Compact Discoveries 176: Alan Shulman
Series: Compact Discoveries
From: Fred Flaxman
Length: 00:58:00
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Pieces performed include his Theme and Variations for Viola and Orchestra,Rendezvous for Clarinet and Piano, Cod Liver 'Ile for Violin and Piano (as performed by Jascha Heifetz), Homage to Erik Satie, Latin Serenade, Serenade for Cello and Piano, The Bop Gavotte (played by the NBC Concert Orchestra), Song of the Moon Festival in the Woods, and Theme and Variations for Viola and Piano.
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Piece Description
Pieces performed include his Theme and Variations for Viola and Orchestra,Rendezvous for Clarinet and Piano, Cod Liver 'Ile for Violin and Piano (as performed by Jascha Heifetz), Homage to Erik Satie, Latin Serenade, Serenade for Cello and Piano, The Bop Gavotte (played by the NBC Concert Orchestra), Song of the Moon Festival in the Woods, and Theme and Variations for Viola and Piano.
Broadcast History
This is the world premiere.
Transcript
Program 176: "Alan Shulman"
MUSIC: excerpt from Shulman: Rendezvous performed by clarinetist Maureen Hurd with pianist Barbara González-Palmer [MSR Classics MS 1314, track 6] [under the following]
Hello and welcome to Compact Discoveries. I’m your guide, Fred Flaxman. Stay with me for the next hour and we’ll explore the tuneful, romantic music of the 20th Century American composer Alan Shulman.
MUSIC: Fades out
Alan Shulman, who lived from 1915 until 2002, was a cellist as well as a composer. He played with the NBC Symphony Orchestra under conductor Arturo Toscanini, and with its successor, the Symphony of the Air. He and his brother helped form the once famous Stuyvesant String Quartet in 1938, which remained active through 1954.
Shulman wrote pieces for symphonic orchestra, string orchestra, chamber music, jazz, piano, songs and film scores. And we are going to begin this hour w...
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