Beginning today, we've got a full week of stories and music from the 2015 Aspen Music Festival and School. On Monday's Performance Today, we'll meet 17-year-old Kebra-Seyoun Charles, a star of the double bass who really, really wanted to play the flute.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Alexander Borodin: String Quartet No. 2 in D major: 2. Scherzo: Allegro
Takacs Quartet
Borodin String Quartets
London/Decca 452239
Charles Tomlinson Griffes: The Night Winds from Three Tone-Pictures, Op. 5
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
Aspen Music Festival and School, Harris Concert Hall, Aspen, CO
Charles Tomlinson Griffes: Barcarolle from Fantasy Pieces, Op. 6
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
Aspen Music Festival and School, Harris Concert Hall, Aspen, CO
Charles Tomlinson Griffes: The White Peacock from Roman Sketches, Op. 7
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
Paul Dukas: Fanfare Pour Precede La Peri
Aspen Festival Brass Ensemble; Per Brevig, conductor
Aspen Music Festival and School, Harris Concert Hall, Aspen, CO
Jean Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26
Aspen Philharmonic Orchestra; Hannu Lintu, conductor
Aspen Music Festival and School, Benedict Music Tent, Aspen, CO
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet in A minor, Op. 132: 3. Heiliger Dankgesang
Takacs Quartet
Aspen Music Festival and School, Harris Concert Hall, Aspen, CO
Hour 2
Paul Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber: 4. March
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
Hindemith: Mathis Der Maler
London 421523
Chris Thile: Should've Seen it Coming
Chris Thile, mandolin; Mike Marshall, mandolin
Savannah Music Festival, Charles H. Morris Center, Savannah, GA
Sergei Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 100: 1. Andante; 4. Allegro giocoso
Aspen Philharmonic Orchestra; Hannu Lintu, conductor
Aspen Music Festival and School, Benedict Music Tent, Aspen, CO
Madeleine Dring: Trio for Flute, Oboe and Piano
Adrian Spence, flute; Nicholas Daniel, oboe; Warren Jones, piano; Camerata Pacifica
Hahn Hall, MAW, Santa Barbara, CA
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