In 1947, Spanish composer Manuel Palau wrote an exciting, rhythmic guitar concerto. Surprisingly, that piece hadn't been played outside of Spain until just a few months ago. On today's show, hear a rare performance of an extraordinary piece: Manuel Palau’s Concierto Levantino, featuring guitarist Jongho Park, from a concert in Seoul, South Korea.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Fritz Kreisler: Caprice viennois (Viennese Caprice)
James Ehnes, violin | Eduard Laurel, piano
Album: Music of Fritz Kreisler
Analekta 3159
Arvo Part: Wenn Bach Bienen gezüchtet hatte (If Bach Had Been a Beekeeper)
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra | Tonu Kaljuste, conductor
Arvo Part Days, St. John's Church, Tallinn, Estonia
Erich Korngold: Suite from Much Ado About Nothing, Op. 11
James Ehnes, violin | Orion Weiss, piano
Seattle Chamber Music Society, Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA
Joseph Haydn: Piano Trio No. 37 in D minor, Op. 71 No. 3, Hob. XV:23
Gilbert Kalish, piano
Adam Barnett-Hart, violin
Brook Speltz, cello
Music@Menlo, The Center for Performing Arts at Menlo-Atherton, Menlo, CA
Hour 2
Anton Reicha: Sonata on a Theme of Mozart: Movement 3
Ivan Ilic, piano
Album: Reicha Rediscovered
Chandos 10950
Fanny Mendelssohn: Overture in C major
Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra | Michelle Rofrano, conductor
Spoleto Festival USA, Dock Street Theater, Charleston, SC
Anton Reicha: Quintet in D major for Winds, Op. 91 No. 3: Mvmts 3-4
Tara Helen O’Connor, flute
Stephen Taylor, oboe
Sebastian Manz, clarinet
Peter Kolkay, bassoon
Radovan Vlatkovic, horn
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center & Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA
Manuel Palau: Concierto Levantino for Guitar and Orchestra
Jongho Park, guitar
Korean Broadcasting System Symphony Orchestra | Francisco Valero-Terribas, conductor
Concert Hall, Arts Center, Seoul, South Korea
Miguel Llobet: Catalan Folk Song (encore)
Jongho Park, guitar
from a concert with the Korean Broadcasting System Symphony Orchestra
Concert Hall, Arts Center Seoul, South Korea
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