La Follia is an ancient tune, at least 500 years old. Over the centuries, hundreds of composers have tried their hand at arranging it. Roberto Sierra just might be the most recent in that long line of tunesmiths. His version is only about a decade old. We'll hear guitarist Celil Refik Kaya in Sierra's Folias, which earned him the gold medal at the 2012 JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Competition.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Ottorino Respighi: Butantan, from Impressioni Brasiliane (Brazilian Impressions)
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Reynaldo Hahn: Four Songs
Alice Coote, mezzo-soprano, Julius Drake, piano
The BBC Proms, London, England
The Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Casie Luong from Wichita Falls, Texas
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5
Debra Wendells Cross, flute, JoAnn Falletta, guitar
Virginia Arts Festival, Gloucester, Virginia
Roberto Sierra: Folias
Celil Refik Kaya, guitar, the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta, conductor
JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition, Buffalo, New York
Hour 2
Felix Mendelssohn: Scherzo from Octet in E-flat, Op. 20
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
Joseph Haydn: Two movements from Aus des Ramlers Lyrischer Blumenlese, Hob. XXVb/c
Sarah Shafer, soprano, Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano, Karim Sulayman, tenor, John Moore, baritone, Richard Goode, piano
Marlboro Music Festival, Marlboro, Vermont
Vasen (Arranged by the Punch Brothers): Flippen (The Flip)
The Punch Brothers
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, Athens, Georgia
Felix Mendelssohn: String Quintet No. 2 in B-flat, Op. 87
Ying Fu and Lucy Chapman, violins, Mary Sang-hyun Yong and Kyle Armbrust, violas, Bronwyn Banerdt, cello
Marlboro Music Festival, Marlboro, Vermont
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