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 Saturday's Performance Today, pianist Inon Barnatan joins the New York Philharmonic to play Ravel's jazz-influenced Piano Concerto in G Major.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Flute Quartet in G major, K. 285a, Andante
Lisa Beznosiuk, flute; Pavlo Beznosiuk, violin; Tom Dunn, viola; Richard Tunnicliffe, cello
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartet in G major K285a
Avie 2108
Michael Nyman: Michael Nyman Suite
Donald Sinta Saxophone Quartet
Rockport Music Festival, Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport, MA
The Piano Puzzler: This week's contestants are Nancy Parton and Ron Morebello from San Diego, CA
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551, "Jupiter": Movements 2-4
Artosphere Festival Orchestra; Corrado Rovaris, conductor
Walton Arts Center, The Great Hall at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR
Hour 2
Felix Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13: Movement 3
Lisa-Beth Lambert, violin; Hiroko Yajima, violin; Annemarie Moorcroft, viola; Sophie Shao, cello
Marlboro Music Festival 50th Anniversary Album
Bridge 9108
Franz Schubert: Overture for Strings in C minor, D. 8
Korean Chamber Orchestra
Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival, Philharmonic Concert Hall, Warsaw, Poland
Claude Debussy: Cello Sonata in D minor
Sophie Shao, cello; Pei-Shan Lee, piano
Rockport Music, Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport, MA
Maurice Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major
Inon Barnatan, piano; New York Philharmonic; Alan Gilbert, conductor
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center for Performing Arts, New York, NY
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