The Manhattan skyline, the majesty of the Teton Mountains, and indigenous communities living in the American West. Those are some of the elements that inspired a musical reflection on our nation: American Scene by William Grant Still.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
William Grant Still: Wood Notes: Moon Dusk
Fort Smith Symphony | John Jeter, conductor
Album: Still: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 3 | Wood Notes
Naxos 559676
William Grant Still: American Scene: A Mountain, a Memorial, and a Song
Manhattan Chamber Orchestra | Richard Auldon Clark, conductor
Album: William Grant Still: The American Scene
Newport 85596
Thomas Whitman: Soekia's Dance
Mimi Stillman, flute | Kerri Ryan, viola | Bridget Kibbey, harp
Dolce Suono Ensemble, Trinity Center for Urban Life, Philadelphia, PA
Aaron Copland: Four Dance Episodes, from Rodeo
Aspen Festival Orchestra | Cristian Macelaru, conductor
Aspen Music Festival and School, Benedict Music Tent, Aspen, CO
Hour 2
Henri Dutilleux: Au gre des ondes: Prelude en Berceuse; Claquettes
Robert Levin, piano
Album: Henri Dutilleux: D'ombre et de silence
ECM 2105
Maurice Ravel: Alborada del Gracioso (From Miroirs)
Texas Festival Orchestra | Ransom Wilson, conductor
Round Top Festival Institute, Festival Concert Hall, Round Top, TX
Joseph Haydn: Quartet in D minor, Op. 76, No. 2 "Die Quinten"
New York Philharmonic String Quartet
University of Georgia Performing Arts Center, Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, UGA Performing Arts Center, Athens, GA
Franz Schubert: Piano Trio No. 1 in B-flat Major, D.898: Mvt. 1
Robert Levin, piano | Noah Bendix-Balgley, violin | Peter Wiley, cello
Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA
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