American Tapestry
American Tapestry on Signum Classics features music by composers Samuel Barber, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Wynton Marsalis and the world premiere recording of John Williams’ With Malice Toward None from “Lincoln” as arranged by the composer for the Calidore. The program of American music tells a story of “human interconnectedness that resonates beyond any national borders.”
About the Album
The album opens with Samuel Barber’s String Quartet Op. 11, originally composed between 1935 and 1936 while the composer was in Europe after receiving the Rome prize. At the heart of the quartet is its inner movement, marked “Molto adagio,” which Barber later orchestrated as his popular Adagio for Strings. This is followed by Wynton Marsalis’ At the Octoroon Balls, an epic suite in seven movements drawn from the musical heritage of his native New Orleans, where in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century, white Creole men attended formal gatherings where they sought relationships with Octoroon (free, one-eighth black) women.
John Williams’ With Malice Toward None was originally composed for Steven Spielberg’s 2012 biopic, Lincoln, as Abraham Lincoln’s theme. Calidore violinist Ryan Meehan reached out to Williams when they were planning the program for this album. “He graciously provided us with this poignant arrangement of With Malice Toward None. A musical heir to Korngold, Williams channels the language of Hollywood into something profoundly human. His score captures the dignity and moral gravity of American ideals as embodied in the tireless leadership of President Abraham Lincoln.” The album closes with Erich Korngold’s String Quartet N.3 in D Major, dedicated to Bruno Walter, a fellow Jewish émigré to Los Angeles, which he wrote in 1945 after vowing not to compose concert music again until after Hitler was defeated.
About the program, the Calidore says, “American Tapestry reflects our belief that American classical music is not a single style but a dialogue among many voices—lyrical and rhythmic, traditional and modern, intimate and cinematic. Each work on this album reveals a facet of our shared identity, and together they remind us that America’s story, like its music, is one of constant reinvention.”
TRACKLIST
String Quartet No. 1, Op. 11 - Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
I. Molto allegro e appassionato
II. Molto adagio
III. Molto allegro (come prima)
String Quartet No. 1 “At the Octoroon Balls”: - Wynton Marsalis (b. 1961)
III. Creole Contradanzas
IV. Many Gone
V. Hellbound Highball
With Malice Toward None - John Williams (b. 1932)
String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 34: - Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957)
I. Allegro moderato
II. Scherzo. Allegro molto
III. Sostenuto. Like a Folk Tune
IV. Finale. Allegro - Allegro con fuoco
American Tapestry
American Tapestry on Signum Classics features music by composers Samuel Barber, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Wynton Marsalis and the world premiere recording of John Williams’ With Malice Toward None from “Lincoln” as arranged by the composer for the Calidore. The program of American music tells a story of “human interconnectedness that resonates beyond any national borders.”
The album opens with Samuel Barber’s String Quartet Op. 11, originally composed between 1935 and 1936 while the composer was in Europe after receiving the Rome prize. At the heart of the quartet is its inner movement, marked “Molto adagio,” which Barber later orchestrated as his popular Adagio for Strings. This is followed by Wynton Marsalis’ At the Octoroon Balls, an epic suite in seven movements drawn from the musical heritage of his native New Orleans, where in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century, white Creole men attended formal gatherings where they sought relationships with Octoroon (free, one-eighth black) women.
John Williams’ With Malice Toward None was originally composed for Steven Spielberg’s 2012 biopic, Lincoln, as Abraham Lincoln’s theme. Calidore violinist Ryan Meehan reached out to Williams when they were planning the program for this album. “He graciously provided us with this poignant arrangement of With Malice Toward None. A musical heir to Korngold, Williams channels the language of Hollywood into something profoundly human. His score captures the dignity and moral gravity of American ideals as embodied in the tireless leadership of President Abraham Lincoln.” The album closes with Erich Korngold’s String Quartet N.3 in D Major, dedicated to Bruno Walter, a fellow Jewish émigré to Los Angeles, which he wrote in 1945 after vowing not to compose concert music again until after Hitler was defeated.
About the program, the Calidore says, “American Tapestry reflects our belief that American classical music is not a single style but a dialogue among many voices—lyrical and rhythmic, traditional and modern, intimate and cinematic. Each work on this album reveals a facet of our shared identity, and together they remind us that America’s story, like its music, is one of constant reinvention.”
TRACKLIST
String Quartet No. 1, Op. 11 - Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
I. Molto allegro e appassionato
II. Molto adagio
III. Molto allegro (come prima)
String Quartet No. 1 “At the Octoroon Balls”: - Wynton Marsalis (b. 1961)
III. Creole Contradanzas
IV. Many Gone
V. Hellbound Highball
With Malice Toward None - John Williams (b. 1932)
String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 34: - Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957)
I. Allegro moderato
II. Scherzo. Allegro molto
III. Sostenuto. Like a Folk Tune
IV. Finale. Allegro - Allegro con fuoco
American Tapestry
The album opens with Samuel Barber’s String Quartet Op. 11, originally composed between 1935 and 1936 while the composer was in Europe after receiving the Rome prize. At the heart of the quartet is its inner movement, marked “Molto adagio,” which Barber later orchestrated as his popular Adagio for Strings. This is followed by Wynton Marsalis’ At the Octoroon Balls, an epic suite in seven movements drawn from the musical heritage of his native New Orleans, where in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century, white Creole men attended formal gatherings where they sought relationships with Octoroon (free, one-eighth black) women.
John Williams’ With Malice Toward None was originally composed for Steven Spielberg’s 2012 biopic, Lincoln, as Abraham Lincoln’s theme. Calidore violinist Ryan Meehan reached out to Williams when they were planning the program for this album. “He graciously provided us with this poignant arrangement of With Malice Toward None. A musical heir to Korngold, Williams channels the language of Hollywood into something profoundly human. His score captures the dignity and moral gravity of American ideals as embodied in the tireless leadership of President Abraham Lincoln.” The album closes with Erich Korngold’s String Quartet N.3 in D Major, dedicated to Bruno Walter, a fellow Jewish émigré to Los Angeles, which he wrote in 1945 after vowing not to compose concert music again until after Hitler was defeated.
About the program, the Calidore says, “American Tapestry reflects our belief that American classical music is not a single style but a dialogue among many voices—lyrical and rhythmic, traditional and modern, intimate and cinematic. Each work on this album reveals a facet of our shared identity, and together they remind us that America’s story, like its music, is one of constant reinvention.”
TRACKLIST
String Quartet No. 1, Op. 11 - Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
I. Molto allegro e appassionato
II. Molto adagio
III. Molto allegro (come prima)
String Quartet No. 1 “At the Octoroon Balls”: - Wynton Marsalis (b. 1961)
III. Creole Contradanzas
IV. Many Gone
V. Hellbound Highball
With Malice Toward None - John Williams (b. 1932)
String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 34: - Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957)
I. Allegro moderato
II. Scherzo. Allegro molto
III. Sostenuto. Like a Folk Tune
IV. Finale. Allegro - Allegro con fuoco
American Tapestry
American Tapestry on Signum Classics features music by composers Samuel Barber, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Wynton Marsalis and the world premiere recording of John Williams’ With Malice Toward None from “Lincoln” as arranged by the composer for the Calidore. The program of American music tells a story of “human interconnectedness that resonates beyond any national borders.”
The album opens with Samuel Barber’s String Quartet Op. 11, originally composed between 1935 and 1936 while the composer was in Europe after receiving the Rome prize. At the heart of the quartet is its inner movement, marked “Molto adagio,” which Barber later orchestrated as his popular Adagio for Strings. This is followed by Wynton Marsalis’ At the Octoroon Balls, an epic suite in seven movements drawn from the musical heritage of his native New Orleans, where in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century, white Creole men attended formal gatherings where they sought relationships with Octoroon (free, one-eighth black) women.
John Williams’ With Malice Toward None was originally composed for Steven Spielberg’s 2012 biopic, Lincoln, as Abraham Lincoln’s theme. Calidore violinist Ryan Meehan reached out to Williams when they were planning the program for this album. “He graciously provided us with this poignant arrangement of With Malice Toward None. A musical heir to Korngold, Williams channels the language of Hollywood into something profoundly human. His score captures the dignity and moral gravity of American ideals as embodied in the tireless leadership of President Abraham Lincoln.” The album closes with Erich Korngold’s String Quartet N.3 in D Major, dedicated to Bruno Walter, a fellow Jewish émigré to Los Angeles, which he wrote in 1945 after vowing not to compose concert music again until after Hitler was defeated.
About the program, the Calidore says, “American Tapestry reflects our belief that American classical music is not a single style but a dialogue among many voices—lyrical and rhythmic, traditional and modern, intimate and cinematic. Each work on this album reveals a facet of our shared identity, and together they remind us that America’s story, like its music, is one of constant reinvention.”
TRACKLIST
String Quartet No. 1, Op. 11 - Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
I. Molto allegro e appassionato
II. Molto adagio
III. Molto allegro (come prima)
String Quartet No. 1 “At the Octoroon Balls”: - Wynton Marsalis (b. 1961)
III. Creole Contradanzas
IV. Many Gone
V. Hellbound Highball
With Malice Toward None - John Williams (b. 1932)
String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 34: - Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957)
I. Allegro moderato
II. Scherzo. Allegro molto
III. Sostenuto. Like a Folk Tune
IV. Finale. Allegro - Allegro con fuoco
