"American Music for Violin and Horn" presents 19 tracks of world-premiere recordings with music by 12 American composers. A varied program which includes original and transcribed works for violin and horn by David Amram, Vernon Duke, JosÃ© Serebrier, Duke Ellington, Sean Hickey, Rebecca Clarke, Phillip Ramey, Francine Trester and several others, this album also features poetry by Emily Dickinson and Francine Trester, recited by the performers Elmira Darvarova (violin) and Howard Wall (horn). Several of the original works for violin and horn were written for these two performers (new compositions by David Amram, JosÃ© Serebrier, Sean Hickey, Phillip Ramey, Francine Trester), while other works were transcribed by the performers as duets for their two instruments ("Black Beauty" by Duke Ellington, "Two Pieces" by Rebecca Clarke, "Etude" by Vernon Duke, "Calliope" & "Gramophone" by Jan Bach, two Bop-Duets by Bugs Bower, and other arrangements). Of note is Scott Dunn's arrangement of Vernon Duke's iconic standard "April in Paris", in a version for violin and horn. All 19 tracks on this album are offered in their world-premiere recordings. Violinist Elmira Darvarova (first and only woman-concertmaster of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra) and hornist Howard Wall (a New York Philharmonic member, formerly with The Philadelphia Orchestra) offer splendid interpretations.

Tracklist:

Etude (Arr. H. Wall For Violin & Horn)
Lullaby (Arr. H. Wall For Violin & Horn)
Mala Strana
2 Duos: No. 1, Meditation. Adagio
2 Duos: No. 2, Ballade. Adagio Con Moto
If I Can Stop One Heart From Breaking, I Shall Not Live In Vain
Bulgarian Wedding
Prohodna
Bop Duet No. 8 (Arr. E. Darvarova & H. Wall For Violin & Horn)
April In Paris (Arr. S. Dunn For Violin & Horn)
4 Two-Bit Contraptions (Excerpts): No. 2, Calliope [Arr. E. Darvarova For Violin & Horn]
4 Two-Bit Contraptions (Excerpts): No. 3, Gramophone [Arr. E. Darvarova For Violin & Horn]
Concerto Episodes (Excerpts): II. Lyric Duo. Andante
Concerto Episodes (Excerpts): VII. Dolesome Duo. Andante Pensivo
Bop Duet No. 9 (Arr. E. Darvarova & H. Wall For Violin & Horn)
Black Beauty (Arr. E. Darvarova & H. Wall For Violin & Horn)
Grotesque (Arr. H. Wall For Violin & Horn)
Un Diario Español, Página 92 (Arr. E. Darvarova For Violin & Horn)
Pitzi-Cats (Arr. H. Wall For Violin & Horn)

UPC: 860004835110
Label: Affetto Records
Release Date: 11.6.20
Format: CD

American Music / Various - American Music (CD)