Symphony Tacoma: Portraits
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- Kristin Lee, violin
- Sarah Ioannides, conductor
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
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Ballade for Orchestra in A minor, Op. 33
Béla Bartók — Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz. 112 (Kristin Lee, violin)
Edward Elgar — Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma Variations"
Béla Bartók — Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz. 112 (Kristin Lee, violin)
Edward Elgar — Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma Variations"
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s classical compositions were influenced by traditional African music, reflecting his “Anglo-African” heritage. Bartok’s Second Violin Concerto is infused with the spirit of his native Hungarian folk music. Elgar wrote odes to the people in his life by inscribing movements in his compositions with initials that hint of their identities