Twenty years ago, classical guitarist Jason Vieaux was one of our Young Artists in Residence. At the time, he'd never met his hero, guitarist Pat Metheny. Now they're friends. On today's show, Jason Vieaux plays a new piece written for him by his hero and friend: Four Paths of Light by Pat Metheny.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Zhao Jiping: Summer in the High Grassland
Yo-Yo Ma, cello | Silk Road Ensemble
Album: Silk Road Journeys: Beyond the Horizon
Sony 93962
Peter Tchaikovsky: Trio in A minor, Op. 50: Movement 1
Trio con Brio Copenhagen
University of Georgia Performing Arts Center, Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, Athens, GA
Reena Esmail: Saans (Breath) for Piano Trio
Yura Lee, violin | Paul Watkins, cello | Gilles Vonsattel, piano
Bridgehampton Chamber Music, Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church, Bridgehampton, NY
Zhao Jiping: Moments Musicaux of the Silk Road
Guiyang Symphony Orchestra | Zhang Guoyong, conductor
Guiyang Grand Theater, Guiyang, China
Hour 2
Andrew York: Sunburst
Jason Vieaux, guitar
Album: Play
Azica 71287
Alberto Ginastera: Variaciones concertantes Op. 23: Movements 5-7
Polish Radio Orchestra in Warsaw | Christian Vasquez, conductor
Witold Lutosławski Polish Radio Concert Studio, Warsaw, Poland
Felix Mendelssohn: Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49
Horszowski Trio
Honest Brook Music Festival, Honest Brook Music Festival, Delhi, NY
Pat Metheny: Four Paths of Light, Part 2
Jason Vieaux, guitar
Chamber Music Northwest, Mechanics Hall, Worcester, MA
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