Violinist Juan Ramírez has been a member of the Atlanta Symphony for almost 50 years. He is also an avid gardener with a particular passion for chili peppers. When he's not tending his peppers or practicing his violin, he's composing. On today's show, we'll hear a piece he wrote in 2002: The Suite Latina by Juan Ramírez.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Isaac Albeniz, arr. Celedonio Romero: Piezas caracteristicas, Op 92: No. 12 Serenata
Pepe Romero, guitar
Album: Noches de Espana: Romantic Guitar Classics
Philips 442150
Samuel Barber, arr. Italian Saxophone Quartet: Adagio from String Quartet, Op. 11
The Italian Saxophone Quartet
The Friends of Chamber Music, A&M United Methodist Church, College Station, TX
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Two Pianos in D major, K. 448
Anderson & Roe Piano Duo
University of Georgia Performing Arts Center, Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, UGA Performing Arts Center, Athens, GA
Isaac Albeniz: Selections from Suite Espanola, Op. 47
Celil Refik Kaya | guitar
Round Top Music Festival, Festival Concert Hall, Round Top, TX
Hour 2
Teresa Carreno: Little Waltz (Mi Teresita)
Gabriela Montero, piano
Album: Solatino
EMI 41144
Juan R. Ramírez: Suite Latina for String Quartet
Dali Quartet
Hamilton College Performing Arts Series, Wellin Hall, Schambach Center for Music and the Performing Arts, Clinton, NY
Osvaldo Golijov: Lullaby and Doina
Ilya Gringolts, violin | Silvia Simionescu, viola: Chen Halevi, clarinet | Winfried Holzenkamp, double bass | Matvey Demin, flute
Mizmorim Festival, Stadtcasino, Basel, Switzerland
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36
Gabriela Montero, piano
Gabriela Montero at Prager, artist residency & concert series | Prager Family Center for the Arts, Easton, MD
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