Music of Nicolas Slonimsky
CD includes playlist and extensive commentary by Nicolas Slonimsky
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Playlist
Track One – Piccolo Divertimento No. 1 (et al), ensemble version of Studies in Black and White
(Cal Arts Ensemble, William Kraft, conductor). Live concert April 27, 1989, 95th birthday tribute, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
Track Two – Studies in Black and White (for Piano), Nicolas Slonimsky, piano.
Orion Recording 72100, 1972
Track Three – Modinha Russo-Brasileira, Laurindo Almeida, guitars.
Orion Recording 72100, 1972
Track Four – Silhouettes Iberiennes, Laurindo Almeida, guitars.
1. Aromas de Leyenda
2. Jota
3. Danza Festiva
Orion Recording 72100, 1972
Track Five – Variations on a Brazilian Tune (My Toy Balloon), Nicolas Slonimsky, piano.
Orion Recording 7145, 1971
Track Six – Minitudes, Nicolas Slonimsky, piano.
Orion Recording 72100, 1972 (recording does not exactly match publication titled 51 Minitudes for Piano, G. Schirmer, 1979) (audio excerpt below)
Track Seven – Gravestones in Hancock, New Hampshire, Nicolas Slonimsky, piano; Nancy Bramlage, soprano.
1. Vain World
2. Lydia
3. Here peacefully lies the once happy father
4. A lovely rose
5. In Memphis Tennessee
6. Stop, my friend, as you pass by
Orion Recording 7145, 1971
Track Eight – Short acknowledgment by Nicolas Slonimsky, followed by (three of) Five Advertising Songs, Nicolas Slonimsky, piano and vocal.
1. Children Cry for Castoria
2. And Then Her Doctor Told Her
3. Make This a Day
Live concert April 27, 1989, 95th birthday tribute, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
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Videos
Just plain fun!
Listen to John Cage reading the above mesostic: