Written for the Boston-based violin virtuoso Ruth Posselt (1914–2007), Piston’s first Violin Concerto was composed in 1939 and had its premiere on Maby Posselt and the National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Leon Barzin in Carnegie Hall. Written for the concert American Harmonies: The Music of Walter Piston Recorded live during the concert, American Harmonies: The Music of Walter Pistonĭon’t miss a single offering, sign up for our email list. His sure sense of instruments and capabilities of performers is evident in all his scores.Ī refined and thoughtful writer on music, his textbooks Harmony (1941) and Counterpoint (1947) are indicative of his fresh approach to education, where basic principles are to be recognized rather than merely taught. While a member of Harvard’s faculty from 1926-1960, Piston taught many students who would go on to become distinguished American composers including Elliott Carter, Leonard Bernstein, Arthur Berger and Irving Fine. In his youth, Piston taught himself how to play violin and piano, and upon enlisting in the Navy band at the start of WWI-prior to his studies at Harvard-he taught himself to play saxophone. Nowadays unjustly neglected, Neoclassical composer Walter Piston is often praised for his individuality and disciplined handling of material, which is highly evident in Violin Concerto No.
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