Recordings
by Ralph Schwartz
Listen to a variety of music played by Ralph
J.J. Charpentier’s “Prelude to a Te Deum” was recorded at the Basilica of St. Mary, Minneapolis, MN, as a part of a wedding collection provided to prospective brides and grooms. Kim Kasling, Organist, accompanies Ralph in this recording.
A theme from “Jupiter from The Planets” by Gustav Holst was recorded at the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis as a part of the wedding collection. Kim Kasling, Organist Emeritus, is the accompanist. Ralph is playing the selection on a flugelhorn.
The virtuoso solo, “La Virgen de la Macarena” composed by Monterde and made famous by Rafael Mendez, was recorded live at St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN in October 1989. Ralph was featured as the guest soloist for the St. Olaf Band Homecoming Concert.
“Fanfare to Joy” is an exhilarating track from Lorie Line and her Pop Chamber Orchestra CD, Heart & Soul, released in 1995, featuring Ralph playing both Trumpet 1 and 2. This recording is used by permission from Lorie Line Music, www.lorieline.com
“Variations on Carnival of Venice”, was arranged for trumpet by Herbert L. Clarke/Arban. This live performance was recorded at St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN in October 1989. Ralph was featured as the guest soloist for the St. Olaf Band Concert.
As a sophomore at Big Sandy High School, Ralph submitted this recording as an application for a scholarship to the Summer Fine Arts Camp at the University of Montana, Spring 1967.
Ralph can be heard as the solo trumpet on the recording of Virgil Thomson’s opera, “Four Saints in Three Acts”, released in 1982. The opera was performed at Carnegie Hall, November 13, 1981.
The “Prelude from the Suite in D Major” by G. F. Handel was recorded at the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis in 1997 as a part of the wedding collection. Kim Kasling is the organist.