American Colonial Instrumental Music

Folkways Records FH-5109

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1965
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Classical
[Tracklist]
A1 Peter, Johann Frederich: Quintet No. 1 in D: The Moravian Quintet (4:16)
A2 Peter, Johann Frederich: Quintet No. 1 in D (cont.): The Moravian Quintet (3:38)
A3 Peter, Johann Frederich: Quintet No. 1 in D (cont.): The Moravian Quintet (3:38)
A4 Peter, Johann Frederich: Quintet No. 6 in Eb: The Moravian Quintet (4:35)
A5 Peter, Johann Frederich: Quintet No. 6 in Eb (cont): The Moravian Quintet (2:45)
A6 Peter, Johann Frederich: Quintet No. 6 in Eb (cont): The Moravian Quintet (2:50)
B1 Moller, John Christopher: Quartet in Eb: The New Music Quartet (3:19)
B2 Moller, John Christopher: Quartet in Eb (cont): The New Music Quartet (2:41)
B3 Moller, John Christopher: Quartet in Eb (cont): The New Music Quartet (5:15)
B4 Gehot, Joseph: Quartet in D, Op. 7, No. 6: The New Music Quartet (3:24)
B5 Gehot, Joseph: Quartet in D, Op. 7, No. 6 (cont): The New Music Quartet (4:34)
B6 Gehot, Joseph: Quartet in D, Op. 7, No. 6 (cont): The New Music Quartet (3:35)
[Credits]
Designer: Ronald Clyne
[Notes]
Peter, Moller, and Gehot may not be household names, but American Colonial Instrumental Music shows their importance in early American classical music. All three composers were born in Europe but spent much of their careers working in America as church music directors and organists. This recording features four complete works, some of the earliest American chamber music, elegantly performed by The Moravian Quartet and The New Music Quartet.