Copland / Ives / Barber / Ehnes / Seattle Chamber American Chamber Music CD

James Ehnes and friends from the Seattle Chamber Music Society hit the road on a fascinating journey through chamber music by some of the giants of 20th-century American classical music. Aaron Copland's masterful Violin Sonata, Leonard Bernstein's youthful and vibrant Piano Trio, and Samuel Barber's B minor String Quartet with it's famous Adagio slow movement (known the world over as Barber's Adagio) are joined by Elliott Carter's haunting 'Elegy' from early in his long career, and the other-worldly 'Largo' by that great maverick Charles Ives.

1. Sonata for Violin and Piano: I. Andante Semplice James Ehnes, Orion Weiss 2. Sonata for Violin and Piano: II. Lento - James Ehnes, Orion Weiss 3. Sonata for Violin and Piano: III. Allegretto Giusto Adam Neiman, James Ehnes 4. Largo for Violin, Clarinet and Piano Anna Polonsky, James Ehnes 5. Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano: I. Adagio Non Troppo - Piu Mosso -Allegro Vivace Adam Neiman, Amit Peled, Erin Keefe 6. Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano: II. Tempo Di Marcia Adam Neiman, Amit Peled, Erin Keefe 7. Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano: III. Largo - Allegro Vivo Et Molto Ritmico James 8. Elegy for Viola and Piano Anna Polansky, Richard O'Neill 9. String Quartet in B minor, Op. 11: I. Molto Allegro E Appassionato Ehnes Quartet 10. String Quartet in B minor, Op. 11: II. Molto Adagio - Ehnes Quartet 11. String Quartet in B minor, Op. 11: III. Molto Allegro (Come Prima) Ehnes Quartet