Tessa Lark: The Stradgrass Sessions / Lark, Hull, Meyer, Cleveland, Batiste

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Label
First Hand Records
Release Date
May 5, 2023
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Bela Bartok, Michael Cleveland, John Corigliano, Stephen Foster, Sierra Hull, Tessa Lark, Edgar Meye
    • PERFORMER
      Tessa Lark, Sierra Hull, Edgar Meyer, Michael Cleveland, Jon Batiste
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      May 05, 2023
    • UPC
      5060216348100
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      FHR100
    • LABEL
      First Hand Records
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Bluegrass
    Works ⌄

    1. Jig and Pop

      Composer: Tessa Lark

      Performer: Tessa Lark

    2. Chasin' Skies

      Composer: Sierra Hull

      Performer: Tessa Lark, Sierra Hull

    3. Le Soka - Cheese in the Wine

      Composer: Tessa Lark

      Performer: Tessa Lark

    4. I. —

      Composer: Edgar Meyer

      Performer: Tessa Lark, Edgar Meyer

    5. IV. Finale

      Composer: Edgar Meyer

      Performer: Tessa Lark, Edgar Meyer

    6. I. L'Aurore: Lento assai

      Composer: Eugène Ysaÿe

      Performer: Tessa Lark

    7. II. Danse rustique: Allegro giocoso molto moderato

      Composer: Eugène Ysaÿe

      Performer: Tessa Lark

    8. Hysedelje

      Composer: Tessa Lark

      Performer: Tessa Lark

    9. Lazy Katie

      Composer: Michael Cleveland

      Performer: Tessa Lark, Michael Cleveland

    10. STOMP (version for violin)

      Composer: John Corigliano Jr.

      Performer: Tessa Lark

    11. 44 Duos for 2 Violins, BB 104, Vol. 3: No. 35. Rutén kolomejka (Ruthenian kolomejka) (arr. S. Hull and T. Lark for violin and mandolin)

      Composer: Béla Bartók

      Performer: Tessa Lark, Sierra Hull

    12. No. 43. Pizzicato

      Composer: Béla Bartók

      Performer: Tessa Lark, Sierra Hull

    13. No. 39. Szerb tánc (Serbian dance)

      Composer: Béla Bartók

      Performer: Tessa Lark, Sierra Hull

    14. My Old Kentucky Home (arr. J. Batiste and T. Lark for violin and piano)

      Composer: Stephen C. Foster

      Performer: Tessa Lark, Jon Batiste


"This album is a snapshot of the way I live in music. Diversely; organically; intimately; sometimes collaboratively, sometimes solitarily; always sincerely; and anywhere, be it a concert hall or home studio. Stradgrass is the exploration of the violin’s stylistic capabilities, through various American folk styles, from a Classical lens. The word ‘Stradgrass’ first came about in 2015, from the novelty of performing Bluegrass on the Stradivari I was playing at the time: the 1683 ex-Gingold violin, on loan to me until 2018 as a result of my silver medal finish at the 2014 International Violin Competition of Indianapolis.

"Hearing Bluegrass played on a Strad is unusual, unfortunately, so I thought it warranted its own term. The word has caught on in the social media world and seems to succinctly encapsulate what one might partly expect from a recital of mine. Stradgrass seems to be a type of musical exploration that is becoming more common within Classical violin training, and I hope this album will further encourage us all to continue that direction." -Tessa Lark