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| American Classics - A Continuum Portrait Vol 6 - Seeger | ||||||
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Release Date: 07/19/2005 Label: Naxos Catalog #: 8559197 Spars Code: DDD Composer: Ruth Crawford Performer: Daniel Grabois, Marsha Heller, John Craig Barker, Cheryl Seltzer, Jayn Rosenfeld, Cynde Iverson, Mia Wu, Joel Sachs, Nan Hughes, Maria Kitsopoulos, Susan Heinemann, Victor Kioulaphides, Erik Charlston, Nathan Williams, Kristin Wolfe-Jensen, David J. Bursack, Rachel Evans, Mari Kimura, Maria Schleuning, Mark Steinberg, Renée Jolles, Benjamin Herrington, Richard Kelley Conductor: Joel Sachs Orchestra/Ensemble: Continuum
Number of Discs: 1 |
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"Crawford Seeger's life reflects both the positive and the negative charges of a woman's life in music. There were burdens of raising a large family; the hovering presence of her husband, the composer Charles Seeger; the Depression; social activism (one of the song settings concerns the Sacco-Vanzetti case); and with it all, a tough-minded modernism and a muscular personality. All the pieces on this CD derive from the years 1924 to 1932, before marriage and its concerns more or less silenced Ms. Seeger's work until the 1950's. (She died in 1953.) The early piano preludes (here Nos. 1 and 9) bear the fluidity and sensuousness of Scriabin, as Cheryl Seltzer's booklet note suggests. Pieces like the Suite for Five Wind Instruments have an assertive tang and an increasing distance from tonality that put them closer to the industrial-strength harmonic revolutions of the times. To this way of thinking also belongs the Violin Sonata, an original and confident work. Exercises in spartan combinations include two "Diaphonic Suites," for solo flute and for bassoon and cello. The three Carl Sandburg songs ride on a complex and dense instrumental accompaniment." - Bernard Holland, NEW YORK TIMES |
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| 1. |
Suite for 5 Wind Instruments and Piano by Ruth Crawford | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Performer:
Daniel Grabois (French Horn),
Marsha Heller (Oboe),
John Craig Barker (Clarinet),
Cheryl Seltzer (Piano), Jayn Rosenfeld (Flute), Cynde Iverson (Bassoon) Conductor: Joel Sachs Orchestra/Ensemble: Continuum Period: 20th Century |
Length: 9 Minutes 45 Secs. |
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| Notes: Academy of Arts & Letters, New York City (01/1991); Academy of Arts & Letters, New York City (10/1992) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sonata for Violin and Piano by Ruth Crawford | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Performer:
Cheryl Seltzer (Piano),
Mia Wu (Violin)
Period: 20th Century Written: 1926; USA |
Length: 14 Minutes 21 Secs. |
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| Notes: Academy of Arts & Letters, New York City (01/1991); Academy of Arts & Letters, New York City (10/1992) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ricercari (2) by Ruth Crawford | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Performer:
Joel Sachs (Piano),
Nan Hughes (Mezzo Soprano)
Period: 20th Century |
Length: 8 Minutes 16 Secs. Language: English |
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| Notes: Academy of Arts & Letters, New York City (01/1991); Academy of Arts & Letters, New York City (10/1992) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Prelude no 1 "Andante" by Ruth Crawford | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Performer:
Cheryl Seltzer (Piano)
Period: 20th Century |
Length: 1 Minutes 14 Secs. |
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| Notes: Academy of Arts & Letters, New York City (01/1991); Academy of Arts & Letters, New York City (10/1992) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Prelude no 9 "Tranquillo" by Ruth Crawford | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Performer:
Cheryl Seltzer (Piano)
Period: 20th Century |
Length: 2 Minutes 54 Secs. |
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| Notes: Academy of Arts & Letters, New York City (01/1991); Academy of Arts & Letters, New York City (10/1992) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Study in Mixed Accents by Ruth Crawford | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Performer:
Cheryl Seltzer (Piano)
Period: 20th Century Written: 1930; USA |
Length: 1 Minutes 31 Secs. |
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| Notes: Academy of Arts & Letters, New York City (01/1991); Academy of Arts & Letters, New York City (10/1992) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Diaphonic Suite no 1 by Ruth Crawford | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Performer:
Jayn Rosenfeld (Flute)
Period: 20th Century |
Length: 5 Minutes 6 Secs. |
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| Notes: Academy of Arts & Letters, New York City (01/1991); Academy of Arts & Letters, New York City (10/1992) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Diaphonic Suite no 2 by Ruth Crawford | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Performer:
Maria Kitsopoulos (Cello),
Susan Heinemann (Bassoon)
Period: 20th Century |
Length: 4 Minutes 17 Secs. |
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| Notes: Academy of Arts & Letters, New York City (01/1991); Academy of Arts & Letters, New York City (10/1992) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Songs (3) by Ruth Crawford | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Performer:
Victor Kioulaphides (Double Bass),
Maria Kitsopoulos (Cello),
Nan Hughes (Mezzo Soprano),
Marsha Heller (Oboe), Erik Charlston (Percussion), Cheryl Seltzer (Piano), Nathan Williams (Clarinet), Kristin Wolfe-Jensen (Bassoon), David J. Bursack (Viola), Rachel Evans (Viola), Mari Kimura (Violin), Maria Schleuning (Violin), Mark Steinberg (Violin), Renée Jolles (Violin), Benjamin Herrington (Trombone), Richard Kelley (Trumpet), Daniel Grabois (French Horn) Conductor: Joel Sachs Orchestra/Ensemble: Continuum Period: 20th Century Written: USA |
Length: 9 Minutes 5 Secs. Language: English |
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Notes: Academy of Arts & Letters, New York City (01/1991); Academy of Arts & Letters, New York City (10/1992) Composition written: USA (1930 - 1933). |
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