WILLIAM GRANT STILL
Still: Summerland / Violin Suite / Pastorela / American Suite Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Avlana Eisenberg, with Zina Schiff (violin) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 27/May/2022 ] William Grant Still, the "Dean of Afro-American Composers," was part of the Harlem Renaissance and wrote nearly 200 works including nine operas and five symphonies. |
CECIL BURLEIGH
Burleigh: Music For Violin And Piano Zina Schiff (violin) Mary Barranger (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Jul/2003 ] History has precious little to say about Cecil Burleigh. He was a composer and violinist, American born, but studied abroad at the Klindworth-Scharwenka Conservatory in Berlin. |
ERNEST BLOCH
Violin Concerto / Baal Shem / Suite hebraique Zina Schiff (violin) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Jose Serebrier [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Nov/2007 ] "This disc has to be given a real thumbs-up, giving us as it does all Bloch's major works for violin and orchestra in thrilling performances and with demonstration sound quality. Don't hesitate." (recording of the Month MusicWeb Dec 2007) |