Stefan Wolpe, Vol. 3 <br> Songs (1920-1954) <BR> BRIDGE 9209This CD presents premiere recordings of 18 Stefan Wolpe songs in English, German, and Yiddish as well as a new recording of Wolpe's cycle of Hebrew songs, begun in 1938, during the composer's residence in Palestine. In January of 1950 President Harry Truman announced that the U. S. A. would build the hydrogen bomb, and on February 12 Albert Einstein responded by speaking out against the bomb on a television program hosted by Eleanor Roosevelt. Two

The American pianist Frank Glazer

well-to-do Jewish family

The first CD opens with Walton leading a magisterial 'God Savethe Queen' and segues into an impassioned reading of his romantic Violin Concerto

Elissa Johnston

the Tyrol and Tuscany as well as lieder by Schumann

violin enthusiasts will be particularly excited about the opportunity to hear Milstein's interpretation "up close"

Quest is Crumb's first completed work since 1991

The historic release is made possible through a new co-production agreement between The Library of Congress and Bridge Records

born in 1951

Chico Hamilton

Catherine Webster

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