[Deep
River: Music for Violin and Piano by Composers of African Deacent;
Merwin Siu, violin; Phoenix Park-Kim, piano; MSR Classics 1372
(2011)]
In honor of the
150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, MusicUNTOLD is
seeking to identify and announce 150 classical and opera recordings
by Composers of African Descent or any composer whose inspiration and
music uplifts diversity and human dignity and may be an attraction or
inspiration to music students, including those of African Descent.
This difficult project began with an email to the distinguished
scholar Dr. Dominique René S. de Lerma who offered five recordings
to start the list, as follows:
1. Baker, David. Black
America
(not commercially available on recording)
2. Still, William Grant.
Afro-American
Symphony.
Chicago Sinfonietta; Paul Freeman, conductor. Cedille 900000 0055.
3.
Lloyd, Charles.
Hush! Somebodys callin' my name.
Jessye Norman; Ambrosian Singers; Willis Patterson, conductor.
Musical Heritage Society MHS 512935L.
4. Verdi, Giuseppe. Aida.
Leontyne Price; London Symphony Orchestra; Erich Leinsdorf,
conductor. RCA 74321-39498-2.
5. Leonard Bernstein's impassioned
Beethoven 9th, conducted after the fall of the Berlin Wall, with the
text changed from An
die Freude
to An
die Freiheit.
6.
Stravinsky, Igor. Rite
of Spring
When
African American composer Ed Bland lived in Los Angeles, i was a
frequent guest in his home. Although he was from a celebrated jazz
background, he became immediately attracted to the classical genre
when he heard Stravinsky's 'Rite of Spring'. Ed said the music
swung. So I will add 'Rite of Spring' from the personal testimony of
Ed Bland.
MusicUNTOLD is soliciting suggestions from all
knowledgeable sources and locations on the globe. Please help and
send via email to jmalveaux@gmail.com.
Thanks
John
Malveaux
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