Leonard Slatkin celebrated his 75th birthday in September 2019. Many of the selections in this program come from a concert given in his honor and are also a tribute to his remarkable musical family, both past and present. Historical recordings include Leonard's cellist mother, Eleanor Aller, being conducted by Korngold in the Haydn concerto and a 1944 broadcast of his father, Felix, as a solo violinist in Brahms. Every piece here has a deeply personal connection for the family. For his composition The Raven, Leonard used Edgar Allan Poe's poem in a work that is "almost like a concerto for speaker and orchestra."

Tracklist:

Endgames
The Raven: I. The Sleeper
The Raven: II. The Bells
The Raven: III. Romance
The Raven: IV. The Coliseum
The Raven: V. The Raven
Kinah
In Fields
21 Hungarian Dances, Woo 1, Book 4: No. 2 In F-Sharp Minor. Andantino (Arr. For Violin & Orchestra) [Live]
Cello Concerto No. 2 In D Major, Op. 101, Hob. Viib:2: III. Rondo (Arr. E. Korngold For Cello & Orchestra)
Fisher’s Hornpipe (Arr. C. Mctee & F. Slatkin For Orchestra)
Wistful Haven (After Dvořák's B. 178)
Carmen's Hoedown (After Bizet's Wd 31)

UPC: 747313435272
Label: Naxos
Release Date: 2.25.22
Format: CD

Orchestral Works / Various - Orchestral Works / Various (CD)