Last year marked Beethoven's 250th birthday, and celebrations have included a lot of new music inspired by his work. On today's show, hear one of those new inspirations: Stride, by Anna Clyne, from a recent concert in Australia.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Antonin Dvorak: Slavonic Dance, Op. 46: No.3 in A-flat Major
The Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
Album: Dvorak — Slavonic Dances
London/Decca 430171
Antonin Dvorak: Sonatina for Flute and Piano, Op. 100
Marya Martin, flute; Jon Kimura Parker, piano
Bridgehampton Chamber Music, Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church, Bridgehampton, NY
Anna Clyne: Stride
Australian Chamber Orchestra; Richard Tognetti, conductor
City Recital Hall, Angel Place, Sydney, Australia
Omar Thomas: Come Sunday
University of Texas Wind Ensemble; Jerry Junkin, conductor
Butler School of Music, Bates Recital Hall, University of Texas, Austin, TX
Hour 2
David Sampson: Short Stories: I. Dream
Dorian Wind Quintet
Album: First Glimpses of Sunlight
Summit Records 233
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Concerto, K. 622: Mvts 2-3
Alexander Laing, clarinet
Phoenix Symphony; Tito Munoz, conductor
Produced by Central Sound at Arizona PBS, Symphony Hall, Phoenix, AZ
Astor Piazzolla: Cafe, 1930, from Histoire du Tango
Dorian Wind Quintet
Skaneateles Festival, First Presbyterian Church, Skaneateles, NY
Michael Kurth: Sonata for English Horn and Piano
Emily Brebach, English horn; Tim Whitehead, piano
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra-Pre-Concert Chamber Music Series, Symphony Hall, Atlanta, GA
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