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The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center announces the third CD release from its exclusive inhouse label, CMS Studio Recordings. The newest disc commemorates the accomplishments of two American women: Amy Cheney Beach, who was one of the first American women to reach celebrated status as a composer, and Margaret Ann Alsip Frink, who documented her experiences as the proverbial “covered wagon woman” in 1850.
Amy Cheney Beach: Piano Quintet in F-sharp minor, Op. 67
Anne-Marie McDermott, piano; Escher String Quartet ((Adam Barnett-Hart, Wu Jie, violins; Pierre Lapointe, viola; Andrew Janss, cello)
Alan Louis Smith: Vignettes: Covered Wagon Woman (from the Daily Journal of Margaret Ann Alsip Frink, 1850) for Mezzo-Soprano and Piano Trio
Stephanie Blythe, mezzo-soprano; Warren Jones, piano; Ani Kavafian, violin; Priscilla Lee, cello
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