Friday, October 31, 2008

Chamber Music Charleston Performs Piano Trio of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Nov. 2

[Samuel Coleridge-Taylor; Chicago Sinfonietta; Paul Freeman; Cedille 90000 055 (2000)]

Sunday, November 2 at 3pm
First (Scots) Presbyterian Church, 53 Meeting Street, Charleston
Program:
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Piano Trio Op. 59 No. 1
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Trio in B flat Major, Op. 97, “Archduke”
Performing Musicians:
violinist Megan Allison, cellist Timothy O’Malley and pianist Irina Pevzner. [The Afro-British Composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912) is profiled at AfriClassical.com]

2 comments:

  1. This work is properly called Five Negro Melodies for Piano Trio, and is the C-T's arrangement for piano, violin and cello of five movements from his historic collection 24 Negro Melodies for Piano.

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  2. I actually the director of Chamber Music Charleston, and we are performing Coleridge-Taylor’s Piano Trio tomorrow (and Monday and Tuesday for sold out audiences). Thank you very much for correcting me about the mis-title! I am embarrassed that it happened – for some reason I had earlier notes that simply listed the work as Piano Trio Op. 59, No. 1. I will make the correction when I make pre-concert announcements. I must say that I absolutely love this work and wish there was an edition for purchase (does anyone know if an edition exists?), as I think it is just a wonderful piece and the audience always loves it.

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