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This is an album of songs for mezzo-soprano and varied small ensembles. These works are from the early to mid 20th Century. Sahar Hassan sings this truly beautiful program. The World’s Highway is available now at HBDirect and all your favorite streaming and download sites.

 

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Johann Sebastian Bach’s Cello Suite No. 5

PERFORMED BY Jane Cords-O'Hara
RECORDED AT Sateren Hall in Augsburg University

The first of our 2021Spring (Mini) Recital Series! Bach’s six Cello Suites, BWV 1007-1012, are suites for unaccompanied cello by Johann Sebastian Bach. They are some of the most frequently performed and recognizable solo compositions ever written for cello..

 
 

Nikolai Kapustin's Toccatina Op. 36

PERFORMED BY OLEG LEVIN

Nikolai Girshevich Kapustin (22 November 1937 – 2 July 2020) was a Soviet and Russian composer and pianist. He played with early Soviet jazz bands such as the Oleg Lundstrem Orchestra. In his compositions, mostly for piano, he used a fusion of jazz and classical forms.

 
 

Over the Rainbow

PERFORMED BY HELEN CHANG AND OLEG LEVIN

"Over the Rainbow" is a ballad composed by Harold Arlen with lyrics by Yip Harburg. It was written for the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz and was sung by actress Judy Garland in her starring role as Dorothy Gale. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song and became Garland's signature song.

 
 

Astor Piazzola

PERFORMED BY HELEN CHANG, JANE CORDS-O'HARA
FILMED AT THE ICEHOUSE IN MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA

Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla (11 March 1921 - 4 July 1992 was an Argentine tango composer, bandoneon player, and arranger. His works revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed nuevo tango, incorporating elements from jazz and classical music.

 
 

Xavier Montsalvatge’s Canto Negro

PERFORMED BY sahar hassan AND OLEG LEVIN

This is a fast and fun song by Catalan composer, Xavier Montsalvatge, and was recorded with pianist Oleg Levin in 2018 at Minnesota Public Radio in St. Paul. Xavier Montsalvatge i Bassols was a Spanish composer and music critic. He was one of the most influential music figures in Catalan music during the latter half of the 20th century.