When you think of three instruments that just naturally belong together, it's not likely your first thought would be banjo, string bass, and tabla (Indian drums). Banjoist Bela Fleck, bassist Edgar Meyer, and tabla player Zakir Hussain come from very different musical backgrounds, but they've formed a unique and compelling trio that is capturing the attention of music lovers. PT's Fred Child hosted a live event last Sunday in Miami, featuring interviews and performances by Fleck, Meyer, and Hussain. We'll hear highlights on today's show.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Aaron Copland: Excerpts from "The Red Pony," Film Suite for Orchestra
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra with conductor Andrew Litton
David Lovrien: "To Awaken a Sleeping Giant"
The Dallas Wind Symphony with conductor Jerry Junkin
Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra with conductor Jaap van Zweden
Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas
Carl Nielsen: "Summer Song"
Mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter and pianist Bengt Forsberg
Bass Performance Hall, Fort Worth, Texas
Johannes Brahms: Serenade
Mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter and pianist Bengt Forsberg
Bass Performance Hall, Fort Worth, Texas
Hour 2
Johann Sebastian Bach: Three-Part Invention No. 7, BWV 793
Bela Fleck, banjo, Joshua Bell, violin, and Edgar Meyer, bass
Johann Sebastian Bach: Two-Part Invention No. 6, BWV 777
Bela Fleck, banjo and Edgar Meyer, bass
Steve Heitzig: "Universal Declaration," from "Song Without Borders"
The Daedalus Quartet
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul
Ludwig van Beethoven: Fourth movement from String Quartet in G, Op. 18, No. 2
The Daedalus Quartet
Brooks Center, Clemson, South Carolina
Perfchat with Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer, and Zakir Hussain
Zakir Hussain: "Bahar"
Bela Fleck, banjo, Edgar Meyer, bass, and Zakir Hussain, tabla
Gusman Center for the Performing Arts, Miami
Edgar Meyer: Canon and "Bubbles"
Bela Fleck, banjo, Edgar Meyer, bass, and Zakir Hussain, tabla
Gusman Center for the Performing Arts, Miami
Claude Debussy: "The Girl with the Flaxen Hair"
Violinist Arnaud Sussmann and pianist Katherine Collier
Strings Music Festival, Steamboat Springs, Colorado
George Crumb: "The Riddle," from "Unto the Hills"
Soprano Ann Crumb, pianist Peter Degenhardt, and percussionists Hans-Peter Achberger, Alfred Achberger, Simon Roloff, and Mihaela Despa
Sandreuthstrasse, Nuremberg, Germany
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