Still: Summerland / Violin Suite / Pastorela / American Suite

 
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WILLIAM GRANT STILL
Still: Summerland / Violin Suite / Pastorela / American Suite
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Avlana Eisenberg, with Zina Schiff (violin)

[ Naxos American Classics / CD ]

Release Date: Friday 27 May 2022

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William Grant Still, the "Dean of Afro-American Composers," was part of the Harlem Renaissance and wrote nearly 200 works including nine operas and five symphonies. Still's many awards included three Guggenheim Fellowships and eight honorary doctorates. His work combines Classical forms with jazz and blues idioms and was inspired by the rich tradition of African American spirituals. Still hoped that his music would serve a larger purpose of interracial understanding, and this joyous, moving and hauntingly beautiful program - featuring all world premiere recordings - is infused with Still's love of God, country, heritage, and even his mischievous dog Shep.

Tracks:

Can'tcha Line 'Em (Can't You Line 'Em)

3 Visions: No. 2. Summerland (version for violin and orchestra)

Quit Dat Fool'nish (version for violin and orchestra)

Pastorela (version for violin and orchestra)

American Suite

Fanfare for the 99th Fighter Squadron

Serenade

Suite for Violin and Piano (version for violin and orchestra)

Threnody: In Memory of Jean Sibelius

Avlana Eisenberg & the RSNO premiere WG Still's orchestral works, feat. violinist Zina Schiff