Renoir's Feast Published

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:38:23 -0500

Renoir's Feast for solo piano, Haskell Small's musical celebration of the French master's Luncheon of the Boating Party painting, has been published by Peermusic Classical. The piece is available in the U.S. through Theodore Presser Company, and in Europe through PeerMusic.

Two New Performances

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:35:56 -0500

Two more Haskell Small performance videos are available on YouTube. Fur Alina by Estonia’s Arvo Part and Song without (Good) Words by the early 20th Century American Charles Ives are the latest editions to Haskell’s growing and impressive catalog of performances and compositions online. You can see them on Haskell’s YouTube channel.

Trio

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:34:23 -0500

Haskell Small’s Trio for flute, cello and piano was presented as part of Dialogues, a concert by the Third Millennium Ensemble this past October 25 at The Strathmore Mansion in Rockville, Maryland. The work was premiered by the Nanzetta Trio in 1984 and has been choreographed as "Shikar" by Lynn Cote for the Washington Ballet's 1994 Fall series. It was also the winner of the 1999 Marin Ballet Dance Score Competition.

Naxos

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:29:36 -0500

It’s almost here! Haskell Small’s much anticipated Naxos CD will be released in early 2010. This wonderful collection contains three of his piano works - Lullaby of War, Renoir’s Feast and 3 Etudes in Sound, recorded by pianist and strong advocate of Haskell’s music, Soheil Nasseri. Keep an eye on naxos.com for release details.

Musica Callada; Journeys in Silence

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:28:28 -0500

Haskell’s MSR Classics recording of Federico Mompou’s Musica Callada has received some wonderful reviews from around the world. England’s Gramophone magazine wrote, “Small conveys the austere purity and concentration with an unhurried, timeless quality that seems just right... Throughout Small realises the microbially shifting expression...

Game of Go Updates

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 16:24:43 -0400

Haskell's composition A Game of Go will be performed live at the U.S. Go Congress in Fairfax VA on Aug. 1st; see the Calendar for details. Additionally the Game of Go videos have topped 7000 viewings.

Summer Calendar Additions

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 16:23:15 -0400

Haskell has an upcoming European tour in June; a concert at the Ratner Museum on June 14th, the Lyceum July 5th. The WMPA performances on May 31st and June 7th of the orchestral version of “Scraps” have been rescheduled for next season.

For more information, see the Calendar page.

Miscellaneous

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:01:22 -0400

Peer Music's publication of Renoir’s Feast will be released this fall; new reviews of Haskell's Musica Callada CD release have been added to the reviews page, and can also be found in the American Record Guide May/June ‘09 issue.

A Game of Go Video

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:25:34 -0500

Haskell's 2-part video for his 1987 composition A Game of Go has been published online. Visit the videos section to watch both parts, and learn more and listen to an excerpt on the composition page.

Lullaby of War Video Series

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:38:20 -0500

Haskell Small releases the Lullaby of War video series. Watch it here. Haskell's Youtube Channel can be found here.

Now Available

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:21:41 -0500

Haskell Small's latest release, Musica Callada, is now available on Amazon.

Snippets, Spring 2008

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:29:19 -0400

The Spring 2008 issue of Haskell Small's newsletter Snippets has been published, with news of Haskell's composition Lullaby of War.

The Washington Post reviews Musica Callada

Sat, 01 Dec 2007 11:23:05 -0500

"...as pianist Haskell Small showed in an unusual recital Sunday at the Phillips Collection, Mompou's music is worth attention... High marks to Small on courage alone, even higher for a riveting performance." Read the full article.

Interview with Music & Vision

Thu, 13 Feb 2003 11:08:55 -0500

Read Lisztian Sparkle, a marvelous interview with the composer in England's Music & Vision daily classical music webmagazine.

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