[William Grant Still: Afro-American Symphony; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Karl Kruger, conductor; Bridge 9086 (1999)]
A YouTube video dated Nov. 24, 2008 features violinist Danielle Belen Nesmith, http://www.BelenViolin.com. She is accompanied by the Sphinx Symphony Orchestra, led by Tito Munoz, Conductor, as she plays Mother and Child, the Second Movement of William Grant Still's Suite for Violin & Piano:
William Grant Still (1895-1978) is profiled at AfriClassical.com, where a complete Works List by Prof. Dominique-René de Lerma is found. Here is the entry on William Grant Still's Suite for Violin & Piano:
Suite, violin & piano (1943). Los Angeles: Delkas Music, 1945. 28p. & part (violin part ed. by Louis Kaufman). 1. African dancer, after the bronze sculpture by Richard Barthe; majestically; vigorously; 2. Mother and child, after the lithograph by Sargent Johnson; slowly and expressively; 3. Gamin, after the bronze sculpture by Augusta Savage; rhythmically and humorously. Dedication: Louis and Annette Kaufman. Première: 1944/IV/15; Boston; Jordan Hall; Louis Kaufman, violin. Duration: 11:22.
Danielle BelenSphinx Symphony Orchestra
Mother and Child
Suite for Violin and Piano
William Grant Still
Dominique-René de Lerma
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