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This unique two-CD set presents renowned harpist and composer, Carlos Salzedo, as he sounded in a series of national radio broadcasts originating from New York City as early as 1934. Also included are interview excerpts from a tribute to Salzedo shortly after his death in 1961. This CD set is the first of several recordings planned for release by the Salzedo Centennial Fund of the American Harp Society. Take this opportunity to hear one of the great masters “live and on the air!” Includes: Chanson dans la nuit Variations on a Theme in the Ancient Style Prelude to Olaf Bolm Breaking into the New Year Iridescence Introspection Whirlwind Rigaudon (Rameau) Petite Etude (Schumann) Idyllic Poem Quietude Scintillation Theme and Variations (Haydn) Gavotte from Iphigenia in Aulis (Gluck) Chaconne (Durand) Tango from Suite of Eight Dances The Jolly Piper Traipsin' Thru Arkansas The Harmonious Blacksmith (Handel) Short Stories in Music for Young Harpists (The Kitten and the Limping Dog, Rocking Horse, On Donkey Back, Rain Drops, Madonna and Child, Memories of a Clock, Night Breeze, On Stilts, Pirouetting Music Box, Behind the Barracks, At Church, Goldfish, The Mermaid's Chimes, Skipping Rope) Sixth French Suite by Bach (Allemande, Courante, Sarabande, Polonaise, Menuet, Bouree) Pavane Les Tourbillons (Dandrieu) Fraicheur Steel Clair de lune (Debussy) Spanish Dance (Granados)
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