Show notes
Our first show of 2015 is a program of waltzes not from Vienna (full playlist below).LITA GRIER (b. 1937)Dancing Towards Bethlehem (3:30)From The Billy Collins Suite: Songs Inspired by His PoetryCedille Records CDR 90000 115 (Track 10)Jonathan Beyer, baritoneJohn Bruce Yeh, clarinetJohn Goodwin, pianoGIAN CARLO MENOTTI (1911-2007)“Bravo!” — “What is the matter Toby?” (Monica’s Waltz) (5:22)From Gian Carlo Menotti: The MediumCedille Records CDR 90000 034 (Tracks 24 & 25)Patrice Michaels, sopranoChicago Opera TheaterLawrence Rapchak, conductorALEXANDER SCRIABIN (1872-1915)Waltz, Op. 38 (5:47)From Dmitry Paperno: Uncommon EncoresCedille Records CDR 90000 007 (Track 13)Dmitry Paperno, pianoDMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH (1906-1975)String Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 68III. Valse: Allegro (5:24)From The Soviet Experience, Volume IICedille Records CDR 90000 130 (Disc 1, track 7)Pacifica QuartetFREDERIC CHOPIN (1810-1849)“Minute” Waltz, Op. 64, No. 1 (2:00)From American Virtuosa: Tribute to Maud PowellCedille Records CDR 90000 097 (Track 6)Rachel Barton Pine, violinMatthew Hagle, pianoFRANZ LISZT (1811-1886)Grand Valse di Bravura, Op. 6 (7:21)From Romantic Music for Piano Four HandsCedille Records CDR 7002 (Track 8)Elizabeth Buccheri, pianoRichard Boldrey, pianoVOJISLAV IVANOVIC (b. 1959)Funny Valse from Café Pieces (3:37)From Out of Africa… and Around the WorldCedille Records CDR 7005 (Track 3)Denis Azabagic, classical guitarFELIPE VILLANUEVA (1862-1893)Amor: Vals de Salón (3:12)JOSÉ ROLÓN (1876-1945)Vals Capricho, Op. 14 (8:32)From Salón MexicanoCedille Records CDR 90000 132 (Tracks 12 & 20)Jorge Federico Osorio, pianoJOHN HARMON (b. 1935)Light Feet (2002) (3:34)From American SongsCedille Records CDR 90000 091 (Track 27)Patrice Michaels, sopranoElizabeth Buccheri, piano