Poster yMusic at the Classical KING-FM studios in Seattle
yMusic at the Classical KING-FM studios in Seattle
photo: Maggie Molloy
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yMusic

Flute, trumpet, clarinet, and three strings. The ensemble yMusic has that unusual combination. Their signature sound and their interest in all kinds of music has had quite an impact on contemporary composers. On Wednesday's Performance Today, yMusic plays a piece by Son Lux, recorded live at Classical KING FM studios in Seattle.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Johannes Brahms: Seven Fantasies Op. 116 No. 4 Intermezzo Adagio
Emanuel Ax, piano
Brahms Fantasies Op. 116 Piano Pieces Op. 119 Piano Sonata No. 2 Op. 2
Sony 69284

Eugene Ysaye: Sonata No. 3 "Ballade" for Solo Violin, Op. 27
Benjamin Beilman, violin
The Bank of America Chamber Music Series, Spoleto Festival USA, Dock Street Theater, Charleston, SC

Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Beth Everett from Scottsbluff, NE

Johannes Brahms (arr. Arnold Schoenberg): Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 (arr. for orchestra): Movements 3 & 4
Aspen Festival Orchestra; Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor
Aspen Music Festival and School, Benedict Music Tent, Aspen, CO

Hour 2

Maurice Ravel: Danse Generale from 'Daphnis et Chloe'
New York Philharmonic; Pierre Boulez, conductor
Ballet Vol. 1: Greatest Hits
Sony 45658

Tomaso Vitali: Chaconne
Ji-Won Song, violin; Stefan Petrov, piano
Heifetz International Music Institute, University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) Fine and Performing Arts Department, Linehan Concert Hall, UMBC, Baltimore MD

Maurice Ravel: String Quartet in F
Emma Vahala, violin; Taija Angervo, violin; Jakob Dingstad, viola; Tomas Nunes-Garces, cello
Musikkitalo, Helsinki, Finland

Son Lux: Beautiful Mechanical
yMusic: Rob Moose, violin; Nadia Sirota, viola; Gabriel Cabezas, cello; Alex Sopp, Flute; Hideaki Aomori, clarinet and bass clarinet; CJ Camereri, trumpet
Second Inversion from Classical KING FM, KING FM Studios, Seattle, WA

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