AARON COPLAND (1900-1990)
Sonata for Violin & Piano
ELLIOTT CARTER (1908-2012)
4 Lauds for Solo Violin
JOHN CAGE (1912-1992)
Six Melodies for Violin &
Keyboard (Piano)
JOHN CORIGLIANO (1938- )
Sonata for Violin & Piano
Tai Murray, Violin
Ashley Wass, piano
Twentieth Century: the American scene
The
twentieth century will go down in history as the century that radically
changed our society: two devastating world wars and an economic system
that was to take hold, at staggering speed, of the philosophy,
aesthetics, and moral values on which humanity had hitherto been
founded. As a result, the arts in general and the musical world in
particular were so powerfully affected that, today, we can find no
parallel in past centuries. Thus the twentieth century will be
remembered as the century of diversity, when the confluence of so many
different schools of thought gave birth to the most varied techniques
and compositional styles, unhesitatingly burying all vestiges of
post-Romanticism.
Inevitably, the American musical landscape,
consistently inheriting European trends, was imbued with this
'experimental' feel, leading to a diverse musical scene that breathes
the air of Nadia Boulanger's Paris with Aaron Copland and Elliott
Carter, 'moves away' from sound with John Cage, and employs the full
range of stylistic possibilities with John Corigliano; an America that
adapts the old language to derive completely new and fresh music from
elements inherited from the past. In a country where 'classical' music
is not a native art, it became imperative to create music with an
identity of its own that would reflect the thoughts and feelings of a
people and to develop a school of American composers.
Described
as "superb" by The New York Times, violinist Tai Murray is establishing
herself a musical voice of a generation. Appreciated for her elegance
and effortless ability, Murray creates a special bond with listeners
through her mature phrasing and subtle sweetness. Her programming
reveals musical intelligence. Her sound, sophisticated bowing and
choice of vibrato remind us of her musical background and influences,
principally, Yuval Yaron (a student of Gingold & Heifetz) and Franco
Gulli. Winner of an Avery Fisher Career Grant in 2004, Tai Murray was
named a BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist (2008 through 2010).
She
has performed as guest soloist on the stages of such halls as the
Barbican, Chicago's Orchestra Hall, Copenhagen's Tivoli Gardens, and
Shanghai's Concert Hall. Performing with such ensembles as the Atlanta
Symphony, BBC Scottish Symphony, and Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar.
Now a resident of Berlin, Tai Murray's appearances close to home include
Berlin's Konzerthaus and Kammermusiksaal at the Philharmonie, projects
with the Philharmonic Staatsorchester of Mainz and Düsseldorfer
Symphoniker, and tours with the Brandenburger Symphoniker and
Niederrheinische Sinfoniker.
As a recitalist Tai Murray has visited
many of the world's capitals having appeared in Berlin, Chicago,
Hamburg, London, New York, and Washington D.C. among many others. She
will return to Wigmore Hall in 2014. As a chamber musician, she has
joined tours with Musicians from Marlboro and was a member of Lincoln
Center's Chamber Music Society II (2004-2006). Festival appearances
include Ireland's West Cork Festival, and the Great Lakes Chamber Music
Festival in the USA. Tai Murray's critically acclaimed debut recording
for harmonia mundi of Ysaÿe's six sonatas for solo violin was released
in February 2012.
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