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Exiles in Paradise - Émigré Composers in Hollywood

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Composer
VARIOUS
Artist
Smith, Chen
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Mar 13, 2020
Catalog #
8579055
UPC
747313905577

About

Political crises and rising anti-Semitism in Europe during the first half of the 20th century prompted many leading musicians to immigrate to America. An influx of refugees formed a flourishing artistic community centered within a few square miles near Hollywood and this exceptional gathering of composers transformed America's musical landscape. This survey explores their diverse output through music for cello and piano, including arrangements by the composers and their fellow expatriate performers never before heard on the cello.

Tracklist 17 tracks

  1. 1 Triakontameron, 30 Moods and Scenes in Triple Measure: No. 11. Alt-Wien (Old Vienna) (arr. by J. Heifetz and B.A. Smith for cello and piano) 02:28
    Track
    1
    Title
    Triakontameron, 30 Moods and Scenes in Triple Measure: No. 11. Alt-Wien (Old Vienna) (arr. by J. Heifetz and B.A. Smith for cello and piano)
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    Leopold Godowsky
    Performer
    Brinton Averil Smith, Evelyn Chen
  2. 2 Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3: No. 5. Serenade (arr. B.A. Smith for cello and piano) 03:05
    Track
    2
    Title
    Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3: No. 5. Serenade (arr. B.A. Smith for cello and piano)
    Duration
    03:05
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Brinton Averil Smith, Evelyn Chen
  3. 3 L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird): Berceuse (arr. S. Dushkin, I. Stravinsky and B.A. Smith for cello and piano) 03:03
    Track
    3
    Title
    L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird): Berceuse (arr. S. Dushkin, I. Stravinsky and B.A. Smith for cello and piano)
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Igor Stravinsky
    Performer
    Brinton Averil Smith, Evelyn Chen
  4. 4 Das Buch der hängenden Gärten (The Book of the Hanging Gardens), Op. 15: No. 5. Saget mir, auf welchem Pfade (Tell Me on Which Path) (arr. B.A. Smith for cello and piano) 01:09
    Track
    4
    Title
    Das Buch der hängenden Gärten (The Book of the Hanging Gardens), Op. 15: No. 5. Saget mir, auf welchem Pfade (Tell Me on Which Path) (arr. B.A. Smith for cello and piano)
    Duration
    01:09
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Performer
    Brinton Averil Smith, Evelyn Chen
  5. 5 Zwei Stimmungen (Two Moods), Op. 32: No. 1 in D Minor (arr. B.A. Smith for cello and piano) 01:51
    Track
    5
    Title
    Zwei Stimmungen (Two Moods), Op. 32: No. 1 in D Minor (arr. B.A. Smith for cello and piano)
    Duration
    01:51
    Composer
    Joseph Achron
    Performer
    Brinton Averil Smith, Evelyn Chen
  6. 6 Jazzettes, Op. 26: III. Allegro ritmico (arr. B.A. Smith for cello and piano) 03:11
    Track
    6
    Title
    Jazzettes, Op. 26: III. Allegro ritmico (arr. B.A. Smith for cello and piano)
    Duration
    03:11
    Composer
    Louis Gruenberg
    Performer
    Brinton Averil Smith, Evelyn Chen
  7. 7 No. 1. Andante cantabile 02:06
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 1. Andante cantabile
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    Ernst Toch
    Performer
    Brinton Averil Smith
  8. 8 No. 2. Allegretto grazioso 01:05
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 2. Allegretto grazioso
    Duration
    01:05
    Composer
    Ernst Toch
    Performer
    Brinton Averil Smith
  9. 9 No. 3. Adagio, con espressione 02:57
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 3. Adagio, con espressione
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Ernst Toch
    Performer
    Brinton Averil Smith
  10. 10 I nottambuli (Night Owls), Op. 47 13:55
    Track
    10
    Title
    I nottambuli (Night Owls), Op. 47
    Duration
    13:55
    Composer
    Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
    Performer
    Brinton Averil Smith, Evelyn Chen
  11. 11 Toccata capricciosa, Op. 36 05:49
    Track
    11
    Title
    Toccata capricciosa, Op. 36
    Duration
    05:49
    Composer
    Miklós Rózsa
    Performer
    Brinton Averil Smith
  12. 12 No. 1. Mädchen im Brautgemach (Maiden In the Bridal Chamber) 02:56
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 1. Mädchen im Brautgemach (Maiden In the Bridal Chamber)
    Duration
    02:56
    Composer
    Erich Wolfgang Korngold
    Performer
    Brinton Averil Smith, Evelyn Chen
  13. 13 No. 2. Holzapfel und Schlehwein, "Marsch der Wache" (Dogberry and Verges, "March of the Watch") 01:57
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 2. Holzapfel und Schlehwein, "Marsch der Wache" (Dogberry and Verges, "March of the Watch")
    Duration
    01:57
    Composer
    Erich Wolfgang Korngold
    Performer
    Brinton Averil Smith, Evelyn Chen
  14. 14 No. 3. Gartenscene (Garden Scene) 04:33
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 3. Gartenscene (Garden Scene)
    Duration
    04:33
    Composer
    Erich Wolfgang Korngold
    Performer
    Brinton Averil Smith, Evelyn Chen
  15. 15 No. 4. Mummenschanz, "Hornpipe" 01:58
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 4. Mummenschanz, "Hornpipe"
    Duration
    01:58
    Composer
    Erich Wolfgang Korngold
    Performer
    Brinton Averil Smith, Evelyn Chen
  16. 16 Carmen Fantasie (arr. D. Grigorian for cello and piano) 10:58
    Track
    16
    Title
    Carmen Fantasie (arr. D. Grigorian for cello and piano)
    Duration
    10:58
    Composer
    Franz Waxman
    Performer
    Brinton Averil Smith, Evelyn Chen
  17. 17 Porgy and Bess: It Ain't Necessarily So (arr. J. Heifetz and B.A. Smith for cello and piano) 02:37
    Track
    17
    Title
    Porgy and Bess: It Ain't Necessarily So (arr. J. Heifetz and B.A. Smith for cello and piano)
    Duration
    02:37
    Composer
    George Gershwin
    Performer
    Brinton Averil Smith, Evelyn Chen