WMV Music Web Log

The Brahms 175th birthday concert went well! Here are links to the songs op. 105:

Wie Melodien

Immer leiser

Auf dem Kirchhofe

And here are the songs with viola Op. 91:

Gestillte Sehnsucht

Geistliche Wiegenlied

I think he would have been pleased. An audience member was heard to remark about Karyn Friedman in astonishment, “What is she doing here? She sounds like Kathleen Ferrier!” Well, life is funny like that, isn't it.

Betty Hauck was in great form too. We get to play some more tomorrow, with Ben Redwine, at a house concert for major supporters of WMV. We are doing Schumann, Bruch, and Mozart Trios, and some other stuff. Some of this we recorded with Pierre Sprey at Mapleshade Studios, just before a fire in the studio put our CD on hold. Well anyway, we know this music very well.

Sally McLain delivered an absolutely knock-out premiere performance of Dina Koston's work "For Solo Violin". The audience was spellbound, including me. It was achingly beautiful. Here is the recording.

Labels: Brahms 175th birthday concert