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Poetry and Glass

The Miro String Quartet and poet Matthea Harvey appeared together at this year's White Pine Festival in Stillwater, Minnesota as part of the Poetry Radio Project. The music was Philip Glass' String Quartet No. 5. Harvey's poem, interwoven with the music, brought out images of water and glass, and the remoteness of the natural world. On today's show, we'll hear this memorable performance of words and music.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Ludwig van Beethoven: Last movement from String Quartet Op. 18, No. 4
The Miro String Quartet

Anatol Liadov: "The Enchanted Lake," Op. 62
The National Philharmonic of Russia with conductor Vladimir Spivakov
Worcester Music Festival, Worcester, Massachusetts

Philip Glass: String Quartet No. 5
The Miro String Quartet with poet Matthea Harvey
White Pine Music Festival, Stillwater, Minnesota

John Sheppard: "Into Thy Hands, I Commend My Spirit"
The Vox Vocal Ensemble with conductor George Steel
Church of St. Mary the Virgin, New York City

Gabriel Faure: "After a Dream"
Cellist Marilyn de Oliveira and pianist Becky Billock
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle

Hour 2

Maurice Ravel: "Noctuelles," from "Miroirs"
Pianist Alexander Toradze

Julio Sagreras: "The Hummingbird"
Guitarist Juuso Nieminen
Parkening International Guitar Competition, Malibu, California

Manuel de Falla: "Nana," from "Popular Spanish Songs"
Violinist Andres Cardenes and pianist David Deveau
Rockport Chamber Music Festival, Rockport, Massachusetts

Peter Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor, Op. 23
Pianist Alexander Toradze with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and conductor Gianandrea Noseda
Berwaldhallen, Stockholm, Sweden

Mark O'Connor: Second movement from Fiddle Concerto, arranged for solo violin
Violinist Mark O'Connor
Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia

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