Classical composer Elliott Carter turned 100 last December - and he's still writing music. When Kurt visited him at his home in the West Village, he found Carter to be plain-spoken, funny, and energetic. And he didn't look a day over 80.
Sonata for Flute, Oboe, Cello and Harpiscord (1952)
Artist: Elliott CarterAlbum: A Nonesuch RetrospectiveLabel: NonesuchPurchase: AmazonString Quartet No. 3 Duo I Giocoso
Artist: Elliott CarterAlbum: Carter: Chamber Music (5th String Quartet, 90+, Sonata for Cello and Piano, Figment for Cello Alone, Duo for Violin and Piano, Fragment for String Quartet)Label: Disques MontaignePurchase: AmazonRite of Spring
Artist: Performed by Leonard Bernstein and the NY PhilharmonicAlbum: Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring; The Firebird Suite (1919)
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