Extraordinary Things:Songs by André Previn
CMLA’s MusicBox
August 9, 2021
Beethoven’s Kreutzer Sonata
March 11, 2021
Photo by Eric Scot
Soprano Elissa Johnston, pianist Grant Gershon, LA Opera Orchestra flutist Heather Clark and cellist Michael Kaufman deliver superb performances of André Previn's Two Remembrances and Four Songs, not often heard gems set with texts by three extraordinary women poets.
ProgramAndré PrevinTwo Remembrances (texts by Else Lasker-Schüler and Frau Ava)Four Songs (texts by Toni Morrison) click here for song texts and program notes
ArtistsElissa Johnston, sopranoGrant Gershon, pianoHeather Clark, fluteMichael Kaufman, cello
This program was broadcast on June 13, 2021
and remains viewable on our YouTube channel here.