In 1939, four women climbers reached the summit of Wyoming’s Grand Teton at dawn, racing to be the first and to counter skepticism about their unassisted ascent. Newspapers at the time called it the first "manless" ascent of the mountain. In response, one of the women said, “To us it was just another climb.” Today's show will feature both the story and the music: "Just Another Climb" by Kimberly Osberg.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Antonin Dvorak: Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81, B.155: Mvt 3
Jonathan Biss, piano | Elias String Quartet
Album: Schumann & Dvorak: Piano Quintets
Onyx 4092
Hector Berlioz: Overture from "Roman Carnival", Op. 9
National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic | Joseph Young, conductor
National Orchestral Institute + Festival, Elsie and Marvin Dekelboum Concert Hall, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, College Park, MD
Kimberly R. Osberg: Just Another Climb
The Merian Ensemble
Emory University, Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Atlanta, GA
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 19
Jonathan Biss, piano | Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra | Pekka Kuusisto, conductor
EBU, Berwaldhallen, Stockholm, Sweden
Hour 2
Eduard Toldra: Six Sonnets for violin and piano: Mvt 6 "La font"
Francisco Fullana, violin | Alba Ventura, piano
Album: Spanish Light
Orchid Classics 100250
Henry Purcell, arr. Benjamin Britten: Chacony in G minor
Danish String Quartet
String Theory at the Hunter, The Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, TN
Federico Mompou: Songs & Dances (excerpts)
Alba Ventura, piano
EBU, L'Atlantida Osana Performing Arts Center, Vic, Spain
Peter Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33
Sterling Elliott, cello | Charlotte Symphony Orchestra | Kwame Ryan, conductor
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, Belk Theatre, Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, Charlotte, NC
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