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An American Mosaic

Simone Dinnerstein, pianistPhoto: Lisa Marie Mazzucco

February 10, 2022

Composer Richard Danielpour recently wrote a piece in honor of those affected by the pandemic. On today's show, pianist Simone Dinnerstein plays from Richard Danielpour’s ‘An American Mosaic.’

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Richard Danielpour: An American Mosaic: IV. Rabbis & Ministers
Simone Dinnerstein, piano
Album: An American Mosaic
Supertrain Records

Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 'Romantic': Movement 4
The Orchestra Now | Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Bard College, Bard's Fisher Center for The Performing Arts, Annandale On-Hudson, NY

Emile Waldteufel, arr. First Piano Quartet: Skater's Waltz
The 5 Browns
University of Georgia, Hodgson Concert Hall, Athens, GA

Richard Danielpour: An American Mosaic: II. Caretakers and Research Physicians
Simone Dinnerstein, piano
Album: An American Mosaic
Supertrain Records

Richard Danielpour: An American Mosaic: XIV. Prophets and Martyrs
Simone Dinnerstein, piano
Album: An American Mosaic
Supertrain Records

J. S. Bach, arr. Richard Danielpour: from Three Bach Transcriptions: Epilogue
Simone Dinnerstein, piano
Album: An American Mosaic
Supertrain Records

Hour 2

Edgar Meyer: Concert Duo: Finale
Tessa Lark, violin | Edgar Meyer, double bass
Album: The Stradgrass Sessions
First Hand 100S2

Fanny Mendelssohn: String Quartet in E-flat major
Tessa Lark, violin | Erin Keefe, violin | Cynthia Phelps, viola | Yegor Dyachkov, cello
Seattle Chamber Music Society, Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA

Jacques Ibert: Divertissement
German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin | Yutaka Sado, conductor
Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany

Julian Yu: A Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix
National Ballet of China Symphony Orchestra | Zhang Yi, conductor
National Centre for the Performing Arts Concert Hall, Beijing, China