In 1928, Maurice Ravel spent some time hanging out with George Gershwin in Harlem jazz clubs. The sounds Ravel heard in Harlem made their way into some of his subsequent compositions. On today’s show, pianist Inon Barnatan joins the Aspen Music Festival Orchestra to play Ravel's jazz-influenced Piano Concerto in G Major.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre: Violin Sonata No. 6 in A Major: I. Allemande
Lina Tur Bonet, violin | Patxi Montero, viola da gamba | Kenneth Weiss, harpsichord
Album: Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre: Sonates pour le violon et basse continuo
Pan Classics
Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre: Cephale et Procris
Concerto Copenhagen | Lars Ulrik Mortensen, conductor
EBU, Koncertkirken, Copenhagen, Denmark
Reza Vali: Funebre for solo violin and orchestra
Vesa-Matti Leppanen, violin | New Zealand Symphony Orchestra | Fawzi Haimor, conductor
EBU, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington, New Zealand
Maurice Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major
Inon Barnatan, piano | Aspen Festival Orchestra | Kevin John Edusei, conductor
Aspen Music Festival and School, Klein Music Tent, Aspen, CO
Hour 2
Isaac Albeniz: Torre Bermeja
Jason Vieaux, guitar
Album: Sevilla: The Music of Isaac Albeniz
Azica 17224
Franz Schubert: The Shepherd on the Rock (Der Hirt auf dem Felsen), D. 965
Anthony McGill, clarinet | Susanna Phillips, soprano | Myra Huang, piano
Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA
Joaquin Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez
Jason Vieaux, guitar | Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra | Michael Butterman, conductor
Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra, Williamsburg Community Chapel, Williamsburg, VA
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: Passacaglia from the Rosary Sonatas
Alexi Kenney, violin
Spoleto Festival USA Chamber Music Series, Dock Street Theatre, Charleston, SC
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