Sometimes, it helps to be reminded of why music is so important. Latvian composer Peteris Vasks wrote, "Beauty and harmony are rare in life, but in music, they are possible. I say 'Yes' until my last breath, to the beauty of the world." We'll hear Vasks saying "Yes" to beauty, in his lovely Cantabile for Strings, from a concert in Monaco. Plus, the women of Anonymous 4 join host Fred Child for music and conversation.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Jean-Baptiste Lully: Chaconne in G
Musica Antiqua Koln, Reinhard Goebel, conductor
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Suite from Mlada
The Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi, conductor
Estonia Concert Hall, Tallinn, Estonia
Johann Sebastian Bach: Bouree from Partita in A Minor, BWV 1013
Martin Kuuskmann, bassoon
Blackheads House, Tallinn, Estonia
Leopold Godowsky: Selections from Renaissance, Free Transcriptions of Old Masterpieces
Sergei Kasparov, piano
Flagey Studio 1, Brussels, Belgium
Urmas Sisask: Christmas Prayer
The Estonian National Men's Chorus, Ants Soots, conductor
St. Nicholas Church, Tallinn, Estonia
Tonu Korvits: Blessed be Thou, Jesus Christ
The Bavarian Radio Chorus and Orchestra, Tonu Kaljuste, conductor
Herkulessaal, Munich, Germany
Peteris Vasks: Cantabile for String Orchestra
The Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, Yakov Kreizberg, conductor
Rainier III Auditorium, Monaco
Hour 2
Hildegard von Bingen: Veni Creator Spiritus
Anonymous 4
Sergei Prokofiev: Second movement from Violin Sonata in D, Op. 115
Veronika Eberle, violin
Beethovenhalle, Bonn, Germany
Perfchat with Anonymous 4: Perfchat
Traditional: English and American Carols
Anonymous 4
Church of St. Bernard, St. Paul
Philip Glass: Closing
La Pieta, Angele Dubeau, violin and director
Ludwig van Beethoven: Melodram for Glass Harmonica
Thomas Bloch, glass harmonica
Coves del Salnitre, Montserrat, Spain
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