The group Tembembe Ensamble Continuo thrives in the territory where classical and folk overlap; their music is a rich blend of Spanish classical and Mexican folk music. On this weekend's Performance Today, we'll have music and conversation with these genre-defying musicians.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Adagio for glass harmonica
John Williams, guitar
Mozart Makes You Smarter
Sony 66245
John Woolrich: Ulysses Awakes
Maiya Papach, viola; Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Christian Zacharias, conductor
Wooddale Church, Eden Prairie, MN
SPCO Live Recording 141017
The Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Genevieve Wild from Quakertown, PA
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintet for Piano and Winds in E flat Major, K. 452
Ben Hausmann, oboe; Sean Osborn, clarinet; Seth Krimsky, bassoon; Jeffrey Fair, French horn; Anne-Marie McDermott, piano
Seattle Chamber Music Society, Nordstrom Recital Hall, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA
Hour 2
Tembembe Ensamble Continuo: El Coqui
Tembembe Ensamble Continuo: Eloy Cruz; Lee Santanam; Patricio Hidalgo; Felix Jose Osegueran; Leopoldo Nova; Enrique Barona
Tembembe Ensamble Continuo: Laberinto en la guitarra
(recording label not available) catalog number: Tembembe Ensamble Continuo
Johann Sebastian Bach (trans. Ferruccio Busoni): Chaconne in D minor, from Partita No. 2, BWV 1004
Benjamin Grosvenor, piano
Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA
Santiago de Murcia: Caballero; Los Negritos
Tembembe Ensamble Continuo: Adalaida Isable Coronel, Ulises Martinez, Enrique Barona, Leopoldo Novoa, Eloy Cruz
Schubert Club of Minnesota, Atrium Recording Studio, Minnesota Public Radio, St. Paul, MN
Santiago de Murcia: El Bayle del Chimo; Bayle de Espadas Jarabe
Tembembe Ensamble Continuo: Adalaida Isable Coronel, Ulises Martinez, Enrique Barona, Leopoldo Novoa, Eloy Cruz
Schubert Club of Minnesota, Atrium Recording Studio, Minnesota Public Radio, St. Paul, MN
Traditional: Cumbees; El Cielito Lindo
Tembembe Ensamble Continuo: Adalaida Isable Coronel, Ulises Martinez, Enrique Barona, Leopoldo Novoa, Eloy Cruz
Schubert Club of Minnesota, Atrium Recording Studio, Minnesota Public Radio, St. Paul, MN
Ludwig van Beethoven: Overture to Fidelio, Op. 72
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Louis Langree, conductor
Cincinnati Music Hall, Springer Auditorium, Cincinnati, OH
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