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Ruth Crawford Seeger (1901-1953) String Quartet · Chamber Works (1927-1952)
Allegretto 3:20 Lento Rubato 2:33 Allegro Possibile 5:02 Diaphonic Suite No 1 (For Oboe Solo) (5:20) Scherzando 0:40 Andante 2:13 Allegro 1:08 Moderato, Ritmico 0:59 Diaphonic Suite No 2 (For Bassoon And Violoncello) (3:45) Freely 1:15 Andante Cantando 1:29 Con Brio 1:01 String Quartet (11:30) Rubato Assai 3:05 Leggiero 2:15 Andante 4:03 Allegro Possibile 2:07 Suite No 2 For Piano And Strings (For Piano, 2 Violins, Viola And Violoncello) (11:25) Lento 3:53 Leggiero 2:06 Allegro Possibile 5:26 Diaphonic Suite No 3 (For 2 Clarinets) (3:55) Tranquillo 1:33 Giocoso 0:41 Moderato 1:41 Diaphonic Suite No 4 (For Oboe And Violoncello) (7:05) Moderato 2:05 Andante Cantando 3:16 Scherzando Ritmico 1:44 Suite For 5 Wind Instruments And Piano (For Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, And Piano) (10:55) Adagio Religioso 1:14 Giocoso – Allegro Non Troppo – 2:48 Andante Tristo 2:42 Allegro Con Brio 2:36 1 to 3 composed 1952 4 to 10 composed 1930 11 to 14, 18 to 23 composed 1931 15 to 17 composed 1929 24 to 27 composed 1927/29 Recorded January 12-15, 1999. Ruth Crawford Seeger, orig.Ruth Porter Crawford, (born July 3, 1901, East Liverpool, Ohio, U.S.—died Nov. 18, 1953, Chevy Chase, Md.), U.S. composer. She studied piano as a child and was self-taught as a composer until she entered the American Conservatory. After early works influenced by Alexander Scriabin, she wrote several astonishing serial pieces, including her String Quartet (1931). She married the musicologist Charles Seeger (1886–1979) in 1931, becoming folk singer Pete Seeger’s stepmother. She composed little after that but became an influential curator of American folk music. |