Nikolai Kapustin’s compositions are filled with joyful syncopations. Some listeners have referred to him as a jazz pianist; however, Kapustin stressed that he was a classically trained composer who simply loved jazz. Today’s show will feature Kapustin’s music at the intersection of classical and jazz.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Michael Fine: Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet: I. Andante lyrico
Anton Rist, clarinet | Scott Yoo, violin | Erik Arvinder, violin | Maurycy Banaszek, viola | Jonah Kim, cello
Album: Five for Five: Chamber Music
Evidence Classics
Muzio Clementi: Sonata in F-sharp Minor, Op. 25 No. 5
Jon Nakamatsu, piano
Southeastern Piano Festival, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Columbia, SC
Jean Francaix: Octet, Mvt 2
Anton Rist, clarinet | Conrad Cornelison, bassoon | Kaitlyn Resler, horn | Abigel Kralik, Aurelia Duca, violins | Jessica Oudin, viola | Dariusz Skoraczewski, cello | Robert Franenberg, double bass
Festival Mozaic, Harold J. Miossi Cultural and Performing Arts Center San Luis Obispo, CA
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Septet for Piano Trio and String Quartet
Geoffrey Herd, Jinjoo Cho, Eric Wong, violins | Ettore Causa, viola | Max Geissler and Clive Greensmith, cellos | Henry Kramer, piano
Geneva Music Festival, Smith Opera House, Geneva, NY
Hour 2
Jacques Casterede: 5 Bagatelles, No. 1: Incantation
Cobus Du Toit, Christina Jennings, Julie Thornton, Brook Ellen Ferguson, flutes
Album: Casterede: Complete Works for Flute, Vol. 3
Naxos
Florence Price: Quartet No. 2 in A minor for Strings, Mvt 2
Sphinx Virtuosi
Album: En Vivo
Producciones Colibri
Nikolai Kapustin: Trio for Flute, Cello, and Piano, Op. 86
Julie Thornton, flute | Bion Tsang, cello | John Novacek, piano
The Colorado College Summer Music Festival, Packard Hall, Colorado Springs, CO
Ludwig van Beethoven: Grosse Fuge in B-flat Major, Op. 133
Opus13
Chamber Music Northwest, Kaul Auditorium, Reed College, Portland, OR
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