Composer Lalo Schifrin is 87 years old and going strong. You might not immediately recognize his name, but you probably know his music. He's had a wide ranging career, from composing film scores to playing classical piano, and even a stint playing tango with fellow Argentinian Astor Piazzolla. On today's show, hear the Imani Winds play "La Nouvelle New Orleans," by Lalo Schifrin.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Overture to the Marriage of Figaro
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Bobby McFerrin, conductor
Paper Music
Sony 64600
Ernst von Dohnanyi: Symphony No. 2: Movements 1 & 3
The Orchestra Now; Leon Botstein, conductor
Bard College, Bard's Fisher Center for The Performing Arts, Annandale On-Hudson, NY
Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Rodger Reynolds from Ashland, VA
Felix Mendelssohn: Fair Melusina Overture, Op. 32
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Thomas Zehetmair, conductor
Ordway Concert Hall, Saint Paul, MN
Hour 2
Jean Francaix: Quintette; II. Presto-Trio
Imani Winds
Umoja
Imani 6227
Henri Dutilleux: Sonatine for Flute and Piano
Ransom Wilson, flute; Juho Pohjonen, piano
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Alice Tully Hall, New York, NY
Lalo Schifrin: La Nouvelle New Orleans
Imani Winds
Chamber Music Northwest, Lincoln Performance Hall, Portland, OR
Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 97 in C Major
Andris Nelsons, conductor; Tanglewood Festival Orchestra
Tanglewood, Ozawa Hall, Lenox, MA
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