The members of A Far Cry are strong believers in musical democracy. They rotate leadership roles among all of the players; those personalities make their concerts refreshing and unexpected and vibrant. On today's show, hear A Far Cry play music by Philip Glass, from a concert in Rockport, Massachusetts.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade for Winds in C minor K. 388 Movement 3. Menuetto
Allan Vogel, oboe; Kimaree Gilad, oboe; Anthony McGill, clarinet; Carey Bell, clarinet; Dennis Godburn, bassoon
Vol. 4: Mozart and Winds
Music@Menlo 20064
George Frideric Handel: Concerto Grosso in B-flat major, Op. 3 No. 2, HWV 313
James Austin Smith, oboe; JACK Quartet; St. Lawrence String Quartet; Doug Balliett, double bass; Pedja Muzijevic, harpsichord
Chamber Music Series at Spoleto Festival USA, South Carolina Public Radio, Dock Street Theater, Charleston, SC
Johann Sebastian Bach: Italian Concerto in F major BWN 951
Angela Hewitt, piano
Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA
William Bolcom: Concerto for Clarinet and Band
Anthony McGill, clarinet; University of Texas Wind Ensemble; Jerry Junkin, conductor
Butler School of Music, Bates Recital Hall, Austin, TX
Hour 2
Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata: Prelude to Act I
London Symphony Orchestra; Carlo Rizzi, conductor
Ultimate Overtures
Erato 94809
Sergei Prokofiev: Symphony No. 6: Movement 1
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Xian Zhang, conductor
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA
Philip Glass: Symphony No. 3
A Far Cry
Rockport Music, Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport, MA
Giuseppe Verdi: Prelude to Act III of La Traviata
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Ordway Concert Hall, Minneapolis, MN
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