At a time when some venerable American orchestras are going under, there are interesting new groups springing up to take their place in the musical landscape. One such orchestra is called the Knights, located in New York City. They're young, talented, innovative, and driven by a sense of musical discovery. We'll hear the Knights in concert, playing Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Emmanuel Chabrier: Village Dance, from Suite Pastorale
The Vienna Philharmonic, John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Johann Adolf Hasse: Sinfonia from Lucio Papirio
Tempesta di Mare
Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia
Johannes Brahms: Cello Sonata in E Minor, Op. 38
Sebastian Baverstam, cello, Constantine Finehouse, piano
Sean Swinney Recording Studio, New York City
Robert Schumann: Traumerei (Dreaming), from Scenes from Childhood
The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Franz Welser-Most, conductor
Schonbrunn Palace, Vienna, Austria
Otto Nicolai: Moonrise Chorus, from the Merry Wives of Windsor
The Vienna State Opera Chorus, the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Franz Welser-Most, conductor
Schonbrunn Palace, Vienna, Austria
Hour 2
Lev Zhurbin (Ljova): Garmoshka
Jan Vogler, cello, the Knights, Eric Jacobsen, conductor
Aaron Copland: John Henry
The St. Louis Symphony, Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Mason Bates: White Lies for Lomax
Haochen Zhang, piano
Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Fort Worth, Texas
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68 (Pastoral)
The Knights, Eric Jacobsen, conductor
Washington Irving High School, New York City
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