Composer and violinist Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, lived in Paris in the late 1700s. He was one of the first musicians of African descent to play a prominent role in European classical music. On today's show, we'll hear one of Bologne's fourteen violin concertos from a concert presented by the Minnesota Orchestra.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Franz Liszt: Waldesrauschen (Forest Murmurs)
William Wolfram, piano
Album: Liszt Piano Music, 20
Naxos 557014
Philippe Gaubert: Trois Aquarelles for Flute, Cello, and Piano
Marya Martin, flute | Paul Watkins, cello | Gilles Vonsattel, piano
Bridgehampton Chamber Music, Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church, Bridgehampton, NY
Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Piano Quintet in E Major, Op. 15: Movement 1
Natsuki Kumagai, violin | Sarah Grimes, violin | Dave Auerbach, viola | Joseph Johnson, cello | Kenny Broberg, piano
Lakes Area Music Festival, Tornstrom Auditorium, Brainerd MN
Franz Liszt: Dante Sonata
William Wolfram, piano
Colorado College Summer Music Festival, Cornerstone Arts Center, Colorado Springs, CO
Hour 2
Johann Vanhal: Concerto for Double Bass: Movement 3
Edicson Ruiz, double bass | Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra | Christian Vasquez, conductor
Album: Edicson Ruiz, Orquesta Sinfonica
Phil.harmonie 6008
Silvestre Revueltas: Sensemaya
Polish Radio Orchestra in Warsaw | Christian Vasquez, conductor
Witold Lutoslawski Polish Radio Concert Studio, Warsaw, Poland
Benjamin Britten: Four Sea Interludes
Grand Teton Festival Orchestra | Donald Runnicles, conductor
Grand Teton Music Festival, Walk Festival Hall, Jackson Hole, WY
Joseph Bologne Chevalier de Saint-Georges: Concerto in D Major for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 3, No. 1
Karen Gomyo, violin | Minnesota Orchestra | Osmo Vanska, conductor
Minnesota Orchestra, Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, MN
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