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Walter Piston and His Students

57 minutes Posted Jan 22, 2015 at 4:00 am.

Prelude & Allegro for Organ & Strings (1943)

Woodwind Quintet (1948)

Partita for Orchestra (2000)

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This week’s show falls on the day after Walter Piston’s birthday (Jan. 20, 1894), so we commemorate with music by that great American composer and 3 of his most celebrated students (full playlist below).

WALTER PISTON (1894-1976)

Prelude & Allegro for Organ & Strings (1943) (10:04)

I. Prelude

II. Allegro

From American Works for Organ and Orchestra

Cedille Records 90000 063 (Tracks 2-3)

David Schrader, organ

Grant Park Orchestra

Carlos Kalmar, conductor

ELLIOTT CARTER (1908-2012)

Woodwind Quintet (1948) (8:06)

I. Allegretto

II. Allegro giocoso

From Early Chamber Music of Elliott Carter

Cedille Records CDR 90000 048 (Tracks 2-3)

Chicago Pro Musica

FREDERIC RZEWSKI (b. 1938)

Pocket Symphony (2000)

A (3:40)

B (4:43)

From fred: Music by Frederic Rzewski

Cedille Records CDR 90000 084 (Tracks 1-2)

eighth blackbird

JOHN HARBISON (b. 1938)

Partita for Orchestra (2000) (22:00)

I. Praeludium-Fantasia

II. Rondo-Capriccio

III. Aria-Sarabande

IV. Courante-Gigue

From American Orchestral Works

Cedille Records CDR 90000 090 (Tracks 6-9)

Grant Park Orchestra

Carlos Kalmar, conductor

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