Podcast — Episode 82
River and Late Autumn – First Snow: A Conversation with Jan Swafford
Composer and writer Jan Swafford discusses the recording of his recent orchestral works, River and Late Autumn – First Snow, in London with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios. In this conversation:
- The genesis of Late Autumn – First Snow
- New England in late autumn; nature as muse
- Biography as inspiration; Beethoven and boldness in the creative process
- Turning an idea into a melody; a 12-note chord; the harmonies of late autumn; Robert Frost’s Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
- Recording with the Royal Philharmonic at Abbey Road