Fetler, P.: Violin Concerto No. 2 / Capriccio / 3 Poems by Walt Whitman

Featuring

Arie Lipsky
Thomas H. Blaske
Aaron Berofsky
Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra
Paul Fetler

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Compositional Technique

In 'Three Poems by Walt Whitman,' a toy piano is used on-stage to simulate a distant music box.

Composer Biography

Paul Fetler, the composer of the works on this album, was born in the United States but spent his youth in Eastern Europe, particularly Latvia, where Russian culture made a great impression on him.

Composition History

Paul Fetler's 'Three Poems by Walt Whitman' was written in 1976 to commemorate the American Bicentennial.

Performer Biography

Thomas H. Blaske, the narrator for 'Three Poems by Walt Whitman,' is a trial attorney and a lifelong scholar of Walt Whitman, who writes poetry under a pseudonym.

Performer Biography

Aaron Berofsky, the violinist on this recording, is a professor at the University of Michigan and has performed internationally as a soloist and chamber musician.

Recording & Production

This album is the first recording devoted entirely to the music of Paul Fetler.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Paul Fetler describes his compositional approach as 'progressive lyricism' and aims for a merger of listener and music, rather than proving systems or theories.