Fallingwater (composition)

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Fallingwater
by Michael Daugherty
Composed2013 (2013)
Movements4
Premiere
Date20 November 2013 (2013-11-20)

Fallingwater is a 2013 concerto for solo violin and string orchestra by the American composer Michael Daugherty, inspired by four of Frank Lloyd Wright's buildings: Taliesin, Fallingwater, Unity Temple and the Guggenheim Museum. [1] The work was commissioned by the director of the New Century Chamber Orchestra, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, who gave the premiere on November 20, 2013. [2]

Contents

Movements

  1. Nightrain
  2. On the Level
  3. Prairie Psalm
  4. Ahead of the Curve

Discography

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