Feminine Fusion

S4-14: Words and Music, Part 2

by Diane Jones

December 7, 2019

In winter
all the singing is in
the tops of the trees

White-Eyes, a poem by Mary Oliver

Something a little different for this episode.  Poems by women, coupled with music written or performed by women.  No explanations, no stories, just the pairing of these two art forms.

“Words and Music, Part 2”

Michael Torke:  Allegro, from Winter’s Tale
Julie Albers, cello
Albany Symphony Orchestra; David Alan Miller
“Three Manhattan Bridges”
Albany 1643

I’lana Sandra Cotton:  Music for Midwinter
Max Lifchitz, piano
“American Women Composers”
North/South Recordings 1043

Lars-Erik Larsson:  A Winter’s Tale
New York Scandia Symphony; Dorritt Matson, conductor
“Orchestral Works of Lars-Erik Larsson”
Centaur 2607

Dominick Argento:  Winter
Barbara Bonney, soprano; André Previn, piano
“Th eShakespeare Concert Series, Vol. 6: No Enemy but Winter and Rough Water”
Navona 6134

Daniel Crozier:  Winter Aubade
Heidi Williams, piano
“Drive America”
Albany 1298

Antonio Vivaldi:  Winter, from the Four Seasons
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
“Sounds of the Season”
Buffalo Philharmonic 2

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Feminine Fusion highlights the roles of women in classical music.  Host Diane Jones brings you stories and music of the women who create, perform, and inspire.  Produced in the studios at WCNY-FM.