Ruth Crawford Seeger was a pioneering figure of the American modernist movement. Her career can be divided into two distinct phases, separated by her studies with the composer and ethnomusicologist Charles Seeger, whom she married. Her earliest mature works, such as the Sonata for Violin and Piano, show a Scriabinesque post-Romantic sensibility. During her studies with Seeger, however, her music became more concentrated and controlled, as well as more daring and experimental. Her mastery reached its apotheosis with the Three Songs, a bold, original setting of poems by Carl Sandburg.
Seeger, Ruth Crawford
Suite for Five Wind Instruments and Piano
1 I. Adagio religioso / Giocoso - Allegro non troppo 03:57
2 II. Andante tristo 02:52
3 III. Allegro con brio 02:56
Violin Sonata
4 I. Vibrante, agitato 05:09
5 II. Buoyant 03:14
6 III. Mistico, intenso; Allegro 05:58
Seeger, Ruth Crawford
Tsiang, H. T. - Lyricist
2 Ricercari
7 Sacco, Vanzetti 05:05
8 Chinaman, Laundryman 03:11
Seeger, Ruth Crawford
Prelude No. 1: Andante
9 Prelude No. 1: Andante 01:14
Prelude No. 9: Tranquillo
10 Prelude No. 9: Tranquillo 02:54
Study in Mixed Accents
11 Study in Mixed Accents 01:31
Diaphonic Suite No. 1 for Flute
12 I. Scherzando 00:48
13 II. Andante 02:20
14 III. Allegro 01:06
15 IV. Moderato, ritmico 00:51
Diaphonic Suite No. 2 for Bassoon and Cello
16 I. Freely 01:25
17 II. Andante cantando 01:50
18 III. Con brio 01:03
Seeger, Ruth Crawford
Sandburg, Carl - Lyricist
3 Songs
19 Rat Riddles 03:16
20 Prayers of Steel 01:54
21 In Tall Grass 03:54
Total Playing Time: 56:28
