In 1935, William Grant Still wrote a musical picture of the journey of a human spirit after death. It's a suite for piano called Three Visions. On today's show, we'll hear pianist Andrew Armstrong play Still's suite at a concert presented by the Seattle Chamber Music Society.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Robert Schumann: Fantasy Pieces for Clarinet & Piano: Movement 3 Rasch und mit Feuer
Todd Levy, clarinet | Elena Abend, piano
Album: Brahms and Schumann
Avie 2098
Franz Schubert: Cello Quintet In C Major, D. 596: Movement 4 Allegretto
Clive Greensmith, cello | The Miro Quartet
Chamber Music Society Palm Beach, Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, FL
Howard Hanson: Serenade for Flute, Harp, and String Orchestra
Eva Ding, flute | Jacqueline Kerrod, harp | Windham Festival Chamber Orchestra | Robert Manno, conductor
Catskill Mountain Foundation, Doctorow Center for the Arts, Hunter, NY
Robert Schumann: Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 47
Stephen Prutsman, piano | Alexi Kenney, violin | Ayane Kozasa, viola | Paul Wiancko, cello
Spoleto Festival USA Bank of America Chamber Music Series, Dock Street Theater, Charleston, SC
Hour 2
Cesar Franck: Violin Sonata in A: Movement 1 Allegretto ben moderato
Lara St. John, violin | Matt Herskowitz, piano
Album: Key of A: Beethoven Sonata #9 | Franck Sonata
Ancalagon
Cesar Franck: Piano Quintet in F minor: Movements 2-3
David Coucheron, violin | Helen Hwaya Kim, violin | Catherine Lynn, viola | Brad Ritchie, cello | Elizabeth Pridgen, piano
Atlanta Chamber Players, Ahavath Achim Synagogue, Atlanta, GA
William Grant Still: Three Visions Suite
Andrew Armstrong, piano
Seattle Chamber Music Society, SCMS Center for Chamber Music, Seattle, WA
George Enescu: Octet in C-Major for Strings, Op. 7: Movements 1 and 2 Tres Modere and Meme temps
West-Eastern Divan Ensemble
University of Georgia Performing Arts Center, Hodgson Concert Hall, Athens, GA
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