Last night, Gustavo Dudamel made his debut as the new music Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Host Fred Child was there, and will share his experience of the big event. We'll hear excerpts from Mahler's first symphony from the concert. Plus, our weekly 21st-century work is a charming string quartet by Paul Moravec called "Vince and Jan: 1945." It's based on a World War II-era photo of Moravec's parents, Vince and Jan (see sidebar at right).
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Alberto Ginastera: Excerpts from "Estancia," Op. 8
The Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra with conductor Gustavo Dudamel
Gustav Mahler: Excerpts from Symphony No. 1 in D ("Titan")
The Los Angeles Philharmonic with conductor Gustavo Dudamel
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles
Joseph Haydn: Finale from String Quartet in B-flat, Op. 50, Hob. III:44
The Tokyo String Quartet
Royal Castle, Warsaw, Poland
Alexander Scriabin: Mazurkas No. 3 in G Minor and No. 6 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 3
Pianist Yevgeny Sudbin
The Frick Collection, New York City
Karol Szymanowski: Mazurka
Kwadrofonik
Centre for Contemporary Art, Warsaw, Poland
Hour 2
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ballet from "Idomeneo," K. 366
The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra with conductor Rinaldo Alessandrini
Edward Elgar: "Love's Greeting," Op. 12
The St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra with conductor Yuri Temirkanov
Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Paul Moravec: "Vince and Jan: 1945"
The Enso String Quartet
Grand Canyon Music Festival, Williams, Arizona
Franz Schubert: Excerpts from String Quintet in C, D. 956
Violinists Lorenza Borrani and Daniel Hope, violist Carla Maria Rodrigues, and cellists Eric Kim and Keith Robinson
Savannah Music Festival, Savannah, Georgia
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