Part 1 of a special two part series devoted to the life and work of trailblazing Canadian composer Violet Archer!
Tracklist
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Sinfonietta for Orchestra, I. Allegro ma energetico
CBC Vancouver Chamber Orchestra, John Avison, conductor • Canadian Composer Portraits: Violet Archer -
Sonatina for Oboe and Piano, II. Andante piacevole
Lidia Khaner, oboe, Janet Scott Hyot, piano • Lidia Khaner Plays Schumann, Hindemith, Archer, and McPherson -
Four Short Pieces for Solo Clarinet: IV. Playful – Four Short Pieces for Solo Clarinet
Luigi Magistrelli, clarinet • Halidon Music, 2025 -
Cello Sonata: I. Allegro con moto ed espressivo
Joan Harrison, cello, Elaine Keillor, piano • When Music Sounds -
Lydian Moods (and excerpt from Léa Ploude-Archer's Violet’s Path)
Sylvia Shadick-Taylor, piano • Expressions -
Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano, I. Pre-amble
Kenneth Fischer, saxophone, Martha Thomas, piano • Surrealistic Portraiture -
Lonely Land – The Bliss of Solitude
Carolyn Hart, soprano, Daniel Paul Horn, Piano • Canadian Art Songs -
String Quartet No. 3, I. Andante con moto ed intensivo (excerpt)
The University of Alberta String Quartet • Canadian Composer Portraits: Violet Archer -
Piano Trio No. 2, III. Allegro con brio energetico
The University of Alberta String Quartet • Canadian Composer Portraits: Violet Archer