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York Bowen, composer
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English composer York Bowen

There are thousands of composers whose music has simply disappeared, through neglect or indifference. On Tuesday's Performance Today, we'll "remember" 20th century composer York Bowen. Hear Bowen's Horn Quintet and a compelling argument for a York Bowen revival.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Gustav Mahler (arr. Claudius Tanski): Songs of a Wayfarer: Movement 2
Claudius Tanski, piano
Auf flugeln des Gesganges
Dabringhaus 9121489

Ernest Bloch: Baal Shem: Three Pictures of Hassidic Life: Movement 2
Simone Porter, violin; Meng-Chieh Liu, piano
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, MN

York Bowen: Horn Quintet in C minor, Op. 85
Gail Williams, horn; Ralph Matson, violin; Ling Ling Huang, violin; Susan Gulkis Assadi, viola; Daniel Laufer, cello
Grand Teton Music Festival, Walk Festival Hall, Jackson Hole, WY

Gustav Mahler: Nicht zu schnell, from 'Piano Quartet'
Wu Han, piano; Daniel Hope, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola; David Finckel, cello
Mozart@Augsburg Festival, Small Golden Hall, Town Hall, Augsburg, Germany

Hour 2

Gaetano Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore: Una furtiva lagrima
Joshua Bell, violin; Orchestra of St. Luke's; Michael Stern, conductor
Voice Of The Violin
Sony 97779

Antonin Dvorak: Bagatelles for two violins, cello and harmonium
James Ehnes, violin; Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin; Edward Arron, cello; Andrew Armstrong, harmonium
Seattle Chamber Music Society, Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA

Baden Powell: Tempo Feliz
Sergio & Odair Assad guitar duo
Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA

Americo Jacomino Canhoto: Abismo de rosas
Sergio & Odair Assad guitar duo
Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA

Johannes Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77: Movements 2-3
Joshua Bell, violin; Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA

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