Lullaby & Nocturne – Music for Violin & Piano | Brahms: Lullaby; Chopin, Debussy, Fauré, Grieg, Kreisler, Liszt, Ravel, Schubert & Tchaikovsky

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The lullaby has a musical heritage spanning centuries, and it exists in every culture. The French, especially, have cultivated the sleep song as art music through the berceuse (cradle song). The nocturne, or night evocation, is music related to the berceuse through themes of sleep, dreams (waking or sleeping) and visions. Many composers have been inspired to contribute to these genres. The simple, repetitive structure of the lullaby and its relatively peaceful music lowers blood pressure and calms the mind. Its music possesses a timeless quality that is particularly coveted in an age of instant messaging and constant global communication. Music therapists have discovered amazing results through the use of the lullaby with adult patients. The present collection brings together some of the finest works in this genre for violin and piano. The works share the related themes of music of dreams and sleep, and showcase a considerable range of harmonic language, emotion and style. David Hays is a former concertmaster of the Tanglewood Institute’s Young Artists Orchestra, and has performed with the Minnesota Orchestra and Chicago Symphony Orchestra, among many others. As a chamber musician, Hays has performed live on WFMT radio in Chicago with the Sheridan Chamber Players and was a finalist at the 1998 Banff International String Quartet Competition as co-principal violinist of the Fry Street Quartet. As a member of the Hawthorne Trio, he has performed throughout the United States, Poland, Czech Republic and England. On baroque violin, Hays toured and recorded with Minneapolis-based Minstrelsy! for nine seasons, and has appeared with Temple of Apollo, Lyra Concert, Newberry Consort and Chicago Baroque Ensemble. Hays taught violin and chamber music at Northwestern University’s National High School Music Institute for 15 summers and served on faculty at the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute. He has recorded on the Encore Music Presents, Lyrichord and Musical Arts Society labels. Currently, Hays serves as Professor of Music at Missouri State University and concertmaster of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra. In recent seasons, he has performed solo works by Lalo, Saint-Saens, Beethoven, Sarasate and Mozart with orchestra and has appeared in solo and duo recitals in New Orleans, Chicago, Minneapolis and Tulsa, and in Bulgaria. Peter Collins has performed a wide variety of repertoire ranging from the complete piano sonatas of Beethoven and Mozart to contemporary works. At Missouri State University, Collins originated the Missouri Chamber Players and toured Scandinavia three times with members of the ensemble in performances of music of American composers. His important European performances also include solo performances at the Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw and the Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest. Collins has a large catalog of recordings, including releases on the Albany and Centaur labels that feature works of living American composers, music by women composers and 19th century piano music from his native city of New Orleans. Currently Professor of Music Piano and Coordinator of the Keyboard Division at Missouri State University, Peter Collins received his Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees from the Peabody Conservatory under the instruction of Lillian Freundlich. After winning awards in several piano competitions including the Washington International Piano Competition, University of Maryland International Piano Competition, American Chopin Competition and American Beethoven Foundation competition he received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Michigan as a student of Louis Nagel. Collins has also served on the faculties of the Interlochen Arts Academy, Missouri Fine Arts Academy and Bosendorfer International Piano Academy in Austria.
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.81 x 0.41 x 4.89 inches; 3.52 Ounces
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ MSR Classics
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ December 24, 2012
Label ‏ : ‎ MSR Classics
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00ASNZZZE
Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1