Poster Strings for Peace
Sharon Isbin's latest release, 'Strings for Peace,' is a foray into Indian Classical music.
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Strings for Peace

Sharon Isbin is a master of Western classical music. Amjad Ali Khan is a master of Indian classical music. Together, they're building Musical and cultural bridges. Join us at a concert in Aspen for a highlight from Sharon Isbin's and Amjad Ali Khan's Strings for Peace project.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Andrew York: Andecy
Sharon Isbin, guitar
Album: Journey To The New World
Sony 454562

Stephen Hough: Partita
Stephen Hough, piano
Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA

Amjad Ali Khan, arr. Kyle Paul: By the Moon (Raag Behag)
Sharon Isbin, guitar | Amaan Ali Bangash, sarod | Amit Kavthekar, tabla
Strings for Peace, Aspen Music Festival, Harris Hall, Aspen, CO

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 3: Movement 2 Marcia funebre: Adagio assai
The Orchestra Now | Leon Botstein, conductor
Bard College, The Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY

Hour 2

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quartet No. 19 in C Major, K. 465 "Dissonance": Movement 3 Menuetto. Allegretto
Brentano String Quartet
Album: Mozart: String Quartets Nos. 19 & 16, K. 465 & 428
Azica Records

Gabriel Faure: Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Major, Op. 13
Kristin Lee, violin | Wynona (Yinuo) Wang, piano
Music@Menlo Chamber Music Festival and Institute, Spieker Center for the Arts, Atherton, CA

Adolphus Hailstork: An American Port of Call
Virginia Symphony Orchestra | JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Album: Adolphus Hailstork An American Port Of Call
Naxos

Carlo Gesualdo, arr. Mark Steinberg and Bruce Adolphe: Three Madrigals
The Brentano String Quartet
Chamber Music Northwest, Lincoln Recital Hall, Portland State University, Portland, OR

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