An American Affair

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Label
Chandos
Release Date
August 29, 2025
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Various
    • PERFORMER
      Lisa Friend, Rohan De Silva
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      August 29, 2025
    • UPC
      0095115232729
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      CHAN 20327
    • LABEL
      Chandos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair (arr. J. Heifetz and L. Friend for flute and piano)

      Composer: Stephen C. Foster

      Performer: Lisa Friend, Rohan De Silva

    2. Poem (arr. G. Barrère for flute and piano)

      Composer: Charles Tomlinson Griffes

      Performer: Lisa Friend, Rohan De Silva

    3. 3 Compositions, Op. 40: No. 2. Berceuse (arr. C. Brown for flute and piano)

      Composer: Amy Beach

      Performer: Lisa Friend, Rohan De Silva

    4. Invocation, Op. 55 (arr. C. Brown for flute and piano)

      Composer: Amy Beach

      Performer: Lisa Friend, Rohan De Silva

    5. I. Flowing

      Composer: Aaron Copland

      Performer: Lisa Friend, Rohan De Silva

    6. II. Poetic, somewhat mournful

      Composer: Aaron Copland

      Performer: Lisa Friend, Rohan De Silva

    7. III. Lively, with bounce

      Composer: Aaron Copland

      Performer: Lisa Friend, Rohan De Silva

    8. Adoration (arr. S. Carlson for flute and piano)

      Composer: Florence Beatrice Price

      Performer: Lisa Friend, Rohan De Silva

    9. I. Allegretto grazioso

      Composer: Eldin Burton

      Performer: Lisa Friend, Rohan De Silva

    10. II. Andantino sognando

      Composer: Eldin Burton

      Performer: Lisa Friend, Rohan De Silva

    11. III. Allegro giocoso

      Composer: Eldin Burton

      Performer: Lisa Friend, Rohan De Silva

    12. Bernstein Medley

      Composer: Leigh Phillips

      Performer: Lisa Friend, Rohan De Silva

    13. Ashokan Farewell (arr. L. Phillips for flute and piano)

      Composer: Jay Ungar

      Performer: Lisa Friend, Rohan De Silva


Acclaimed flautist Lisa Friend writes: It has long been a dream of mine to record an album featuring the works of some of my favourite American composers. Having grown up in New York, I have cherished memories of watching, as a young child, my father, Rodney Friend (concertmaster), perform with the New York Philharmonic under the baton of his close friend Leonard Bernstein. I recall being in rehearsals, where my father and Bernstein would often discuss the scores during breaks - a time I wish I could relive. This album brings together a selection of American works and original arrangements that hold a special place in my heart. Dad always played Heifetz's version of Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair, hence my wanting to record it here. Bernstein's West Side Story, and especially the theme 'Somewhere', has been one of my all-time favourites. I have recorded Ashokan Farewell for my brother Steven, knowing how much he loves this beautiful melody. I dedicate the lovely Poem by Griffes to my wonderful teacher and mentor, Renee Siebert, former flautist of the New York Philharmonic.