Gershwin had it. Pianist Jon Kimura Parker has it. It's that masterful sense of timing, of where and when to place every note for just the right amount of swing. It's rhythm, and you'll have it too after listening to today's show. Pianist Jon Kimura Parker joins the Colorado Symphony for George Gershwin's Variations on "I Got Rhythm."
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Antonin Dvorak: Scherzo Furiant from the Piano Quintet in A, Op. 81
Pianist Peter Serkin with the Orion String Quartet
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Trio in C Minor, Op. 9, No. 3
Members of the Orion String Quartet
Temple Beth-El, San Antonio, Texas
Hector Berlioz: "Roman Carnival" Overture
The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra with conductor Mariss Jansons
The Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Antonin Dvorak: "Four Romantic Pieces"
Violinist Daniel Phillips and pianist Wendy Chen
Spoleto Festival USA, Charleston, South Carolina
Hour 2
Joan Tower: "Fanfare No. 4 for the Uncommon Woman"
The Colorado Symphony Orchestra with conductor Marin Alsop
Johannes Brahms: Scherzo from "The F.A.E. Sonata"
Violist Helen Callus and pianist Robert Koenig
Lobero Theatre, Santa Barbara, California
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintet in A for Clarinet and Strings, K. 581
Clarinetist Johnny Teyssier with the Verano String Quartet
Music From Angel Fire, Las Vegas, New Mexico
George Gershwin and W.C. Schoenfield: Variations on "I Got Rhythm"
Pianist Jon Kimura Parker with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra and conductor Jeffrey Kahane
Denver Performing Arts Complex, Denver
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