Jazz guitarist Charlie Christian was at his peak in the late 1930s and early 40s. To this day, guitarists are inspired by his recordings, and composer Igor Stravinsky said Charlie Christian helped inspire one of his pieces. We'll hear that piece, Stravinsky's Ebony Concerto, on today's show.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Joseph Haydn: String Quartet No. 66 in G Major, Op. 77 No. 1, Hob. III:81 "Lobkowitz": Mvt. 3
Goldmund Quartet
Album: Haydn: String Quartets
Naxos
Derrick Skye: Prisms, Cycles, Leaps
Basel Sinfonietta | Kevin John Edusei, conductor
EBU, Stradtcasino, Basel, Switzerland
Piano Puzzler
Contestant: Julie Blim and Susan Walker calling from Virginia Beach, VA
Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 31 in D Major, Hob 1/31, "Hornsignal" Mvt 2 & 4
Aspen Chamber Symphony | Nicholas McGegan, conductor
Aspen Music Festival and School, Klein Music Tent, Aspen, CO
Hour 2
Igor Stravinsky: Fireworks, Op. 4
Seattle Symphony Orchestra | Gerard Schwartz, conductor
Album: Stravinsky: The Firebird
Naxos 8571221
Juan R. Ramirez: Suite Latina for String Quartet
Dali Quartet
Hamilton College Performing Arts Series, Wellin Hall, Schambach Center for Music and the Performing Arts, Clinton, New York
Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68: Mvt. 4
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande | Vasily Petrenko, conductor
EBU, Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland
Igor Stravinsky: Ebony Concerto for clarinet and jazz ensemble, K074
Christopher Patrick Corbett, clarinet | Stefan Schilling, clarinet | Raphael Seguinier, percussion | Gonzalo Grau, percussion | Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra | Sir Simon Rattle, conductor
EBU, Hercules Hall, Residenz, Munich, Germany
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