Weekly Playlist Activities 8: Inspired by Art and Literature

The works in this week's playlist examine how music has long looked to art and literature for inspiration.

Crumb: The Ghosts of Alhambra (Spanish Songbook I) for Voice, Guitar, and Percussion

Janáček: Quartet No 2 for Strings, "Intimate Letters"

Neikrug: Green Torso for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello

Prokofiev: Selections from Romeo and Juliet for Viola and Piano (arr. Vadim Borisovsky)

Ives: Sonata No. 2 for Piano, “Concord, Mass., 1840-60”