Exiles In Paradise / Various Exiles In Paradise / Various CD

Political crises and rising anti-Semitism in Europe during the first half of the 20th century prompted many leading musicians to immigrate to America. An influx of refugees formed a flourishing artistic community centered within a few square miles near Hollywood and this exceptional gathering of composers transformed America's musical landscape. This survey explores their diverse output through music for cello and piano, including arrangements by the composers and their fellow expatriate performers never before heard on the cello.

1. 1. Triakontameron, 30 Moods and Scenes in Triple Measure: No. 11. Alt-Wien (Old Vienna) (arr. by J. Heifetz and B.A. Smith for cello and piano) 2. 2. Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3: No. 5. Serenade (arr. B.A. Smith for cello and piano) 3. 3. L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird): Berceuse (arr. S. Dushkin, I. Stravinsky and B.A. Smith for cello and piano) 4. 4. Das Buch der h?ngenden G?rten (The Book of the Hanging Gardens), Op. 15: No. 5. Saget mir, auf welchem Pfade (Tell Me on Which Path) (arr. B.A. 5. 5. Zwei Stimmungen (Two Moods), Op. 32: No. 1 in D Minor (arr. B.A. Smith for cello and piano) 6. 6. Jazzettes, Op. 26: III. Allegro ritmico (arr. B.A. Smith for cello and piano) 7. 3 Impromptus, Op. 90c 8. 7. No. 1. Andante cantabile 9. 8. No. 2. Allegretto grazioso 10. 9. No. 3. Adagio, con espressione 11. Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Mario - Classical Composer 12. 10. I nottambuli (Night Owls), Op. 47 13. 11. Toccata capricciosa, Op. 36 14. 4 Pieces from Much Ado about Nothing, Op. 11 (arr. B.A. Smith for cello and piano) 15. 12. No. 1. M?dchen im Brautgemach (Maiden In the Bridal Chamber) 16. 13. No. 2. Holzapfel und Schlehwein, "Marsch der Wache" (Dogberry and Verges, "March of the Watch") 17. 14. No. 3. Gartenscene (Garden Scene) 18. 15. No. 4. Mummenschanz, "Hornpipe" 19. 16. Carmen Fantasie (arr. D. Grigorian for cello and piano) 20. 17. Porgy and Bess: It Ain't Necessarily So (arr. J. Heifetz and B.A. Smith for cello and piano)