Carol Wincenc, Sheila Browne, Kevin Lawrence, Carolyn Stuart, Brooks Whitehouse - American Flute Quintets (2012)

Tracklist

01. Rising
02. Nocturne & Scherzo: I. Nocturne. Andantino languido "A Night Piece"
03. Nocturne & Scherzo: II. Scherzo. Vivace
04. Theme & Variations in A Minor, Op. 80: Theme. Lento di molto, sempre espressivo
05. Theme & Variations in A Minor, Op. 80: Var. 1, L'istesso tempo
06. Theme & Variations in A Minor, Op. 80: Var. 2, Allegro giusto
07. Theme & Variations in A Minor, Op. 80: Var. 3, Andantino con morbidezza
08. Theme & Variations in A Minor, Op. 80: Var. 4, Presto leggiero
09. Theme & Variations in A Minor, Op. 80: Var. 5, Largo di molto, con grand espressione
10. Theme & Variations in A Minor, Op. 80: Var. 6, Allegro giocoso
11. Theme & Variations in A Minor, Op. 80: Coda. Tempo del tema

Joan Tower writes: "This is my fourth piece written for Carol Wincenc, an extraordinary flutist with a deep musicality." The main theme in Tower's virtuosic Rising repeatedly ascends using different kinds of scales- mostly octatonic or chromatic- and occasionally arpeggios. Arthur Foote's A Night Piece and Scherzo published in 1918, proved to be among Foote's most popular chamber works, the nocturne even being orchestrated for larger string ensemble in 1922. A Night Piece explores a long arching fragment of melody with close-knit and ever-shifting harmonies. The Scherzo is quintessential Foote- an A-B-A, with a foot-stomping dance, followed by a more introspective central episode, returning to the dance. The performances were prepared and performed at Vermont's Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival.

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