Pellegrini Quartet - Ruth Crawford Seeger: Chamber Works (2000)
BAND/ARTIST: Pellegrini Quartet
- Title: Ruth Crawford Seeger: Chamber Works
- Year Of Release: 2000
- Label: CPO
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks) +Booklet
- Total Time: 01:02:46
- Total Size: 274 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. Suite for Wind Quintet: I. Allegretto
02. Suite for Wind Quintet: II. Lento rubato
03. Suite for Wind Quintet: II. Allegro possibile
04. Diaphonic Suite No. 1 for Oboe: I. Scherzando
05. Diaphonic Suite No. 1 for Oboe: II. Andante
06. Diaphonic Suite No. 1 for Oboe: III. Allegro
07. Diaphonic Suite No. 1 for Oboe: IV. Moderato, ritmico
08. Diaphonic Suite No. 2 for Bassoon and Cello: I. Freely
09. Diaphonic Suite No. 2 for Bassoon and Cello: II. Andante cantando
10. Diaphonic Suite No. 2 for Bassoon and Cello: III. Con brio
11. String Quartet, "1931": I. Rubato assai
12. String Quartet, "1931": II. Leggiero
13. String Quartet, "1931": III. Andante
14. String Quartet, "1931": IV. Allegro possibile
15. Suite No. 2: I. Lento
16. Suite No. 2: II. Leggiero
17. Suite No. 2: III. Allegro energico
18. Diaphonic Suite No. 3: I. Tranquillo
19. Diaphonic Suite No. 3: II. Giocoso
20. Diaphonic Suite No. 3: III. Moderato
21. Diaphonic Suite No. 4: I. Moderato
22. Diaphonic Suite No. 4: II. Andante cantando
23. Diaphonic Suite No. 4: III. Scherzando ritmico
24. Suite for Wind Quintet and Piano: I. Adagio religioso
25. Suite for Wind Quintet and Piano: II. Giocoso-Allegro non troppo
26. Suite for Wind Quintet and Piano: III. Andante tristo
27. Suite for Wind Quintet and Piano: IV. Allegro con brio
Ruth Crawford (1901-1953) became the wife of musicologist-composer Charles Seeger and was stepmother to the folk singer Pete Seeger. These events distracted her from composing, and she was not very prolific. The works here are written for such diverse scorings as solo oboe, bassoon and cello, or two clarinets, as well as more conventional groupings like string quartet and wind quintet. The music is flinty hard in its character, terse and knotty. Seven complete works fit into the disc's 63 minutes, and one suspects they are so short because their idiom is so difficult and unmelodic. There is a real musical mind at work here, most easily appreciated in the "Suite for Wind Quintet," which opens the disc. And the performers all seem to be deeply involved in the music, which they play with expression and verve. Many listeners will find Seeger a tough nut, but the adventurous will appreciate her individual voice and musical bravery. The disc's price does invite experimentation.
01. Suite for Wind Quintet: I. Allegretto
02. Suite for Wind Quintet: II. Lento rubato
03. Suite for Wind Quintet: II. Allegro possibile
04. Diaphonic Suite No. 1 for Oboe: I. Scherzando
05. Diaphonic Suite No. 1 for Oboe: II. Andante
06. Diaphonic Suite No. 1 for Oboe: III. Allegro
07. Diaphonic Suite No. 1 for Oboe: IV. Moderato, ritmico
08. Diaphonic Suite No. 2 for Bassoon and Cello: I. Freely
09. Diaphonic Suite No. 2 for Bassoon and Cello: II. Andante cantando
10. Diaphonic Suite No. 2 for Bassoon and Cello: III. Con brio
11. String Quartet, "1931": I. Rubato assai
12. String Quartet, "1931": II. Leggiero
13. String Quartet, "1931": III. Andante
14. String Quartet, "1931": IV. Allegro possibile
15. Suite No. 2: I. Lento
16. Suite No. 2: II. Leggiero
17. Suite No. 2: III. Allegro energico
18. Diaphonic Suite No. 3: I. Tranquillo
19. Diaphonic Suite No. 3: II. Giocoso
20. Diaphonic Suite No. 3: III. Moderato
21. Diaphonic Suite No. 4: I. Moderato
22. Diaphonic Suite No. 4: II. Andante cantando
23. Diaphonic Suite No. 4: III. Scherzando ritmico
24. Suite for Wind Quintet and Piano: I. Adagio religioso
25. Suite for Wind Quintet and Piano: II. Giocoso-Allegro non troppo
26. Suite for Wind Quintet and Piano: III. Andante tristo
27. Suite for Wind Quintet and Piano: IV. Allegro con brio
Ruth Crawford (1901-1953) became the wife of musicologist-composer Charles Seeger and was stepmother to the folk singer Pete Seeger. These events distracted her from composing, and she was not very prolific. The works here are written for such diverse scorings as solo oboe, bassoon and cello, or two clarinets, as well as more conventional groupings like string quartet and wind quintet. The music is flinty hard in its character, terse and knotty. Seven complete works fit into the disc's 63 minutes, and one suspects they are so short because their idiom is so difficult and unmelodic. There is a real musical mind at work here, most easily appreciated in the "Suite for Wind Quintet," which opens the disc. And the performers all seem to be deeply involved in the music, which they play with expression and verve. Many listeners will find Seeger a tough nut, but the adventurous will appreciate her individual voice and musical bravery. The disc's price does invite experimentation.
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