Music which has a descriptive element - not symphonic or operatic works, but instrumental pieces which set a scene, or describe a mood. The program includes the evocative sounds of the concert harp, probably the most popular instrument in the London and Parisian drawing rooms in Whistler's day, a nineteenth century concert flute and nineteenth and early twentieth century pianos.
1. Meditation Jules Massenet (1842-1912) 2. Reverie Alphonse Hasselmans (1845-1912)
3. Adagio Sostenuto (Moonlight Sonata) Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827) 4. Ronde de nuit Alphonse Hasselmans (1845-1912) 5. Scenes from the woods-The bird as prophet Robert Schumann (1810-1856) 6. Clair de lune Claude Debussy 7. Bugeilio'r John Thomas (1826-1913) 8. Barcarolle Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880) 9. Softly Awakes Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921) 10. Spring Song Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) 11. Serenade Elias Parish Alvars (1808-1849) 12. Nocturne in E flat Frederic Chopin (1810-1849) 13. Venetian Gondola Song Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) 14. Dreaming Robert Schumann (1810-1856) 15. Morceau de concours Gabriel Faure (1845-1924) 16. Intermezzo in A Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Sarah Hill Harp, James Gregory Flute, Martin Souter Piano
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