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ROY HARRIS
Works for Violin & Piano
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Piano Suite
Richard Zimdars, piano
Roy Harris, composer
American Ballads I
Richard Zimdars, piano
Roy Harris, composer
American Ballads II
Richard Zimdars, piano
Roy Harris, composer
Sonata for Violin and Piano
Alexander Ross, violin, Richard Zimdars, piano
Roy Harris, composer
True Love Don't Weep
Richard Zimdars, piano
Roy Harris, composer
Toccata
Richard Zimdars, piano
Roy Harris, composer
Little Suite
Richard Zimdars, piano
Roy Harris, composer
Sonata for Piano
Richard Zimdars, piano
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Rarely heard piano works by the American master.
Roy Harris's life (1898-1979) was a singular phenomenon: humble beginnings on the family farm; truck driving to support his musical studies; study in Paris with Nadia Boulanger supported by a patroness; performances of his symphonies by Koussevitzky, Toscanini, Ormandy, and Bernstein; a series of academic positions around the country; marriage to a brilliant pianist; a large family of his own; and hard work up to the end of his days. Today's foremost authority on the life and works of Harris, musicologist Dan Stehman, has this to say about the piano works: "...the piano pieces reveal Harris's exceptional skill as a miniaturist, working concisely and unpretentiously to create clearly defined moods. For many listeners these compositions have served as the initial introduction to his music and, indeed, they remain one of the easiest approaches to his style and technique." In 1942 the Sonata for Violin and Piano was awarded the Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Medal for eminent service to Chamber Music. Yehudi Menuhin, Josef Gingold, Henri Temianka, Sidney Harth, and Eudice Shapiro are among the distinguished violinists who have programmed it. Although Harris sanctioned cuts in the first and last movements, the performance recorded here presents the sonata in its entirety.Contents:
Roy Harris, composerPiano Suite
Richard Zimdars, piano
Roy Harris, composer
American Ballads I
Richard Zimdars, piano
Roy Harris, composer
American Ballads II
Richard Zimdars, piano
Roy Harris, composer
Sonata for Violin and Piano
Alexander Ross, violin, Richard Zimdars, piano
Roy Harris, composer
True Love Don't Weep
Richard Zimdars, piano
Roy Harris, composer
Toccata
Richard Zimdars, piano
Roy Harris, composer
Little Suite
Richard Zimdars, piano
Roy Harris, composer
Sonata for Piano
Richard Zimdars, piano