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Jazz saxophonist Branford Marsalis.
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Escapades for Saxophone

Frank Abagnale's life as a master forger and impostor was the true story behind the 2002 movie, Catch Me If You Can. On today's show, hear Branford Marsalis and the Jacksonville Symphony play a piece from the movie's score: Escapades, by John Williams.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Fuga elegiaca: Preludio and Fuga
Brasil Guitar Duo
CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO, M.: Music for Two Guitars, Vol. 2
Naxos 570779

Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Piano Quintet No. 1
Arc Ensemble
Rockport Music, Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport, MA

Malek Jandali: Phoenix in Exile
South Dakota Symphony Orchestra; Delta David Gier, conductor
South Dakota Symphony Orchestra, Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls, SD

John Corigliano: Red Violin Caprices
Bella Hristova, violin
Music@Menlo, The Center for Performing Arts at Menlo-Atherton, Atherton, CA

Hour 2

Darius Milhaud: Selections from Scaramouche and Saudades Do Brasil
Branford Marsalis, alto saxophone; Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Branford Marsalis: Creation
Sony 89251

Claude Debussy: Preludes from Book 2, L. 123 (selections)
Anton Nel, piano
Aspen Music Festival and School, Harris Concert Hall, Aspen, CO

Johann Sebastian Bach: Trio Sonata for two flutes and continuo in G major, BWV 1039
Ransom Wilson, Tara Helen O'Connor, flute; Timothy Eddy, cello; Juho Pohjonen, harpsichord
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Alice Tully Hall, New York, NY

John Williams: Escapades for Saxophone, from Catch Me If You Can
Branford Marsalis, alto and tenor saxophones; Steve Merrill, vibraphone; John Wieland, bass; Jacksonville Symphony; Courtney Lewis, conductor
Jacksonville Symphony, Jacoby Symphony Hall, Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts, Jacksonville, FL

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