AMERICAN HIGHWAYS #13: George Antheil, No Strings Attached?
George Antheil, known as the Bad Boy of Music, was hardly a conventional composer. His most famous works scandalized Paris and New York, and made him both notorious and celebrated by the avantgarde.
In this episode of American Highways, pianist Guy Livingston brings us a different kind of Antheil. Many compositions, forgotten over the years, showcase a subtle and neo-romantic, neo-classical mastery of writing for string quartet and small ensemble.
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Theme Music :
Steve Reich. The Desert Music (1984)
First Movement (Fast).
Chorus of the Brooklyn Philharmonic, Members of the Brooklyn Philharmonic, Michael Tilson Thomas & William Carlos Williams
Nonesuch Records 79101
Serenade for String Orchestra, No. 1
George Antheil
1. I. Allegro (3:33)
2. II. Andante Molto (7:36)
3. III. Vivo (4:34)
Daniel Spalding, conducting the Philadelphia Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra
Naxos 8.559060
George Antheil
Lithuanian Night (1919/1922)
Del Sol Quartet
4. Moderato (2:18)
5. Presto (1:16)
Other Minds CD OM 1008-2
George Antheil
6. Quartet #1 For Strings In One Movement (1925) – Allegretto Allegro
Del Sol Quartet
Other Minds OM 1008-2
George Antheil
Sonata No. 3 (1947)
7. I. Allegro
8. II. Adagio
9. III. Diabolic "Cartoon"
Guy Livingston, pianist
WERGO 6661
closing music
George Antheil
Pride and the Passion Soundtrack
10. Fulfillment And End Title
Capitol Records W-873
