Ruth Crawford Seeger:
Selected Discography
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American Folk Songs for Children (1948)
· Mike Seeger & Peggy Seeger. Rounder
11543/44, 1980.
· Pete Seeger, Smithsonian Folkways SF 45025, 1962. (LP)
Animal Folk Songs for Children (1950)
· Mike Seeger, Peggy Seeger & Penny
Seeger. Rounder 8023, 1992.
· Peggy Seeger. Smithsonian Folkways SF 7551, 1957. (LP)
American Folk Songs for Christmas
(1953)
· Mike Seeger & Peggy Seeger. Rounder
0268, 1989.
Andante for Strings (arr. Andante from
String Quartet 1931)
· Schönberg Ensemble; Oliver Knussen,
conductor. Deutsche Grammophon 449 925-2, 1997.
Diaphonic Suite No. 1 for Solo Oboe or
Flute (1930)
· Joseph Ostryniec, oboe. CRI 658, 1993.
· Christian Hommel, oboe. CPO 999670, 2000.
Diaphonic Suite No. 2 for Bassoon and
Cello (1930)
· Otto Eifert, bassoon; Roy Christensen,
cello. Gasparo GC-108CX, 1981 (LP)
· Wolfgang Rudiger, bassoon; Helmut Menzler, cello. CPO 999670, 2000.
Diaphonic Suite No. 3 for Two Bb
Clarinets (1930)
· Larry Combs & John Bruce Yeh,
clarinets. Musical Heritage Society MHS 912229Z, 1988. (LP)
· Walter Ifrim & Ian Semple, clarinets. CPO 999670, 2000.
Diaphonic Suite No. 4 for Oboe and
Cello (1931)
· Robert Morgan, oboe; Barbara Haffner,
cello. Musical Heritage Society MHS 912229Z, 1988. (LP)
· Christian Hommel, oboe, Helmut Menzler, cello. CPO 999670, 2000.
Five Songs to Poems of Carl Sandburg
(1929)
· Jan DeGaetani, mezzo-soprano; Gilbert
Kalish, piano. Elektra/Nonesuch 79178, 1988. [“White Moon” and “Joy”]
· Ann E. Feldman, mezzo-soprano; Abraham Stokman, piano. Musical Heritage
Society MHS 912229Z, 1988 (LP).
· Lucille Field Goodman, soprano; Harriet Wingreen, piano. Cambria 1037,
1990.
· Dawn Upshaw, soprano; Margo Garrett, piano. Nonesuch 79364-2, 1996. [“White
Moon”]
Kaleidoscopic Changes on an Original
Theme Ending with a Fugue (1924)
· Virginia Eskin, piano. Troy 297, 1998.
Music for Small Orchestra (1926)
· Boston Musica Viva; Richard Pittman,
conductor. Delos 1012, 1987.
· Schönberg Ensemble; Oliver Knussen, conductor. Deutsche Grammophon 449
925-2, 1997.
Nine Preludes for Piano (1924-1925;
1927-1928)
· Joseph Bloch, piano. CRI 658, 1993.
· Sarah Cahill, piano. New Albion Records 114, 2001.
· Virginia Eskin, piano. Northeastern Records NR 204, 1981. [Preludes Nos.
6-9] (LP)
· Cheryl Seltzer, piano. Musical Heritage Society MHS 513493M, 1993. [Nos. 1
& 9]
Nineteen American Folk Songs for Piano
(1936-1938)
· Virginia Eskin, piano. Troy 297, 1998.
[Selections]
· Abraham Stokman, piano. Musical Heritage Society MHS 912229Z, 1988. (LP)
Piano Study in Mixed Accents (1930)
· Joseph Bloch, piano. CRI 658, 1993.
· Sarah Cahill, piano. New Albion Records 114 CD, 2001.
· Reinbert de Leeuw, piano. Deutsche Grammophon 449 925-2, 1997.
· Virginia Eskin, piano. Northeastern Records NR 204, 1981. (LP)
· Alan Feinberg, piano. Decca 436 925-2, 1993.
· Cheryl Seltzer, piano. Musical Heritage Society MHS 513493M, 1993.
Preludes Nos. 1-9 for Piano. See Nine
Preludes for Piano
Rat Riddles. See Three Songs to Poems
by Carl Sandburg
Ricercari See Two Ricercari
Rissolty, Rossolty (1939)
· Schönberg Ensemble; Oliver Knussen,
conductor. Deutsche Grammophon 449 925-2, 1997.
Sonata for Violin and Piano (1926)
· Ida Kavafian, violin; Vivian Fine,
piano. CRI 658, 1993.
· Catherine Tait, violin; Barry Snyder, piano. Gasparo GSCD-300, 1995.
· Mia Wu, violin; Cheryl Seltzer, piano. Musical Heritage Society MHS
513493M, 1993.
String Quartet 1931 (1931)
· Arditti String Quartet. Gramavision R2
79440, 1990.
· Composers Quartet. Nonesuch H-71280, 1973. (LP)
· Marijke van Kooten and Heleen Hulst, violins; Karin Dolman, viola; Hans
Woudenberg, cello. Deutsche Grammophon 449 925-2, 1997.
· Pellegrini String Quartet. CPO 999670, 2000.
Suite No. 1 for Five Wind Instruments
and Piano (1927; rev. 1929)
· Members of Continuum; Joel Sachs,
conductor. Musical Heritage Society MHS 513493M, 1993.
· Aventure Ensemble; Reinhard Roth, piano. CPO 999670, 2000.
Suite No. 2 for Four Strings and Piano
(1929)
· Charleston String Quartet; Virginia
Eskin, piano. Troy 297, 1998.
· The New Music Consort. New World Records, NWCD 319, 1984.
· Pellegrini String Quartet; Reinhard Roth, piano. CPO 999670, 2000.
Suite for Wind Quintet (1952)
· Govert Jurriaanse, flute; Marieke Schut,
oboe; Pierre Woudenberg, clarinet; Wilma van den Berge, bassoon; Hans
Dullaert, horn. Deutsche Grammophon 449 925-2, 1997.
· The Lark Quintet. CRI 658, 1993.
· Aventure Ensemble. CPO 999670, 2000.
Three Chants for Women’s Chorus (1930)
· Amanda Pitt, soprano; Jeanette Ager,
alto; New London Chamber Choir; James Wood, conductor. Deutsche Grammophon
449 925-2, 1997.
Three Songs to Poems by Carl Sandburg
for Contralto, Oboe, Percussion, and Piano (with optional orchestral ostinati
for strings and winds) (1930-1932); also known as Rat Riddles
· Patricia Berlin, mezzo-soprano; Joseph
Ostryniec, oboe; Paul Hoffman, piano; Dan Armstrong, percussion. CRI 658,
1993.
· Nan Hughes, mezzo-soprano; Marsha Heller, oboe; Cheryl Seltzer, piano; Erik
Charlston, percussion; members of Continuum; Joel Sachs, conductor. Musical
Heritage Society MHS 513493M, 1993.
· Beverly Morgan, mezzo-soprano; members of Speculum Musicae; Paul Lustig
Dunkel, conductor. New World Records 80543-2, 1998.
· Lucy Shelton, soprano; members of Schönberg Ensemble; Oliver Knussen,
conductor. Deutsche Grammophon 449 925-2, 1997.
Two Ricercari for Voice and Piano
· Ann E. Feldman, mezzo-soprano; Abraham
Stokman, piano. Musical Heritage MHS 91229Z, 1986. [“Chinaman, Laundryman”]
(LP)
· Nan Hughes, mezzo-soprano; Joel Sachs, piano. Musical Heritage Society MHS
513493M, 1993.
· Lucy Shelton, soprano; Reinbert de Leeuw, piano. Deutsche Grammophon 449
925-2, 1997.
Violin Sonata. See Sonata for Violin
and Piano
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