November 23, 2009. Thanksgiving
This week, we celebrate this most American of holidays with a selection of American compositions. We'll begin with the Fugue from Samuel Barber's Sonata Op. 26 (1949). It's played by Tania Stavreva. We'll then go back in time about 50 years to listen to Amy Beach's Romance for Violin and Piano. It's performed by Rachel Barton Pine, with Matthew Hagle on the piano. Next comes Aaron Copland and his wistful Duo for Flute and Piano, played by the flutist Martha Councell and Richard Steinbach. William Bolcom's Graceful Ghost Rag (Christina Castelli violin, Grant Moffett piano) will follow. We conclude with Elliott Carter, whose career spanned almost 80 years and coincided with some of the most creative periods of American classical music. His Caténaires is superbly played by Ursula Oppens. To listen, click here.
November 23, 2009. Thanksgiving
This week, we celebrate this most American of holidays with a selection of American compositions. We'll begin with the Fugue from Samuel Barber's Sonata Op. 26 (1949). It's played by Tania Stavreva. We'll then go back in time about 50 years to listen to Amy Beach's Romance for Violin and Piano. It's performed by Rachel Barton Pine, with Matthew Hagle on the piano. Next comes Aaron Copland and his wistful Duo for Flute and Piano, played by the flutist Martha Councell and Richard Steinbach. William Bolcom's Graceful Ghost Rag (Christina Castelli violin, Grant Moffett piano) will follow. We conclude with Elliott Carter, whose career spanned almost 80 years and coincided with some of the most creative periods of American classical music. His Caténaires is superbly played by Ursula Oppens. To listen, click here.