordings Inc. (CRI), ,
Contemporary
Donald Martino / Milton Babbitt
Triple Concerto / Arie Da Capo
1980, LP, Nonesuch, ,
Modern
George Frideric Handel*
Trio Sonatas For 2 Oboes & Continuo, Volume 2
1980, LP, Spe, Nonesuch, ,
Baroque
Various
Fame - The Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture
1980, ,
Disco
Henry Cowell, Wallingford Riegger, John J. Becker, Ruth Crawford Seeger
Works By: Henry Cowell / Wallingford Riegger / John J. Becker / Ruth Crawford Seeger
1978, LP, Album, New World Records, ,
Modern
Milton Babbitt / Leslie Bassett / William O. Smith / Charles Wuorinen
New Music For Virtuosos
1977, LP, Album, New World Records, ,
Contemporary/Experimental
Hodkinson* / Heiss* / Ung*
Three Stylists (Megalith Trilogy / Inventions, Contours And Colors / Mohori)
1976, LP, Composers Recordings Inc. (CRI), Composers Recordings Inc. (CRI), ,
Contemporary
Leonard Bernstein
Missa (Fragmentos)
1976
Seth McCoy, Sherrill Milnes, James Richman, Jon Spong, American Fife Ensemble, The Continental Harmony Singers, The Liberty Tree Wind Players
The Birth Of Liberty: Music Of The American Revolution
1976, ,
Military/Marches/Folk
Telemann* · Hertel* · Albinoni* - Gerard Schwarz, Ronald Roseman
Baroque Chamber Music Of Telemann, Hertel, Albinoni
1975, LP, Desto, CMS (10), ,
Baroque
Mozart*, The New York Philomusica*
A Survey Of The Occasional Music In 3 Volumes: Volume III: No. 10, K 247 & March, K. 248; No. 12, K. 252; No. 14, K. 270; No. 16, K. 289; No. 17, K. 334
1975, 3xLP, Box, VoxBox, ,
Classical
Various
New American Music New York Section Composers Of The 1970’s Volume 2
1975, ,
Modern/Contemporary/Post-Modern
Mozart*, The New York Philomusica*
Divertimenti Vol. 1 A Survey Of The Occasional Music In 3 Volumes
1975
Elliott Carter
Double Concerto For Harpsichord And Piano With Two Chamber Orchestras / Duo For Violin And Piano
1975
Bill Evans
Symbiosis
1974, Vinyl Gatefold, ,
Modal/Neo-Classical
Stefan Wolpe / George Rochberg / Jeff Jones (12) - The Contemporary Chamber Ensemble*, Arthur Weisberg, Phyllis Bryn-Julson, Jan DeGaetani
Spectrum: New American Music, Volume IV
1974, Vinyl, ,
Contemporary
George Rochberg / Andrew Imbrie / Donald Waxman
Trio For Violin, Cello And Piano / Dandelion Wine / Trio For Oboe Clarinet And Bassoon
1973, LP, Turnabout
Kurt Weill • Darius Milhaud • Arthur Weisberg Conducting The Contemporary Chamber Ensemble*
Suite From The Threepenny Opera, La Création Du Monde
1973, ,
Neo-Classical/Musical/Modern
Grover Washington, Jr.
Soul Box Vol. 2
1973, Vinyl, ,
Fusion/Funk/Soul-Jazz
Pablo Casals, Marlboro Festival Orchestra
Pablo Casals Conducts Bach: The Six Brandenburg Concertos; The Four Orchestral Suites
1973
Grover Washington, Jr.
Soul Box Vol. 1
1973, Vinyl All Disc Pressing, ,
Smooth Jazz/Fusion/Funk
Grover Washington, Jr.
Soul Box
1973, 2x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
Fusion/Funk
Edgard Varèse
Offrandes / Intégrales / Octandre / Ecuatorial
1973, ,
Modern
Kalkbrenner* / Spohr*
Quintet For Clarinet, Horn, Cello, Double Bass & Piano / Quintet For Flute, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon And Piano
1972, Vinyl, ,
Classical/Romantic
Leonard Bernstein
Mass
1971, ,
Opera/Neo-Classical/Modern
Paul Chihara
Tree Music
1970, ,
Modern/Experimental
Moondog
Moondog
1969, Vinyl Pitman pressing, Gatefold - UNIPAK, ,
Big Band/Contemporary
Jacob Druckman / Joseph Schwantner / John Harbison
Spectrum: New American Music, Volume III
1969, Vinyl, ,
Modern
Nat Adderley
Calling Out Loud
1969, ,
Hard Bop/Soul-Jazz
Stefan Wolpe / George Rochberg / Seymour Shifrin - The Contemporary Chamber Ensemble*, Arthur Weisberg, Jan DeGaetani
Spectrum: New American Music, Volume II
1969, ,
Contemporary
David Newman*
The Many Facets Of David Newman
1969, Vinyl CTH - Terre Haute Pressing, ,
Jazz-Funk/Funk/Modal
Mozart* : Frederic Waldman Conducts The Musica Æterna Wind Ensemble*
Serenade For 13 Wind Instruments
1967, Vinyl, ,
Classical
Mario Davidovsky / Harvey Sollberger
Three Synchronisms / Chamber Variations
1966, Vinyl, ,
Contemporary/Experimental
Bach* / Pablo Casals Conducts Marlboro Festival Orchestra, Rudolf Serkin, Alexander Schneider, Peter Serkin
The Six Brandenburg Concertos
1965
Arnold Schoenberg, Luigi Boccherini, Maurice Ravel
Schoenberg Chamber Symphony No. 1, OP. 9; Boccherini Quintet in A Major, OP. 28, No. 2, G.308; Ravel Melodies Populaires Grecques
LP, Marlboro Recording Society,
Kurt Weill, Darius Milhaud, William Bolcom - Contemporary Chamber Ensemble, Arthur Weisberg , Conductor - Bruce Mather , Piano And Harmonium Pierrette LePage, Piano And Harpsichord*
Kleine Dreigroschenmusik (Suite From The Threepenny Opera) / La Création Du Monde / Frescoes
Cass, Album, Dol, Connoisseur Society, ,
Modern/Contemporary
Elliott Carter
Sonata For Flute, Oboe, Cello & Harpsichord / Cello Sonata / Double Concerto