They're four of the finest classical guitarist soloists of our time, and together, they're redefined what's possible in the world of guitar. On today's show, hear the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet's take on music from Renaissance England, from a concert in Colorado Springs.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto For Two Violins In D Minor, BWV 1043 Movement 3 Allegro
Pekka Kuusisto, Jaakko Kuusisto, violins | Tapiola Sinfonietta | Tero Latvala, concertmaster, conductor
Album: J.S. Bach: Violin Concertos
Ondine 980
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances, Op. 45: Movement 1
Detroit Symphony Orchestra | Matthias Pintscher, conductor
Interlochen Presents, Kresge Auditorium, Interlochen, MI
Piano Puzzler
Contestant: Genevieve W. from Quakertown, PA
John Adams: Shaker Loops for String Orchestra
Pekka Kuusisto, violin | Maureen Nelson, violin | Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra | Pekka Kuusisto, conductor
SPCO, Ordway Concert Hall, Saint Paul, MN
Hour 2
Luigi Boccherini: Guitar Quintet No. 4 in D Major, G. 448 (arr. for guitar quartet): IV. Fandango
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
Album: The Best of Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
Delos 1607
Gioachino Rossini: Duo for Cello and Bass in D Major
Joel Dallow, cello | Karl Fenner, bass
Pre-Concert Chamber Music Series - Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Hall, Atlanta, GA
Thomas Morley, arr. Scott Tennant: Four Dances from the First Booke of Consort Lessons
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
UCCS Presents/Classical 88.7 KCME, Ent Center for the Arts, Colorado Springs, CO
Paul Dooley: Northern Nights
Lisa Pegher, solo percussion | Lake George Music Festival Symphony | Roger Kalia, conductor
Lake George Music Festival, Lake George High School, Lake George, NY
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