His name is as romantic as his music. Tune in tonight to enjoy the Violin Concerto in F-sharp minor from 1864 by José Silvestre de los Dolores White y Lafitte (a.k.a. José White). A cello sonata from 1973 by David Baker and some orchestral miniatures from 1948 by Roque Cordero round out this week’s installment of “The Lost Chord,” the third of four parts devoted to highlights from the compact disc reissue of CBS Records’ visionary Black Composers Series. Join me for “Black to the Future, Part III,” this Sunday night at 10:00 EST, on WWFM – The Classical Network and wwfm.org.
Tag: Violin Concerto
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Yellowstone Inspires Violin Concerto
A violin concerto of Brahmsian proportions, inspired by Yellowstone National Park? You’ll have a chance to hear it this morning. I’ll be playing Jett Hitt’s cinematic “Yellowstone” in the 10:00 hour. Hitt, who holds a doctorate in composition, conducts guided horseback tours at the park!
We’ll also hear the “Chicago Fantasie Overture” by Helmuth Fuchs, who makes his home in New Jersey. The work was given its area premiere by the Westminster Community Orchestra, right here in Princeton, this past season.
Also ahead: Princeton University professor emeritus Paul Lansky’s “Travel Music” (featuring a segment about getting lost in Philadelphia) and Michael Daugherty’s exuberant “Route 66.”
We’re collecting musical postcards this morning on a road trip across country until 11 EDT on WPRB 103.3 FM and at wprb.com.
PHOTO: Composer-cowboy Jett Hitt
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Happy Birthday Samuel Barber His Best Music
March 9. Time for a trip to the Barber. Samuel Barber, that is.
Happy birthday, Sam (born in West Chester, Pa., on this date in 1910).
My favorite Barber pieces? The Violin Concerto. The Symphony No. 1. The Second Essay for Orchestra. “Souvenirs” (in the version for four-hand piano). Okay, and the Adagio.
Sing it, Lenny.
If you’re feeling a little on the bleak side, here’s some happy music to counterbalance the Adagio. It’s from his set of piano pieces titled “Excursions.”
PHOTO: What you doin’ with that black shirt and baton, Sammy? Ironically, he disliked his Second Symphony. He disliked it so much, he tried to destroy it.
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